Entraide Union

What Entraide Union does

Entraide Union is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1954 and headquartered at 4 avenue Carnot, 94230 Cachan (Paris metropolitan area). It operates in the social, medico-social, and healthcare sectors, providing educational, therapeutic, medical, pedagogical, and professional support to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or social difficulties. The organization delivers services through a network of more than 50 directly operated establishments and services organized into five territorial directions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AuRA), Paris/Val-de-Marne (75-94), Yvelines/Essonne (78-91), Hauts-de-Seine (92), and Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise (93-95). The portfolio spans the full lifecycle and includes specialized institutions such as IME (Institut Médico-Éducatif), ESAT (sheltered work establishments), CMPP (medical-psycho-pedagogical centers), DITEP, MAS (specialized residential homes), MECS (children's social homes), CAMSP (early intervention centers), EA (adapted enterprises), SESSAD (home-based specialized education and care), and SAVS (social life support services), with subsidiaries such as ESAT Camille Hermange, ESAT Evelyne Conte, CMPP Ambroise Croizat, IME Au Fil de l'Autre, MAS Lucie Nouet, and MECS Le Mazel.

The association's business model is funded primarily through public sources under the French medico-social framework, operating under agreements (CPOM-type arrangements) with French social security and departmental councils (Conseils départementaux) and regional health agencies (ARS) that authorize and finance each establishment. The organization does not sell services to end-user beneficiaries in a commercial sense; instead, its revenue is governed by per-establishment public authorizations. It supplements this with a commercial platform — La Plateforme des ESAT (esat-france.eu) — to develop work-integration revenue from adapted enterprises and sheltered work activities, plus private donations channeled through the Fonds de dotation Entraide Union. Technology plays a supporting role only: the association maintains a corporate website, social media presence, the ESAT commercial portal, and a recruitment platform (Entraide Recrute), with no proprietary AI/ML or core technology product.

Entraide Union is governed by a Conseil d'Administration chaired by President Alain GIRARD and operationally led by Directeur Général Hakim KHELLAF, supported by a bureau including Vice-Présidente Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN, Secrétaire Général Francis LARA, and Trésorière Générale Nelly PROVOST. The association launched a new Projet associatif 2026-2030 in March 2026 to define its strategic direction, and it continues to operate as an active, publicly engaged organization, as evidenced by its 2026 annual general assembly and ongoing establishment-level events such as ESAT open days, inter-MAS gatherings, and community fundraising activities.

Name

Entraide Union

Legal name

Entraide Union

Website

https://eu-asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Entraide Union is a French non-profit association operating more than 50 medico-social establishments across Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, providing educational, therapeutic, medical, and professional integration services to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or social difficulties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social and Disability Support Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability & Chronic Condition Care Coordination (EDALAFAI), Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Medico-social services
• Disability support services
• Sheltered employment
• Specialized education
• Social work services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social and healthcare funding: As a non-profit association in the medico-social sector, Entraide Union operates under agreements with French social security and departmental councils, receiving public funding to operate its establishments and services for people with disabilities and social difficulties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Entraide Union operates a network of more than 50 medico-social establishments and services across France that deliver educational, therapeutic, medical, pedagogical, and professional accompaniment to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or social difficulties. Its portfolio includes sheltered work establishments (ESAT) and Adapted Enterprises (EA), medical-educational institutes (IME), therapeutic-educational devices (DITEP), medico-psychological centers (CMPP), early-action centers (CAMSP), home-based specialized education services (SESSAD), social-life support services (SAVS), specialized residential homes (MAS), children's social homes (MECS), and day hospitals. The association commercializes its work-integration services through a dedicated web portal, La Plateforme des ESAT.

Product overview

Entraide Union is a medico-social association operating as a unified platform of diverse establishments and services, rather than a traditional product-based architecture. The organization provides comprehensive support through over fifty establishments and services, organized around the central La Plateforme des ESAT web portal which commercializes the work integration services. The portfolio includes specialized facilities such as ESAT (sheltered work establishments), IME (medical-educational institutes), CMPP (psycho-pedagogical centers), DITEP, EMP, EMPro, MAS, MECS, and home-based services including SESSAD, SAVS, and CAMSP. These services support children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or social difficulties across healthcare, education, professional integration, and social support domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Plateforme des ESAT: A web portal dedicated to ESAT (Establishment and Support Service for Disabled Workers) and Entreprise Adaptée, developed to develop the commercial dimension of the association's work establishments and services.
• Entraide Recrute
• Fonds de dotation Entraide Union

Products and services

• ESAT (Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail) Sheltered work establishments providing vocational support, work activities, and professional integration for adults with disabilities. Operated across multiple sites (e.g., ESAT Camille Hermange, Evelyne Conte, Jean Moulin, Les Ateliers Créatifs de Limeil, Les Ateliers de Jemmapes, Lucie Nouet).
• La Plateforme des ESAT (web portal) A web portal dedicated to ESAT and Entreprise Adaptée, designed to develop the commercial dimension of the association's work establishments and services by showcasing their offerings to clients and partners.
• IME (Instituts Médico-Éducatifs) Medical-educational institutes providing care, education, and support for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities across multiple sites (e.g., IME Au Fil de l'Autre, Daniel Séguret, de Chevreuse, de Saussure, Henri Wallon, René Fontaine, Thérèse Hérold).
• CMPP (Centres Médico-Psycho-Pédagogiques) Multidisciplinary medico-psycho-pedagogical consultation centers for children and adolescents (birth to 20 years) presenting psychological, family, school, social difficulties, or developmental disorders (e.g., CMPP Ambroise Croizat, Bernard Andrey, Camille Claudel et Jacques Prévert, de Morsang sur Orge, de Suresnes, Henri Grynszpan, Robert Verdier, de Villiers-le-Bel et Goussainville).
• DITEP (Dispositifs Institutionnels Thérapeutiques Éducatifs et Pédagogiques) Institutional therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical devices providing support for children and adolescents with behavioral or relational difficulties (e.g., DITEP Clamageran, Pierre Mâle, Paul Mourlon, Rosa Parks, Thérèse Hérold).
• EMP (Établissements Médico-Psychologiques) and EMPro Day facilities providing medical-psychological support for children and adolescents with disabilities, including EMP Les Avelines and Pierre Huet, and EMPro Les Résonances and de Suresnes for professional early-childhood education.
• SESSAD (Services d'Éducation Spécialisée et de Soins à Domicile) Home-based specialized education and care services supporting children and adolescents with disabilities in their family environment, including SESSAD Dysphasia and DelphiDYS specialized services (e.g., SESSAD Clamageran, Daniel Séguret, de l'Albarine, Les Avelines, Pro Paul Mourlon, Pierre Huet, Pierre Mâle/STEPAD, René Fontaine, Rosa Parks).
• MAS (Maisons d'Accueil Spécialisées) and EANM Specialized residential facilities providing accommodation and care for adults with disabilities requiring significant support, including MAS Lucie Nouet and EANM Evelyne Conte and EANM Jean Moulin for non-medicalized accompaniment.
• MECS (Maisons d'Enfants à Caractère Social) Children's homes providing social support and care for children facing social difficulties (e.g., MECS Le Mazel, MECS Entraide Allier).
• CAMSP (Centres d'Action Médico-Sociale Précoce) Early medical-social action centers providing early detection, care, and support for young children with developmental difficulties (e.g., CAMSP de l'Albarine, Janine Lévy, Les Comptines).
• EA (Entreprise Adaptée) - Les jardins de la Sellerie Adapted enterprise employing predominantly workers with disabilities, providing vocational integration and employment opportunities.
• Foyers (residential housing services) Residential housing services such as Foyers Barbanègre, providing supported accommodation for adults in the medico-social framework.
• SAVS (Service d'Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale) Social life support service (SAVS Evelyne Conte) assisting adults with disabilities in their social integration and daily living.
• Hôpital de jour Francine Klein Day hospital providing medical-psychological day care for children and adolescents.
• Fonds de dotation Entraide Union Endowment fund supporting the association's mission and activities through donations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UGECAM (Assurance Maladie): Union managing health insurance-funded medico-social establishments (MAS, FAM, ESAT, ITEP) across France. Operates comparable disability services to Entraide Union under public health insurance governance.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French non-profit operating across health, social, and medico-social services at national scale. Broader in scope than Entraide Union but overlaps heavily in disability, social difficulty, and youth welfare services.
• Mutualité Française: National federation of French health and social mutuals operating medico-social establishments (EHPAD, SSIAD, ESAT). Broader incumbent that overlaps with Entraide Union on health-linked social services.

Direct peers

• APF France Handicap: Major French disability association running residential, work-integration, and advocacy services for people with physical and multiple disabilities. Operates ESAT, MAS, and SAVS services comparable to Entraide Union's offerings.
• ALYS (Fédération ALYS): Federation of French medico-social associations operating residential and work-integration services for people with disabilities. Comparable service portfolio and funding model to Entraide Union.
• Fondation des Amis de l'Atelier: French non-profit running ESAT, MAS, Foyers, and SAVS establishments primarily in Île-de-France for adults with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities. Direct regional peer to Entraide Union's adult services.
• APAJH: Association Pour Adultes et Jeunes Handicapés operates a nationwide network of medico-social establishments for children and adults with disabilities. Directly comparable in service mix and public funding model to Entraide Union.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Foundation operating MECS, IME, and youth-focused medico-social services across France, with strong presence in Île-de-France. Comparable to Entraide Union's child protection and disability education portfolio.
• Association des Œuvres de Saint-Jean: French association running IME, SESSAD, and related medico-social services in the Paris region, focused on children and adolescents with disabilities. Geographic and functional peer to Entraide Union.
• ADAPEI: Federation of French associations serving people with intellectual, psychiatric, and developmental disabilities via IME, ESAT, MAS, and Foyers. Closest functional peer to Entraide Union's portfolio of medico-social establishments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@entraideunion
• Facebookfacebook.com/entraideunion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entraide-union

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries58 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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