Association Saint-Michel

What Association Saint-Michel does

Association Saint-Michel is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Aix-en-Provence that provides child protection services to 265 children, adolescents, and young adults aged 3 to 21 across the Bouches-du-Rhône department. The organization traces its origin to 1820 as the Orphelinat Notre-Dame and was placed under its current name in 1943; it has been declared of public utility since 1867. Its service portfolio is structured into five poles: a Children's Pole (JUNIORS for ages 3-7, HORIZON for 7-12, AZUR for 11-15, and the DAI emergency reception unit), an Adolescents' Pole (PASSERELLE, KALYPSE, and SAE for ages 14-21), an Unaccompanied Minors Pole (TEMPO Aix and TEMPO Marseille for ages 15-18), an External Services Pole (Le Nautile for family placement and S.E.S.A.M.E. for home-based educational support), and a Fratrie Pole dedicated to sibling group care. Operations span 49 accommodation sites in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, delivered by 168 multidisciplinary collaborators operating under the CCN66 collective agreement.

The underlying technology stack is non-technical: services are human-delivered social and educational care rather than software, platforms, or automated systems. There is no public API, no SDK, no proprietary software product, and no AI component. The association's competitive position rests on long-duration regulatory accreditation, departmental authorization to operate, and accumulated operating expertise rather than on technology or IP.

The business model is institutional contracting plus donations. Core revenue derives from contracts with the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône and the ASE (Aide Sociale à l'Enfance), which place children under judicial or administrative measures and fund per-placement, per-day tariffs. A secondary revenue stream comes from public donations processed via the website and the HelloAsso crowdfunding platform (e.g., the EUR 87,516 multi-sports stadium project). Services are not sold to end customers; families and children do not pay. There is no publicly disclosed revenue figure, and the organization operates under French non-profit accounting conventions.

Name

Association Saint-Michel

Legal name

Association Saint-Michel

Website

https://asso-saintmichel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Saint-Michel is a French non-profit (founded 1820) headquartered in Aix-en-Provence that provides residential, family-placement, home-based, and emergency child protection services to 265 children, adolescents, and young adults aged 3-21 across 49 sites in Bouches-du-Rhône, funded by departmental contracts and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Residential youth care
• Social services
• Child welfare
• Youth accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-en-provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional funding: Government funding from the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône and ASE (Aide Sociale à l'Enfance) through contracted placements of children and adolescents under judicial or administrative measures.
2. Donations: Public donations through the website's 'Faites un Don' page, including crowdfunding campaigns (e.g., city stadium project at 87,516 EUR).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Association Saint-Michel is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1820 that delivers residential, educational, and protective care services for children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 3–21) placed by child welfare authorities. It operates 49 housing and service locations across Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, serving 265 children with the support of 168 collaborators across 12 specialized programs.

Product overview

Association Saint-Michel is a child protection organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of social and educational services structured into five main departments (pôles): (1) Children's Pole (Pôle Enfants) with JUNIORS, HORIZON, AZUR, and DAI services for children aged 3-15; (2) Adolescents' Pole (Pôle Adolescents) with PASSERELLE, KALYPSE, and SAE services for youth aged 14-21; (3) Unaccompanied Minors Pole (Pôle des MNA) with TEMPO Aix and TEMPO Marseille services; (4) External Services Pole with Le Nautile (family placement) and Les S.E.S.A.M.E (home placement); and (5) a dedicated Fratrie service for sibling groups. The organization serves 265 children and adolescents aged 3-21 across 49 accommodation sites in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, offering collective housing, family placement, home-based educational support, and emergency reception. The portfolio operates as an integrated ecosystem where children can progress through different services based on age and needs, from early childhood through preparation for independent adult living.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JUNIORS
• HORIZON
• AZUR
• DAI (Diagnostic Accueil d'Information)
• PASSERELLE
• KALYPSE
• SAE (Service d'Accompagnement Extérieur)
• TEMPO Aix
• TEMPO Marseille
• Le Nautile Family mediation service designed to support reconnection between children in care and their biological families.
• Les S.E.S.A.M.E (Service Spécialisé d'Accompagnement à la Majorité Effective) Specialized service supporting young adults as they reach legal majority, helping them transition to adult autonomy.
• Pôle Fratrie Specialized unit supporting siblings who are placed together or apart in the child welfare system, preserving sibling bonds.

Quantifiable outcome

• 265 children and adolescents taken in charge annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lodges de la Sainte-VictoireminorOthers · 28 May 2025Hosted a charity evening on May 28, 2025 with approximately 50 participants, featuring an auction that raised 4,450 EUR for the association's children programs.
• HelloAssominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Crowdfunding platform partner for the city stadium project, enabling public donations to fund the 87,516 EUR multi-sports terrain construction.
• Département des Bouches-du-RhônecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Primary institutional funder and strategic partner. Provides authorization and funding for new construction projects, including site transformation approved in 2021 and ongoing operations. Supervises child protection placements.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• France Terre d'Asile: Specialized NGO operating reception and accommodation services for unaccompanied minors (MNA) and asylum-seeking families in France. Direct overlap with Association Saint-Michel's TEMPO Aix/Marseille MNA services.
• Enfants du Mékong: French NGO supporting children in vulnerable situations (including foster and family-style placements) via sponsorship and institutional partnerships. Comparable in mission to protect children and in operating small residential / family-placement modalities.

Direct peers

• Fondation d'Auteuil (part of Apprentis d'Auteuil): Historically distinct foundation now merged with Apprentis d'Auteuil; provides residential child care and youth autonomy programs under public-funder contracts. Strongly comparable operating model, age range (3-21), and family-placement modalities.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants: French arm of SOS Children's Villages operating village-based residential care for siblings in child protection. Highly comparable mission (preserving sibling bonds, residential placement of children under public authority), with similar multi-site operating model.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French non-profit providing child protection, residential care, family services, and educational support across multiple regions. Closely comparable in mission, multi-modality service model, and institutional funder relationships (Départements, ASE).

Broad incumbents

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Large French non-profit focused on housing access and accommodation for vulnerable populations. Comparable in the autonomy-housing track (CJM, SAE) and in operating under French departmental/public contracts.
• Emmaüs France: Large French social-services network with youth and family accommodation programs alongside broader poverty alleviation work. Overlaps on housing-first approaches for at-risk youth and similar public-funder contracting model.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French humanitarian organization running child-protection, family support, refugee/MNA reception, and social services nationwide. Overlaps directly on MNA hosting, family placement, and home-based educational support, though on a much larger scale.

Others

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France: Not directly comparable in child-protection, but a similarly large French non-profit operating under mixed institutional and donation funding. Useful benchmark for scale, governance, and multi-site operational discipline.

Regional players

• Association Nationale des Communautés Éducatives (ANCE): Federation of French community-based child-protection establishments (MECS) operating similar residential, family placement, and educational support services. Direct comparability in operational modality, regulatory framework, and funder relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/assosaintmichel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-st-michel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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