Gedhif 18

Name

Gedhif 18

Legal name

Groupement d'Entraide Départemental aux personnes Handicapées Intellectuelles et à leurs Familles (Gedhif 18)

Website

https://gedhif.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-social services for persons with intellectual disabilities

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKANAM

Interagency Coordination & Case Management (VR, DD, Medicaid Waivers)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Transition Services (Post-Secondary, Employment & Independent Living)

SECONDARYEDAKAAAF

Special Education Alternative / Nonpublic Schools (NPS) & Placements

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Special Education Schools & Programs

SECONDARYFSAEAKAG

Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Fiduciary, Trust & Estate Advisory

SECONDARYFSAAANAJ

Special Needs & Supplemental Needs Trust Services

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Trust & Fiduciary Services (Trust Companies, Estate & Custody Trusts)

Keywords

• Medico-social services
• Specialized education
• Sheltered employment
• Disability accommodation
• Family advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourges

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/Public Financing: The majority of the association's operations are financed through public funding, including dotation globale from the Conseil Général for services such as the Service d'Accompagnement Social, and CDAPH orientations for placements.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of 70 euros per year, with 42 euros reverting to UNAPEI. Members receive a tax receipt for their contribution.
3. Donations: Individual donors receive a 66% income tax reduction (100 euro donation costs 34 euro net). Corporate donors receive a 60% corporate tax reduction on amounts up to 5% of revenue.
4. Taxe d'Apprentissage: The association is habilitated by prefectural decision to receive a portion of companies' apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) for the ESAT and DAME establishments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gedhif 18 is a non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 1955 and affiliated with UNAPEI that delivers medico-social services for children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual disabilities across the Cher department of France. Its offering spans five poles: specialized education (DAME for ages 6-20), sheltered work (ESAT and Adapted Enterprises), specialized residential accommodation (FDV, EAM, MAS, EANM FH), social-life support (SAVS), and legal protection (Tutelary Service plus SSIADI home nursing). All services are financed primarily by public authorities and accessed through CDAPH orientations, with supplemental funding from member dues and tax-deductible donations.

Product overview

Gedhif 18 is a non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in 1955, affiliated with UNAPEI, providing a comprehensive portfolio of medico-social services for persons with intellectual disabilities in the Cher department. The core offering is organized into five service poles: (1) the Specialized Education and Training pole, centered on the DAME (Dispositif d'Accompagnement Médico-Educatif) for children and adolescents aged 6-20; (2) the Work pole, comprising the ESAT des Ateliers du Gedhif 18 (sheltered employment for 169 workers), the SAESAT (transitional activity section), and multiple Adapted Enterprises (EA) covering workshops in carpentry, industrial assembly, textile cutting, routing, laundry, sewing, catering, groundskeeping, and facility maintenance; (3) the Specialized Reception pole, encompassing the FDV (Foyer de Vie, 45 residents), EAM (Etablissement d'Accueil Médicalisé, 20 residents), and MAS (Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée, 15 residents); (4) the Social Life pole, including the EANM FH housing facilities (Foyer d'Hébergement with 60 residents at two sites) and the SAVS (Service d'Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale for 65 measures); and (5) the Support and Protection services, including the Tutorship Service and the innovative home nursing SSIADI. Participation and governance are supported through CVS (Conseil à la Vie Sociale) councils and the Users' Association (Amicale des Usagers). The association accompanies more than 1,700 persons and is supported by membership contributions and donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• DAME (Dispositif d'Accompagnement Médico-Éducatif) Medical-educational support providing schooling, specialized education, professional training, autonomy learning, and socialization for children and adolescents aged 6-20 with intellectual disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder. Currently serves 66 beneficiaries.
• ESAT des Ateliers du Gedhif 18 (Établissement et Service d'Accompagnement par le Travail) Sheltered employment service providing adapted work posts and accompanying medico-social support for 169 workers with intellectual disabilities. Operates from the ESAT de Malitorne site and the site d'Asnières les Bourges.
• SAESAT (Section Annexe à l'ESAT) Annex section of the ESAT offering social, educational, and recreational activities for 20-22 part-time ESAT workers during phases of professional integration or preparation for retirement.
• Entreprises Adaptées (EA) - Les Ateliers du Gedhif 18, Cuisine Centrale, Espaces Verts Adapted enterprises employing at least 80% workers with disabilities across workshops in industrial assembly, industrial textile cutting, routing, carpentry, laundry, sewing, catering, groundskeeping, and facility maintenance.
• EANM FH (Foyer d'Hébergement) - Moulin le Roi and Marx Dormoy Non-medicalized housing facility providing daily accompaniment toward autonomy, specific care, and social insertion for 60 ESAT workers with intellectual disabilities across two sites: EANM FH Moulin le Roi and EANM FH Marx Dormoy.
• EANM FDV (Foyer de Vie) Living facility for 45 adults with intellectual disabilities who cannot work in professional settings, with 3 additional temporary/emergency places, focused on maintaining and developing autonomy.
• EAM (Établissement d'Accueil Médicalisé) Medicalized housing facility for 20 adults with complex disabilities and impaired decision-making, with 3 additional temporary/emergency places, providing partial to total aid for daily activities.
• MAS (Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée) and SAJ MAS Specialized accommodation for 15 residents with profound intellectual disabilities or severe mental retardation requiring constant medical care and full assistance with all daily activities, plus 2 temporary/emergency places, and a daytime activity service (SAJ MAS).
• Service Tutélaire du Gedhif 18 Tutorship service managing legal protection measures (tutelles, curatelles, special mandates) for protected adults unable to manage their own interests, with main office in Bourges and satellite offices in Saint-Amand-Montrond and Vierzon.
• SSIADI (Service de Soins Infirmiers à Domicile Innovant) Innovative home nursing care service providing hygiene care, daily living assistance, cognitive stimulation, and caregiver support for persons with disabilities advancing in age, serving Bourges and its surrounding area.
• Service d'Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale (SAVS) Social-life support service authorized for 65 measures (52 permanent, 20 sequential, 12 temporary) supporting adults aged 18+ with intellectual disabilities to live autonomously in ordinary environments. Open Monday to Friday at the Bourges office.
• Adhésion au Gedhif 18 (Annual Membership) Annual membership at 70 euros per year that supports the association's advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and their families; 42 euros per membership is forwarded to UNAPEI and members receive a tax receipt for deductibility.
• Donations to Gedhif 18 Donation program offering 66% income-tax reduction for individual donors and 60% corporate-tax reduction on amounts up to 5% of revenue, processed online via the Hello Asso platform.
• Conseil à la Vie Sociale (CVS) Participative-governance councils offering a consultative forum where assisted persons, families, and professionals discuss living conditions, care, and the organization of establishments. CVS bodies meet at each major establishment and include dedicated contacts at each site.
• Amicale des Usagers du Gedhif 18 User association created in 1998 that organizes festive and leisure activities for users, their families, and friends, and sells creations made by assisted persons within the association's establishments.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UNAPEIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGedhif 18 is affiliated with the UNAPEI federation, the national union of associations for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The association relays UNAPEI positions and work at departmental and regional levels, participates in UNAPEI's advocacy and policy development, and forwards 42 euros of each 70-euro membership fee to UNAPEI.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fédération Les Papillons Blancs: National federation of departmental associations serving people with intellectual disabilities (parallel to UNAPEI in scope). Member associations operate the same ESAT/Foyer/MAS/DAME service mix as Gedhif 18, making this the most direct sector peer at a federation level.
• L'Arche France: Federation of shared-living communities (foyers) for people with intellectual disabilities across France and internationally. Comparable on residential care mission and accompaniment philosophy, though organized around smaller community-based units rather than a large departmental establishment network.
• Fondation John Bost: Major French non-profit (recognized public utility) operating a national network of medico-social establishments for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and psychiatric conditions — including ESAT, MAS, foyers, and special education. Directly comparable in service mix and beneficiary population, though operating at a much larger national scale.
• Œuvre des Villages d'Enfants: French non-profit providing residential and educational services for children with disabilities and social difficulties. Comparable on the child/adolescent medico-education side (DAME equivalent), though its mission also covers children in social care rather than solely intellectual disability.

Others

• Nexem: French federation representing medico-social employers and associations (successor to FEGAPEI/SYNEAS). Nexem does not operate services directly but is the sector's main representative body — comparable to UNAPEI's role for Gedhif 18, useful as a structural/ecosystem peer.

Regional players

• ADAPEI 37 - Indre-et-Loire: Departmental association in Indre-et-Loire providing the same ESAT/Foyer/DAME-type portfolio for people with intellectual disabilities. Same UNAPEI affiliation and public financing logic as Gedhif 18, differing only by geography.
• ADAPEI de l'Indre: Departmental UNAPEI affiliate in the Indre (36) department providing sheltered employment, residential care, and educational services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Closely comparable organizational footprint to Gedhif 18 within the same Centre-Val de Loire region.
• ADAPEI du Loiret: Neighboring departmental UNAPEI affiliate in Loiret (45) operating a similar medico-social network of ESAT, foyers, MAS, and DAME-style services for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and public funding model, but operating in a different French department.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Large French non-profit operating medico-social and home-care services (including SSIAD and disability establishments) at national scale. Comparable on the home-care (SSIADI) and medico-social service delivery side, but with a much broader mission across health, emergencies, and social action.
• APF France Handicap: Largest French association for people with physical and multiple disabilities; operates medico-social establishments, advocacy, and a national services network. Overlapping on medico-social delivery and disability advocacy, but broader disability scope (includes physical disability, not just intellectual).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries13 records

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