ADAMAL ASSO

What ADAMAL ASSO does

ADAMAL is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Salon-de-Provence, founded in 1992 and operating across the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It provides housing access and housing maintenance services to vulnerable populations, including young people in difficulty, people in psychological distress, and individuals in precarious housing situations referred via the SIAO network. The association directly operates a Maison Relais (stable transitional housing for formerly homeless residents), a 5-place CHRS NOSTRA (emergency and stabilization housing), a Logement Adapté program for people with psychological distress (opened 2020), and a rental intermediation (intermédiation locative) service delivered through Innov'Toit.

ADAMAL's business model is grant- and convention-driven rather than commercial. Revenue is derived from public subsidies (principally Conseil Départemental 13 and State/IML funding), the Action Logement convention signed in 2019, facility management contracts, and donations. Go-to-market is institutional: the association is a recognized SIAO referral partner, holds state agréments for social engineering and rental intermediation, and is embedded in the national social-housing coordination network (UNHAJ, FAS, URIOPSS). There is no commercial pricing model, no SaaS or product revenue, and no disclosed operating financials. The headcount is small — 34 employees plus approximately 55 intervenants — consistent with a community-scale association.

Strategically, ADAMAL is in a measured expansion phase: it is extending rental intermediation into Berre L'Étang, Rognac, and Vitrolles in 2025, planning a new Résidence Sociale et Pension de Famille in Salon-de-Provence for 2027 and a second one in Istres for 2028, and operates the Innov'Toit associative real estate agency co-founded in 2021 with ALPA and AVES. It is not a venture-backable growth company; it is a regional non-profit executing a long-horizon, publicly funded capacity buildout.

Name

ADAMAL ASSO

Legal name

ADAMAL (Association D'Accès et de Maintien Au Logement)

Website

https://adamal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADAMAL is a French non-profit association founded in 1992 in Salon-de-Provence that provides housing access, transitional housing, and rental intermediation services to vulnerable populations across the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK), Independent Living Skills Training (ADLs/IADLs) (EDAKANAG)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Housing accompaniment
• Youth housing residence
• Rental intermediation
• Social inclusion support

Headquarters

HQ city

Salon-de-Provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Facility Management Revenue: Resources from managing various housing and accommodation facilities including Résidence Habitat Jeunes, temporary housing (ALT/LT), and CHRS NOSTRA.
2. Public Subsidies: Public funds allocated as grants for implementing specific missions entrusted to the association, including funding from Conseil Départemental 13, Action Logement, and the State for intermédiation locative.
3. Donations and Legacies: Donations from individuals and businesses, including furniture, technical equipment, cash donations (directed to youth support actions), and legacy donations. Corporate sponsors can fully fund projects or participate in operational financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADAMAL is a non-profit association (loi 1901) that operates a comprehensive housing accompaniment and access platform for vulnerable populations across Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The organization directly manages temporary and transitional housing facilities (Résidence Habitat Jeunes, ALT/LT, CHRS NOSTRA), delivers social-educational housing support measures (ASELL, ASLL, MASP, ARL), and runs rental intermediation services (IML Bail Glissant and the Innov'Toit associative real estate agency) to help households access and maintain decent, independent housing.

Product overview

ADAMAL (Association D'Accès et de Maintien Au Logement) is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1992, providing housing assistance services across the Bouches-du-Rhône region including Salon-de-Provence, Istres, Istres-Ouest-Provence, and Pays Salonais. The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering: housing access support (ASELL, ASLL, MASP), housing search assistance (ARL), temporary and transitional housing (ALT/LT), rental intermediation through its Innov'Toit associative real estate agency, and Résidence Habitat Jeunes for young workers aged 18-30. The association also provides European Voluntary Service programs. Services are delivered through multidisciplinary teams including social workers, housing agents, and technical staff, with a focus on vulnerable populations including young people, migrants, and those with psychiatric conditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INNOV'TOIT: Agence Immobilière Sociale created through partnership with ALPA and AVES, providing rental intermediation services in the private housing sector.

Products and services

• Résidence Habitat Jeunes (RHJ) - Young Workers' Residence Temporary housing residence for young people aged 18-30 in social and professional integration (students, temporary workers, apprentices, interns, CDI holders), offered across three sites in the Bouches-du-Rhône area: Résidence Briand, Résidence Foch, and Résidence Les Ferrages (Saint-Chamas). Includes all charges at €357/month plus €10 for internet.
• CLLAJ - Comité Local pour le Logement Autonome des Jeunes (Local Committee for Autonomous Housing of Young People) Service for households aged 18-30 from the Pays Salonais territory seeking support for housing projects or information about housing assistance. Provides housing information, guidance, and connection to accommodation options.
• ASELL - Accompagnement Socio-Éducatif Lié au Logement (Socio-Educational Housing Accompaniment) Individualized support measure based on household voluntarism, combining home visits and interviews to address themes such as budget education, housing search, rental debt resolution, and landlord mediation. Targeted at households facing housing difficulties.
• ASLL - Accompagnement Social Lié au Logement (Social Housing Accompaniment) Individual support measure for salaried employees in difficulty, limited in time and based on household voluntarism. Involves diagnosis, situation assessment, and an accompaniment project. Delivered in partnership with Action Logement since 2019.
• MASP - Mesure d'Accompagnement Social Personnalisé (Personalized Social Accompaniment Measure) Specific social measure to avoid placing persons in great social difficulty under legal protection (tutelle/curatelle). Provides social and budgetary support including budget management and administrative procedures accompaniment.
• ARL - Atelier Recherche de Logement (Housing Search Workshop) Housing search support service including assistance with HLM applications, DALO (Droit Au Logement Opposable), SIAO procedures, rights opening, and three-month social monitoring after lease signing. Targeted at households seeking to secure autonomous housing.
• ALT/LT - Hébergements Temporaires & Transitoires (Temporary & Transitional Housing) Temporary and transitional housing offering 30 units in Salon-de-Provence (individual rooms to T4) and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (T1 to T4). Provides immediate accommodation solutions while preparing autonomy for access to definitive housing.
• IML - InterMédiation Locative - Bail Glissant (Sliding-Lease Rental Intermediation) Rental intermediary service where the association is the primary tenant and sublets to households. After a minimum of 12 months, the lease slides to the tenant's name, transitioning them into autonomous rental status with social accompaniment throughout.
• IML - InterMédiation Locative - Mandat de Gestion (Innov'Toit Associative Real Estate Agency) Associative real estate agency operated through partnership with ALPA (Aix-en-Provence) and AVES (Vitrolles). Uses mandate of management to enable dignified housing through a social third party between tenant and landlord, covering Aix-en-Provence, Salon-de-Provence, and Vitrolles sectors.
• Bail Accompagné (Supported Tenancy) Six-month accompaniment service for young people entering housing, providing support from lease signing through ongoing tenancy management to prevent housing instability.
• Service Civique Européen (European Voluntary Service) European Voluntary Service program delivered in partnership with HORS PISTES, offering 30-hour weekly missions for 12 months for young people aged 17-30 in socio-cultural animation, environment, ecology, and citizenship activities.
• CHRS NOSTRA (Emergency Shelter for Psychiatric Conditions) Emergency shelter offering 5 places for individuals with diagnosed and stabilized psychiatric conditions, providing adapted housing and accompaniment in the Pays Salonais area.
• Logement Adapté (Adapted Housing) Adapted housing service for people in psychological distress, opened in 2020, offering tailored accommodation solutions with specialized accompaniment.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Innov'Toit (with ALPA and AVES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Social Real Estate Agency established in 2021 through collaboration between ADAMAL, ALPA (Aix-en-Provence), and AVES (Vitrolles). Covers Aix-en-Provence, Salon-de-Provence, and Vitrolles sectors using mandate de gestion for intermédiation locative to help households access private housing stock with social support.
• Action LogementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2019Partnership convention since 2019 where ADAMAL is mandated by Action Logement to improve housing accompaniment for employees in difficulty on the Pays Salonais Territory. ADAMAL conducts enhanced diagnostics and implements social accompaniment measures related to housing (ASLL) for employees referred by Action Logement.
• UNHAJ / URHAJ / UDHAJminorOthersMember of Unions gathering Habitat Young Residences (RHJ) networks.
• UNCLLAJ / URCLLAJminorOthersMember of Unions gathering all Local Committees for Autonomous Housing of Young People (CLLAJ).
• FAS (Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité)coreOthersMember of bureau and Representative of Territories 13 and 84. Federation gathering all actors and operators of accommodation and social emergency.
• URIOPSSminorOthersMember of Union Régionale Interfédérale des Organismes Privés non lucratifs Sanitaires et Sociaux.
• ALIDminorOthersMember of Association pour le Logement et l'Insertion des plus Démunis - departmental federation grouping associations in social accompaniment related to housing and accommodation.
• HORS PISTESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation proposing European Voluntary Service missions for young people in socio-cultural animation, environment, ecology, and citizenship. ADAMAL hosts volunteers through this partnership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: France's leading housing-exclusion non-profit, combining advocacy, emergency accommodation (logements temporaires), and housing-accompaniment programs. Comparable mission to ADAMAL's housing-access focus, with much greater national brand recognition and political weight.
• Croix-Rouge française: National humanitarian organization operating a wide network of emergency shelters, social-accompaniment programs, and Résidences Habitat Jeunes-adjacent services. Comparable on housing-accompaniment service lines, with substantially broader reach and fundraising capacity.
• Habitat et Humanisme: National non-profit federation operating social housing, pensions de famille, and housing-accompaniment services across France. Comparable in mission (housing access for vulnerable populations) but with substantially larger scale, broader geographic footprint, and a wider portfolio of housing types.
• Coallia: Major French social-housing operator running CHRS, CADA, ALT, intermédiation locative, and pensions de famille at national scale. Comparable across most of ADAMAL's program lines (CHRS NOSTRA, ALT/LT, IML) but with a multi-region footprint and larger operating capacity.
• Emmaüs Solidarité: Paris-focused but nationally recognized social-services operator providing emergency accommodation, stabilized housing, and housing-accompaniment for homeless and vulnerable populations. Comparable in mission and core service lines to ADAMAL's housing-access platform.

Emerging players

• ADEF: French non-profit operating social-accompaniment and housing-access services (ASELL/ASLL-type measures) in multiple regions, with a comparable beneficiary population and regulatory model. Smaller scale than Coallia but operating similar service lines to ADAMAL.

Direct peers

• AVES: Vitrolles-based housing association and the third co-founder of Innov'Toit alongside ADAMAL and ALPA. Operates an equivalent housing-access mission in the Ouest-Provence area and shares ADAMAL's regulatory agréments and partnership-driven GTM.
• ALPA (Association Logement Pays d'Aix): ALPA is a sister housing-access association based in Aix-en-Provence, and co-creator of the Innov'Toit social real estate agency with ADAMAL. Operates the same suite of ASELL/ASLL/MASP/IML measures and serves the same Bouches-du-Rhône beneficiary population, making it the closest structural comparable.

Regional players

• France Terre d'Asile: National association specializing in refugee and migrant reception, including the CADA and CAES housing programs that overlap with ADAMAL's now-closed Centre d'Accueil et d'Orientation in Istres. Comparable on migrant-housing operations and State-funded accommodation funding mechanisms.

Others

• FAS - Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité: National federation of which ADAMAL is a bureau member representing Territories 13 and 84. Not a direct operator peer, but a strategic comparable given its role in shaping funding allocations, coordinating intermédiation locative policy, and channeling State subsidies to member associations including ADAMAL.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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