ADAC

What ADAC does

ADAC (Accompagner Dynamiser Agir Créer le social autrement) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1985 and headquartered in Saint-Étienne, France. It operates a three-pillar model combining direct social intervention, continuing professional training, and applied research through its ESF-Lab unit (structured since 2021). The organization delivers individual and collective social interventions covering budget counseling, housing support, self-esteem work, food/health, project methodology, and social development to French public administrations, local governments, schools, social housing providers, MDPH, CROUS, social security bodies, private enterprises, and associations. It also operates five Point Conseil Budget (PCB) locations (Paris 12e, Rungis, Toulouse, Roanne, Villefranche-sur-Saône) providing free budget advisory services as part of a national network of 500+ PCBs.

The organization's intellectual infrastructure rests on proprietary practitioner-research methodologies — notably Co-Analyse Conversationnelle, the Explicitation Interview framework, and the CACEPISA program — developed within ESF-Lab and supported by an international academic network (France ESF, Futuribles, CIRNEF, CLISSIS, GIS Hybrida-IS). ADAC holds Qualiopi certification for training actions (valid 2024-2027) and delivers both catalog and bespoke training in-person across multiple French cities (Saint-Étienne, Amiens, Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux) and remotely. It employs approximately 16-20+ team members across eight or more French regions, with no disclosed technology products, software platforms, or AI capabilities — its tools are methodological rather than technological.

ADAC's revenue model rests on three streams: commissioned professional-services contracts with public and private organizations (interventions sociales), training fees paid by employers, OPCO/financeurs, or individuals (Formations continues), and publicly funded Point Conseil Budget services delivered through partnerships with the Banque de France and EDUCFI. Distribution is direct B2B for organizational services, inside sales with regional physical presence for PCB, and event-driven awareness through its own conferences and webinars. Donations are tax-deductible under French 66% deduction rules. Pricing is largely quote-based and not publicly disclosed for most services; only the inaugural Les Rencontres de l'ADAC symposium (Nov 2025) has published pricing at 200 euros per participant.

Name

ADAC

Legal name

ADAC

Website

https://adac.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADAC is a French non-profit association (founded 1985, Saint-Étienne) delivering social intervention services, Qualiopi-certified continuing training, and applied research (ESF-Lab) to public administrations, enterprises, and individuals across eight or more French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Intervention Services (Prestations d'interventions sociales): ADAC provides commissioned social interventions to organizations (enterprises, public administrations, local governments, schools, associations). Services cover budget counseling, housing support, self-esteem/empowerment, daily life events, food/health, consumption, project methodology, service planning, and social development. Revenue is earned through service contracts with public and private organizations.
2. Continuing Education & Training (Formations continues): ADAC delivers certified training (Qualiopi) to social workers, employees, and PCB (Point Conseil Budget) intermediaries. Training formats include catalog courses, bespoke in-house (intra) training, webinars, and action-research formats. Training is delivered in-person (multiple French cities) and remotely. Revenue is generated through training fees paid by employers, OPCO/financeurs, or individuals.
3. Point Conseil Budget (Budget Advisory Services): Free budget counseling services (Point Conseil Budget) funded through public commissioning/partnerships with state bodies (Banque de France, EDUCFI). Services are provided free to end users at locations in Paris, Rungis, Toulouse, Roanne, and Villefranche.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ADAC is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) that delivers three integrated pillars of activity: (1) commissioned individual and collective social interventions covering budget, housing, self-esteem, life events, food/health and social development; (2) Qualiopi-certified continuing training for social workers, social actors, and Point Conseil Budget (PCB) intermediaries delivered in-person and remotely; and (3) applied research through its ESF-Lab laboratory, producing proprietary methodologies such as Co-Analyse Conversationnelle and the CEA-C.ESF corpus of accompaniment interviews. Free budget advisory is delivered through the labelled Point Conseil Budget network across five French cities.

Product overview

ADAC (Accompagner Dynamiser Agir Créer le social autrement) is a multidisciplinary social work association operating across three core pillars: social interventions, continuous training, and research. The organization offers Point Conseil Budget (PCB) services providing free budget advisory across five locations in France, maintains ESF-Lab as its research laboratory conducting action-research and collaborative practitioner research since 2021, and delivers Formations ADAC training programs for social workers and PCB interveners. Les Rencontres de l'ADAC is the association's annual participatory colloquium bringing together social field actors, researchers, and trainers. All services are delivered through a pluridisciplinary team of C.ESF (Conseillers en Économie Sociale Familiale) professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESF-Lab: Research laboratory structured in 2021 to contribute to the development and recognition of new social practices adapted to evolving societal realities

Products and services

• Point Conseil Budget (PCB) Free personalized budget advisory service available at five locations in France (Paris 12e, Rungis, Toulouse, Roanne, Villefranche-sur-Saône), providing guidance on financial management, debt prevention, and daily organization for individuals experiencing budget difficulties.
• Formations ADAC Continuous training programs for social workers, social actors, and Point Conseil Budget (PCB) intermediaries, delivered in-person across Amiens, Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, and via remote learning. Topics include self-esteem, budget accompaniment, stress management, active listening, social methodology, and PCB specialization. Qualiopi-certified under 'Actions de Formation'.
• Interventions sociales individuelles et collectives Individual and collective social interventions commissioned by organizations (enterprises, public administrations, schools, associations). C.ESF practitioners are deployed on client sites to address budget, housing, self-esteem, life events, food/health, daily life/consumption, project methodology, and social development.
• ESF-Lab (Research-Action and Collaborative Practitioner Research) Research laboratory conducting Action-Research (Recherche-Action) and collaborative practitioner research in the field of Économie Sociale Familiale (ESF). Produces proprietary methodologies including Co-Analyse Conversationnelle (CACEPISA), the CEA-C.ESF corpus of accompaniment interviews, and prospective analyses via the Futuribles partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% positive outcome rate for persons accompanied (finding solutions to their difficulties)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France ESF (Fédération des Associations de Conseillers en Économie Sociale Familiale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC is a member of France ESF, representing employers of C.ESF professionals. Nathalie Bouvier (Directrice) serves as a representative for France ESF at national and regional levels, including EDUCFI strategic committees. ADAC actively promotes the ESF profession through France ESF's network and media channels (LinkedIn, press, radio). France ESF also provides a platform for ADAC's research dissemination and professional visibility.
• FuturiblescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC is a member of Futuribles, participating in the institute's prospective analysis work. The organization's 'prospective' axis within ESF-Lab is directly linked to this membership, enabling ADAC to identify societal trends and adapt social intervention practices accordingly. ADAC also represents France ESF in the 'Prospective' working group of the Haut Conseil en Travail Social.
• CIRNEF (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Éducation et Formation, Normandie-Université)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC is associated with CIRNEF (Normandie-Université). Claire JONDEAU, ADAC's scientific director, is a researcher associated with CIRNEF. The partnership supports ADAC's academic research activities, thesis supervision (e.g., Claire JONDEAU's doctoral thesis at Université de Rouen Normandie), and collaborative research publication.
• CLISSIS (Centro de Investigação em Inovação Social e Intervenção Social, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC collaborates with CLISSIS at the Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa. Professor Michel BINET (co-director of Claire JONDEAU's thesis) is based at this institution. The partnership supports ADAC's international research dimension, including participation in the GIS Hybrida-IS and co-authorship of academic publications (JONDEAU & BINET have co-published multiple chapters in collective works).
• GIS Hybrida-IS (Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique en Travail Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC is a member of GIS Hybrida-IS, an international scientific interest group in social work. Claire JONDEAU and Michel BINET are members of its Council. At the 2025 international colloquium in Fribourg, Switzerland, ADAC researchers presented two communications: 'Faire-acte-de-communauté' and 'Passer le seuil du domicile...' on rites of passage and micro-ethics in social work and family social economy.
• Weber (Weber Saint-Gobain group company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeber (Saint-Gobain) collaborated as a partner in organizing the first edition of Les Rencontres de l'ADAC (November 2025). Weber's logo appears among event collaborators. Nature of collaboration: event co-organization/sponsorship in the context of the 40th anniversary symposium.
• CLISSIS (event co-organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLISSIS (Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa) co-organized the first edition of Les Rencontres de l'ADAC alongside ADAC and Weber. The collaboration brought international academic perspectives to the participatory symposium on social work.
• GEACC (Groupe d'Etudes et d'Accompagnement du Changement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC maintains a link to GEACC on its contact page. Michel BINET's research page references GEACC (geacc.hypotheses.org). The relationship appears to be academic, with GEACC hosting documentation related to ADAC's CEA-C.ESF research project and the social accompaniment framework.
• Université de Rouen NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAC collaborated with Université de Rouen Normandie for Claire JONDEAU's doctoral thesis (defended January 22, 2024). Professor Richard WITTORSKI served as thesis director. The university provided academic infrastructure and formal doctoral degree conferral for ADAC's research director.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IRTS (Instituts Régionaux du Travail Social): IRTS are regional French institutes delivering initial and continuing training for social workers. Comparable to ADAC's training pillar at a larger scale and broader curriculum scope, serving the same professional audience (travailleurs sociaux, C.ESF) with Qualiopi-certified programs.
• Secours Catholique (Caritas France): Secours Catholique is one of France's largest non-profits working on poverty and social exclusion. Comparable as a peer non-profit delivering social accompaniment, budget support, and training across France, with overlapping beneficiary populations and parallel public partnerships.
• Croix-Rouge française: Croix-Rouge française is a major French non-profit providing social, health, and humanitarian services. Comparable as a much larger peer non-profit delivering social accompaniment and training across France, with overlapping services (budget support, social intervention) but vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• France ESF (Fédération des Associations de Conseillers en Économie Sociale Familiale): France ESF is the national federation of C.ESF associations of which ADAC is a member. Directly comparable as a sister organization representing the same profession (C.ESF) with national policy influence; ADAC's leadership serves as a representative within France ESF, making it a closely linked federation-peer.
• Nexem (fédération des employeurs du secteur social, médico-social et sanitaire privé non lucratif): Nexem is the leading French federation of non-profit social economy employers, formed from the merger of several associations including Coorace. Comparable as a peer non-profit federation representing social sector employers - adjacent to ADAC's mission but focused on employer representation rather than direct intervention.
• UNIOPSS (Union nationale interfédérale de l'œuvre privée sanitaire et sociale): UNIOPSS is the leading national federation of French non-profit social and medico-social organizations. Comparable as a peer non-profit umbrella body operating in French social services, with policy advocacy and member services that intersect ADAC's positioning though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• AFORP - or other regional C.ESF training associations: Regional C.ESF associations and training bodies (e.g., ESA in the ADAC ecosystem) deliver similar continuing education and methodology training to social workers. They are directly comparable to ADAC's training arm and compete for OPCO-funded training contracts across French regions.
• ANDASS (Association nationale des directeurs d'action sociale): ANDASS is the national association of social affairs directors in French départements. Comparable as a peer professional association in the French social services sector, addressing similar themes of policy coordination, training, and methodological innovation across public social work.

Others

• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale): CCAS are municipal social action centers providing budget counseling and social accompaniment to individuals - one of ADAC's client categories. Comparable as a peer provider of budget advisory and social intervention services, though CCAS are public entities serving only their municipality while ADAC operates across regions.
• Banque de France - Point Conseil Budget national program: The Banque de France oversees the national PCB program of which ADAC is one of 500+ labeled centers. Comparable as the institutional umbrella funding and coordinating ADAC's PCB services - relevant as a structural partner/peer in the budget counseling ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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