Asociación ADEPSI

What Asociación ADEPSI does

Asociación ADEPSI is a Spanish non-profit association, declared of Public Utility, founded on 3 May 1982 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and dedicated to the social and labor inclusion of persons with disabilities — particularly adults with intellectual disabilities — and to improving quality of life for their families. Its service portfolio spans the full life cycle: occupational and day services, supported housing (Vivienda Tutelada), community-based supports, family support, vocational training, and supported employment through its wholly-owned ECADEPSI program and dedicated employment portal and placement agency (Agencia de Colocación). Specialized offerings include SADEC (24/7 multidisciplinary home care for behavioral challenges, 30 persons served) and SPAP (personal autonomy promotion under agreement with the IASS del Cabildo de Gran Canaria).

The organization operates five work centers — four in Gran Canaria and a newly inaugurated headquarters in Arrecife, Lanzarote (October 2025) — and delivered 2024 outcomes of 685 persons supported, 263 families served, 87 employment insertions, 93 contracts, 141 job offers managed, and 101 persons trained, alongside 8,600+ community-based interventions. The technology footprint is deliberately light: a corporate website with transparency and employment portals, social channels, an email newsletter via MailChimp, the parTICipa audio-feedback application, and an internal information/whistleblowing system — no proprietary platform or AI components.

Revenue is grant- and donation-funded, drawn from Spanish ministries (Derechos Sociales, Educación, Trabajo), the Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de Empleo, IASS, Cabildos (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote), the Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, EU FSE+ 2021-2027 co-financing, and major private foundations (La Caixa, Once, Cepsa, Mapfre Guanarteme, Caja Canarias), supplemented by member dues, donations, and limited service fees. Go-to-market is community- and event-driven: direct provision through own centers, home- and community-based delivery, and an employment portal connecting 53 collaborating companies to beneficiaries. The two main corporate vehicles are the association itself and the wholly-owned Fundación Canaria de Apoyos ADEPSI (Fucadepsi), the latter providing guardianship and legal-capacity support.

Name

Asociación ADEPSI

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN ADEPSI

Website

https://adepsi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Asociación ADEPSI is a Spanish non-profit association founded in 1982 providing social and labor inclusion services for persons with disabilities, especially intellectual disabilities, across Gran Canaria and Lanzarote via five work centers, ~120 professionals, and programs covering employment, housing, day services, and family support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Supported employment
• Vocational training programs
• Community inclusion services
• Supervised housing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Grants and Subsidies: Funding from government bodies including Ministerio de derechos sociales, Ministerio de educación y formación profesional, Ministerio de trabajo y economía social, Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de Empleo, and various regional Consejerías and Cabildos.
2. European Funding: European Social Fund (FSE) co-financing through various operational programs including Canary Islands FSE+ 2021-2027 and previous programming periods.
3. Private Foundation Support: Support from private foundations including Fundación La Caixa, Caixa Bank, Fundación Once, Fundación Cepsa, Fundación Mapfre Guanarteme, Caja Canarias Fundación, and Incorpora program.
4. Membership Dues and Donations: Voluntary contributions from members (socios/as) and general public donations as part of collaborative funding model.
5. Service Fees: Fees for specialized services including vocational training, employment support, and care services provided to individuals and families.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Asociación ADEPSI is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive social and labor inclusion services for persons with disabilities, particularly adults with intellectual disabilities, and their families across the Canary Islands. The organization delivers day services, occupational programs, supported employment (ECADEPSI), specialized home care, supervised housing, personal autonomy promotion, family support, and community-based inclusion programs through five work centers in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.

Product overview

Asociación ADEPSI operates as a multi-service organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of social support services for people with disabilities, particularly intellectual disabilities. The organization functions as a unified service platform rather than a single product, comprising distinct programs including ECADEPSI (employment support), S.A.D.E.C (specialized home care for conduct), SPAP (personal autonomy promotion), supervised housing, employment portal, placement agency, a digital participation tool (parTICipa), and a whistleblowing channel. These services work together to provide holistic support across the life cycle—from occupational and day services through employment, housing, family support, and community integration—with a focus on independent living, social inclusion, and personal autonomy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 685 persons supported in 2024
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• TooL Lab NetworkstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2024Collaborative network through TooL Lab INICIA and CONSOLIDA projects funded by Ministry of Labor with Next Generation EU, promoting organizational modernization and innovation in social economy entities.
• ENAIREstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2022Spanish air navigation manager partnering on ADEPSI ON AIR project promoting social-labor inclusion for 85 persons with disabilities.
• IncoporastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial labor insertion program providing framework for collaboration with companies on inclusive employment.
• InsertastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnce group's employment service supporting labor inclusion of persons with disabilities.
• Participa Gran CanariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional participatory body supporting citizen engagement initiatives.
• Cruz RojastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Cross partnership for community service and volunteering programs supporting persons with disabilities.
• GESPLAN - Albergue Insular de AnimalesstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsland animal shelter managed by GESPLAN providing volunteer opportunities for persons with disabilities from specialized home care service.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Asprona: Large Plena Inclusión member association serving people with intellectual disabilities, primarily in Castilla-La Mancha. Operates occupational centers, supported employment, housing, and family services — directly analogous to ADEPSI's integrated service platform.
• Salud Mental España (formerly FEAFES): National confederation of associations for people with mental illness, providing supported employment, day centers, housing, and family support. Same regional-association model and parallel service portfolio as ADEPSI but in a different disability sub-segment.
• Fundación Adecco: Foundation focused on labor inclusion of people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups in Spain. Operates employment programs, employer intermediation, and training — a direct functional competitor in the supported-employment space where ADEPSI operates ECADEPSI.
• ASPACE (Confederación ASPACE): National confederation of associations serving people with cerebral palsy and related disabilities. Operates a similar regional-association model with employment, housing, day services, and family support — closely parallel to ADEPSI's structure and services.
• Down España: National federation serving people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, providing employment support, family services, and advocacy. Comparable service portfolio to ADEPSI but focused on a narrower beneficiary sub-group at national scale.
• Plena Inclusión España: National federation of associations serving people with intellectual disabilities in Spain. ADEPSI is itself a member-type organization of this federation, making Plena Inclusión the closest structural peer in terms of mission, beneficiary population, and service model.

Broad incumbents

• COCEMFE: Spanish confederation coordinating associations for people with physical disabilities. While ADEPSI's focus is intellectual disability, COCEMFE member associations operate parallel employment, accessibility, and social-inclusion programs and represent a broader-incumbent peer in the disability-services ecosystem.
• Fundación ONCE: Spain's largest disability-focused foundation, operating across all disability types with employment, training, and accessibility programs via its Inserta service. It is both a peer (via Inserta employment services) and a partner/funder of ADEPSI, dwarfing ADEPSI in scale.

Emerging players

• Specialisterne: International supported-employment organization (founded in Denmark) placing people with autism and neurodiversity in tech and corporate roles. Comparable employment-support methodology and corporate-employer engagement model, with a different beneficiary focus.

Regional players

• Predif: Statewide representative platform for people with physical disabilities in Spain, providing employment, accessibility, and personal-assistance services. Less direct overlap than Plena Inclusión or ASPACE, but operates a comparable non-profit, multi-service, grant-funded model across multiple Spanish regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AAdepsi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@adepsi6852
• Facebookfacebook.com/somosadepsi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociaci%C3%B3n-adepsi
• Instagraminstagram.com/somosadepsi

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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