La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29)

What La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29) does

La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29) is a French non-profit association operating under the loi 1901 framework, founded in 1937 and headquartered in the Finistère department of Brittany. The association delivers mandated social services across four verticals: child protection (Protection de l'Enfance), medico-social care (notably through the DITEP Jean-Louis Étienne facility for children with disabilities), prevention and family support, and professional social work training through its ITES institute. It serves approximately 1,200 youth and 5,000 individuals annually through more than 14 establishments distributed across Finistère (Brest, Quimper, Morlaix and surrounding communes), and its training arm ITES enrolls roughly 2,500 students. The organization also runs an international youth placement program active in Morocco, Senegal, and Spain, and maintains innovation initiatives such as the "Tous des héros" program recognized by the Atout Soleil prize in December 2023.

The association's revenue model is structurally dependent on institutional public funding, with the Conseil Départemental du Finistère acting as the primary commissioner for ASE-mandated child protection placements and ARS Bretagne funding the medico-social activity. With an annual budget of approximately €18 million and a workforce of around 300 employees, services are delivered through direct human provision — residential care, foster placement, day services, training — rather than through a proprietary technology platform. There is no indication of a software product, data asset, or recurring software/SaaS revenue line; the technology footprint is operational (case management, training delivery) rather than productized.

Go-to-market is essentially mandate-driven: the association is habilitated by departmental authorities to receive referred cases, and growth in volume follows changes in departmental placement demand, per-diem rates negotiated with the Conseil Départemental, and competitive retendering processes for specific service lots. The November 2024 leadership transition from Sylvie Rogel to Frédéric Canevet-Jézéquel as Director General coincides with two notable scope expansions — the opening of the new DITEP Jean-Louis Étienne facility (€4.7M capital investment) and the assumption of the Réaap 29 secretariat — signaling a deliberate push to consolidate and broaden the organization's role within the Finistère social services ecosystem.

Name

La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29)

Legal name

Association Sauvegarde de l'Enfance du Finistère

Website

https://adsea29.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection & Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Social work training
• Family support services
• Youth educational services
• Medico-social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Institutional funding (public subsidies): Primary revenue source from government institutions: Conseil Départemental du Finistère (main funder), Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS), and to a lesser extent the Région Bretagne and the State. Budget of 18M€ annually.
2. Training fees (ITES): The training institute generates revenue through student enrollments and professional training contracts with the Région Bretagne for initial and continuing education programs.
3. Project grants and donations: Occasional grants from philanthropy programs such as Atout Soleil (mécénat program) for specific innovative projects like violence prevention workshops and podcasts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29) is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1937 that delivers child protection, medico-social, prevention, and family support services across the Finistère department in Brittany, France. It operates 14+ establishments offering open-environment educational measures (AEMO), residential care, therapeutic day centers, parental listening and family mediation, and runs the ITES social-work training institute with approximately 2,500 students.

Product overview

La Sauvegarde (ADSEA29) is a non-profit social services association operating in the Finistère department of Brittany. Its portfolio is organized as a broad suite of interrelated social, medical-social, and educational services rather than a unified software product. The four principal sectors are: (1) Child Protection (protection de l'enfance), comprising DEMOS and SAFA for open-environment educational measures, the DAD for international rupture stays, the SEMO for youth support, the TROIS day-care center for school dropouts, and Ty Ar Gwenan, REPIS SAEA, and REPIS PEAD for residential and social-insertion services; (2) the Medical-Social sector, including the DITEP Jean-Louis Étienne (integrated therapeutic-educational device) and CMPP Jean Charcot (medical-psychological-pedagogical center); (3) the Prevention sector, offering PASAJ (youth listening), La Maison des Parents, Service Écoute Parents, Conférences Familiales, and the Réaap 29 parental network; and (4) the ITES training institute for initial and continuing education of social work professionals. A notable innovation project, Tous des Héros, delivers interactive workshops on domestic violence for children and a podcast initiative for parents. The association's services are delivered through 14+ establishments across Finistère, reaching approximately 1,200 young people and 5,000 individuals across all activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ITES (Institut pour le Travail Éducatif et Social): Training institute operated by La Sauvegarde offering initial and continuing education for social work professionals, located in Guipavas with additional sites in Quimper and Carhaix.
• DITEP Jean-Louis Étienne
• CMPP Jean Charcot
• PASAJ
• La Maison des Parents
• Tous des héros
• Réaap 29 (Réseau d'Écoute, d'Appui et d'Accompagnement des Parents du Finistère)
• Conférences familiales
• Service Ecoute Parents
• Service Ecoute Parents

Products and services

• ITES - Institut pour le Travail Éducatif et Social Training institute providing initial and continuing education for social work professions including éducateur spécialisé, moniteur éducateur, éducateur de jeunes enfants, assistant de service social, and autism spectrum disorders certifications. Located in Guipavas with approximately 2,500 enrolled students.
• DEMOS - Dispositif Éducatif de Milieu Ouvert de la Sauvegarde Open-environment educational service providing Aide Éducative en Milieu Ouvert (AEMO) measures for children and adolescents referred by judges or the Departmental Council. Operates across Quimper, Brest, and Morlaix.
• SEMO - Service Éducatif en Milieu Ouvert Educational open-environment service supporting approximately 45 young people aged 15-21 in the Brest area, providing educational, psychological, and material support to prevent social disconnection.
• SAFA - Service d'Accompagnement des Familles et des Adolescents Support service for families and adolescents providing accompaniment to families in difficulty and adolescents facing social, behavioral, or psychological challenges.
• DITEP Jean-Louis Étienne - Dispositif Intégré Thérapeutique Éducatif et Pédagogique Integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical device for children and adolescents aged 6-18 with psychiatric or psychological disorders, including day-care, mobile resources team, and follow-up services in ordinary settings.
• CMPP Jean Charcot - Centre Médico-Psycho-Pédagogique Medical-psychological-pedagogical center providing care and support for children and adolescents with developmental, psychological, or educational difficulties, located in Brest.
• DAD - Dispositif d'Accueil Diversifié (Séjours de rupture) Diversified reception device organizing international rupture stays (Morocco, Senegal, Spain) for adolescents in difficulty. Provides immersive 3-6 month stays with host families and internships, with capacity of 18 young people across three countries.
• TROIS - Tremplin pour une Remobilisation, Orientation et Initiation aux Savoirs Day care center in Quimper for young people aged 13-19 who have dropped out of school. Provides workshops in woodworking, metalwork, gardening, and academic support, accommodating approximately 30 young people.
• Service Écoute Parents Confidential, free telephone and email support service for parents in the Finistère department providing initial educational listening and access to psychological support.
• Conférences Familiales Family conferences service that brings together families to resolve problems by providing information and enabling self-determined solutions, coordinated over approximately 2.5 months of preparation.
• PASAJ - Service d'Écoute Jeunes Youth listening service for young people in Finistère providing confidential and free evening support every night from 20h to 23h.
• La Maison des Parents Parent house providing a supportive space for parents experiencing difficulty, offering resources and accompaniment in parenting.
• Ty Ar Gwenan - MECS et SAEA Starti'Jeunes Residential and semi-residential facility in Lesneven comprising a youth home (MECS) and the SAEA Starti'Jeunes service for youth social integration.
• REPIS - Réseau Éducatif Pour l'Insertion Sociale (SAEA) Educational network for social insertion operating SAEA services at multiple sites (Quimper, Carhaix) for young people requiring educational support.
• REPIS PEAD - Programme Éducatif d'Accueil Diversifié Diversified educational reception program operating in Châteaulin, providing structured support for young people requiring adapted educational care.
• Tous des Héros - Ateliers de Prévention des Violences Intrafamiliales Prevention workshop program for children aged 7-12 helping them identify and respond to family violence situations through interactive activities and role play, accompanied by a podcast initiative for parents affected by domestic violence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% diploma success rate at ITES for social work certifications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caf du FinistèrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Co-pilot of Réaap 29 (Réseau d'Écoute, d'Appui et d'Accompagnement des Parents du Finistère) alongside Udaf and La Sauvegarde. The network brings together parental support actors across the department.
• Udaf du FinistèrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Co-pilot of Réaap 29 alongside Caf du Finistère and La Sauvegarde. Contributes to the network of parental support services in Finistère.
• ParentelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 November 2024Previously hosted the Réaap 29 secretariat until November 2024, when it transitioned to La Sauvegarde. Provided expertise in parental support and family mediation.
• Stade Brestois 29minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with CNAPE on 'Train like a pro' operation, giving children from protection services a professional football experience with Stade Brestois players.
• Rotary Club de LanderneauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated 5,000€ to ITES for the creation of a ludothèque space dedicated to autism spectrum disorders ('zone bleue') in the ITES documentation center.
• Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with ITES for training. UBO representatives were present at the 2024 social professions open day and a new convention is planned to strengthen ties.
• ONG Ahlan (Maroc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Moroccan partner for DAD (Dispositif d'Accueil Diversifié) international placement program in Taroudannt. Manages the DSR (Dispositif de Séjours de Rupture), coordinates host families and internships for French adolescents.
• Association OserminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of ASE-habilitated structures organizing 'rupture stays' in France and abroad. La Sauvegarde's DAD receives placement requests through the Oser platform.
• Longueur d'ondesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPodcast production partner for the 'Tous des héros' project, helping create audio content for violence prevention workshops with families.
• GretaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraining partner present at the ITES open days, offering complementary social work training options.
• Croix-Rouge formationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraining partner present at the ITES open days, offering complementary social work training options.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large national foundation operating child welfare, education, training, and family support services across France. A broader incumbent with overlapping service categories (MECS, prevention, training) but at a national rather than departmental scale.
• Croix-Rouge Française: Major national NGO delivering social, medico-social, and training services across France, including ITES-type training institutes. Operates at a much larger scale with overlapping competencies in family and youth support.

Direct peers

• Sauvegarde de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence du Nord: Department-level sauvegarde association in the Nord operating child protection, medico-social, and family support services. Shares the same historical French Sauvegarde network lineage and similar service portfolio.
• ADSEA 22 (Côtes-d'Armor): Sister ADSEA in Côtes-d'Armor offering the same child protection, family support, and social work training services. Direct functional and structural peer sharing common French network practices and comparable departmental funding relationships.
• ADSEA 56 (Association Départementale pour la Sauvegarde de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence du Morbihan): Sister ADSEA association in the neighboring Breton department of Morbihan. Operates an essentially identical mandate — child protection, medico-social, and training services — under the same French association loi 1901 framework, with the same departmental and ARS funding model.
• ARSEA (Association Régionale pour la Sauvegarde de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence - Strasbourg): Regional sauvegarde association in Alsace delivering child protection, social insertion, training, and medico-social services. Closely comparable organizational scope and funding model to La Sauvegarde 29.
• ADSEA 35 (Ille-et-Vilaine): Sister ADSEA association serving the Ille-et-Vilaine department. Comparable scope of AEMO, placement, medico-social, and prevention services, with overlapping public funder base in the Brittany region.

Emerging players

• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): Major French vocational training operator offering continuing education programs including social work certifications. Direct partial competitor to ITES in the Finistère training market, particularly for continuing education and professional development segments.
• Association Oser: National network of ASE-habilitated structures organizing "séjours de rupture" in France and abroad — directly overlapping with La Sauvegarde's DAD program (La Sauvegarde receives placement requests through the Oser platform). Functional peer for the international rupture-stay niche.

Regional players

• ADAPEI 29 (Finistère): Finistère parent association serving people with intellectual disabilities. Operates in the same territory with the same departmental and ARS funders, sharing institutional ecosystem and workforce, but focused on disability rather than child protection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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