ASSOCIATION ESPACE

What ASSOCIATION ESPACE does

Association ESPACE is a French non-profit organization (association loi 1901) founded on 21 September 1998 and headquartered at 19 rue Gambetta, Montargis, in the Loiret department. Operating with 47 employees across four sites in Montargis, Gien, Briare, and Châtillon-sur-Loire, the organization delivers a fully integrated portfolio of medico-social services for addiction, harm reduction, sexual health, vaccination, and social insertion. Its core offerings include CAARUD L'Oasis (harm reduction center for drug users), CSAPA La Désirade (addiction care center), CJC (youth consumption consultations), CeGIDD (free HIV, hepatitis, and STI screening), a public vaccination center operating as an antenna of CHR d'Orléans, and the RdR à Distance postal program that ships harm reduction materials across the entire Centre-Val de Loire region. The association also runs social and professional insertion services for RSA welfare recipients, the TAPAJ day-paid-work program for precarious youth, a SOS Homophobie local relay, and a QUALIOPI-certified training center that delivers prevention interventions in schools.

The business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating: all user-facing services are free and anonymous, with no consumer pricing. Operations are financed by three principal public sources — ARS Centre-Val de Loire (Regional Health Agency), Conseil Départemental du Loiret, and MILDECA (Interministerial Mission for Combating Drugs and Addictive Behaviors) — alongside program-specific agreements (e.g., ARS for CAARUD/CSAPA/CeGIDD, departmental council for RSA insertion, MILDECA for prevention). The association co-founded the GCSMS CUP RdR in 2012 with ALIS 36 and AIDES, creating a regional cooperation structure for harm reduction across Centre-Val de Loire. End beneficiaries span people who use illicit substances, youth and their families, the general public seeking screening or vaccination, RSA recipients, sex workers, LGBTQ+ individuals, and families affected by addiction. Customer acquisition is community-led through partner referrals, outreach in schools and festive environments, word-of-mouth, and the association's website, with no traditional marketing apparatus.

Commercially, Association ESPACE is not an investable equity opportunity — it is a regulated, publicly financed social mission operator — but it is a structurally relevant entity in the French harm-reduction and addiction-care landscape, with multi-decade operating history, multiple regulated designations, and a regional scope that exceeds its modest headcount footprint.

Name

ASSOCIATION ESPACE

Legal name

Association ESPACE

Website

https://associationespace.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association ESPACE is a French non-profit (loi 1901) founded in 1998 that delivers free, anonymous harm reduction, addiction care, sexual health screening, vaccination, and social insertion services to drug users, youth, RSA beneficiaries, and the general public across eastern Loiret and Centre-Val de Loire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction & Harm Reduction Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Multilateral Global Health Agencies (UN/IFIs) (HLAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Harm reduction services
• Addiction treatment
• Sexual health screening
• Youth consultation services
• Social integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Montargis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public/Government Funding: Association ESPACE operates as a nonprofit organization receiving funding from government bodies including ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé), Conseil Départemental du Loiret, and MILDECA (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Drogues et les Conduites Addictives). Services are provided free to users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Association ESPACE is a French non-profit (association loi 1901) that provides free and anonymous harm reduction, addiction care, youth consultations, sexual health screening, public vaccination, social/professional integration, and professional training services across eastern Loiret and the Centre-Val de Loire region. It operates CAARUD L'Oasis, CSAPA La Désirade, CJC, CeGIDD, a vaccination centre, the RdR à Distance postal harm reduction service, and the GCSMS CUP RdR regional cooperation group, funded by ARS, Conseil Départemental du Loiret, and MILDECA.

Product overview

Association ESPACE is a non-profit organization offering a comprehensive network of interconnected health and social services focused on addiction support, harm reduction, and social insertion. The core offerings include: CAARUD L'Oasis (harm reduction center providing sterile materials and support for drug users), CSAPA La Désirade (addiction care center with medical, psychological and social support), CJC (youth consumption consultations), CeGIDD (free screening for HIV/hepatitis/STIs), and Centre de Vaccination (public vaccination services). Additional services include RdR à Distance (postal harm reduction materials), GCSMS CUP RdR (regional harm reduction cooperation), Formation & Prévention (professional training and school prevention), Insertion Service (RSA beneficiary support), TAPAJ (youth work insertion program), SOS Homophobie relay, Domiciliation service, and self-assessment auto-tests. The organization operates across eastern Loiret department with services in Montargis, Gien, and Briare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Decreased overdoses and improved health outcomes for drug users
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CUP RdR (Groupement de Coopération pour les Usagers et pour la Promotion des échanges autour de la Réduction des Risques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Regional cooperative founded in 2012 by ALIS 36, AIDES, and Association ESPACE to share knowledge, skills, and resources for developing harm reduction in Centre Val de Loire region. Conducts interventions at festivals and free parties across the region and trains event organizers and volunteers.
• CHR d'OrléanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for CeGIDD (Centre Gratuit d'Information, de Dépistage et de Diagnostic) and vaccination center services. Association ESPACE serves as an antenna of CHR d'Orléans for these health services.
• Mission LocalemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides CJC (Consultation Jeunes Consommateurs) and CSAPA services at Mission Locale locations in Gien, covering consultation hours for youth and employment support.
• Association Intermédiaire SEGmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdministrative and remuneration management partner for the TAPAJ (Travail Alternatif Payé À la Journée) program, which provides alternative paid work for young people in precarious situations.
• SOS HomophobiemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation ESPACE serves as the local relay for SOS Homophobie in the Montargis area, providing support for victims of homophobic acts and those questioning their sexual orientation.
• ALIS 36majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of CUP RdR regional harm reduction cooperative along with AIDES and Association ESPACE.
• AIDESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French HIV/hepatitis association, co-founder of CUP RdR regional harm reduction cooperative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AIDES: France's largest HIV/hepatitis association and co-founder of the CUP RdR regional harm-reduction cooperative alongside Association ESPACE. Directly comparable as a French NGO delivering harm reduction, screening (TROD), and community-based health services to vulnerable populations.
• Oppelia: Federation running multiple CSAPA, CAARUD, and CJC facilities across France under the same medico-social framework used by Association ESPACE. Directly comparable as a multi-site French addiction and harm-reduction service operator funded by ARS conventions.
• ALIS 36: Department-level harm-reduction association in Indre (36), co-founder with Association ESPACE and AIDES of the CUP RdR regional cooperative. Directly comparable as a French regional harm-reduction NGO sharing conventions, training, and event-based interventions through the same partnership structure.
• Fédération Addiction: National federation of French addiction-care structures including CSAPA and CAARUD operators. Directly comparable as the trade body representing organizations that share Association ESPACE's regulatory framework, funding sources, and service-delivery model.
• ASUD (Auto-Support des Usagers de Drogues): National French drug-user self-support association advocating for harm reduction and user rights. Directly comparable mission and population focus to Association ESPACE, though operating primarily as an advocacy and peer-support body rather than clinical service provider.
• Association SAFE: Paris-based harm-reduction association (formerly Gaïa Paris) focused on drug users and sex workers, providing CAARUD-equivalent services, sterile equipment distribution, and community outreach. Directly comparable mission, populations, and service model to Association ESPACE.
• Médecins du Monde: International medical humanitarian NGO operating in France with harm-reduction programs for drug users, sex workers, and marginalized populations. Directly comparable as a French-registered nonprofit delivering free, anonymous health services to vulnerable groups via community outreach.
• ANPAA (Addictions France): National French association for prevention in alcoology and addictology (now branded Addictions France), operating prevention, screening, and addiction-care services across France. Directly comparable as a multi-region French addiction NGO with overlapping CSAPA/CJC-style programming.
• CEID (Centre d'Étude et d'Information sur les Drogues): Bordeaux-based regional addiction and harm-reduction center operating CSAPA and CAARUD services with a similar convention-based funding model. Directly comparable as a regional French harm-reduction NGO serving drug users and vulnerable populations in a specific territory.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Large national humanitarian organization operating social-action, healthcare, and addiction programs across France. Comparable as a multi-service French nonprofit with overlapping insertion, harm-reduction, and vulnerable-population programs, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-espace

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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