Association FILAFIL

What Association FILAFIL does

Association FILAFIL (legal name: Fil A Fil « Filons À La Filature », RNA W595005524, SIREN 451375661) is a French non-profit association declared under loi 1901 at the prefecture of Nord, founded in May 2003 and headquartered at 70-74 rue de Thumesnil in the Lille-Moulins neighborhood of Lille, Hauts-de-France. The organization delivers a portfolio of six integrated community social services free of charge to local residents: academic accompaniment for middle school students (collégiens), parental support, social and professional insertion assistance, sport-health-wellness activities, citizen participation programs, and aging/senior support. Its core service model emphasizes participatory governance rooted in the values of 'éducation populaire' (popular education), with residents involved in the creation, animation, and evaluation of local projects.

The association operates with a small staff of six employees and reaches more than 300 beneficiaries annually through over 30 workshops each month, accumulating nearly 2,500 hours of social presence per year. Programs are delivered directly at the headquarters and at embedded locations within social housing residences, including those operated by partner Groupe Vilogia. Service delivery is exclusively human-led and relationship-driven; there is no proprietary technology platform, AI capability, or digital product disclosed in operating materials.

The association has no commercial revenue model. All programs are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Operating funding is sourced from public subsidies and institutional support, primarily from the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF), French State services, the Ville de Lille, and the Politique de la Ville urban policy program. The organization is governed by its members, with no parent company, holding structure, shareholders, or private equity involvement. Partnerships with organizations such as GRAFISE extend program reach, particularly in professional insertion through the O2R-funded Forum Emploi & Formation.

Name

Association FILAFIL

Legal name

Association Fil A Fil « Filons À La Filature »

Website

https://assofilafil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association FILAFIL is a French non-profit association founded in 2003 that delivers free community social services — academic support, parenting assistance, professional insertion, sports, citizen participation, and senior accompaniment — to residents of the Lille-Moulins neighborhood in Lille, funded by public subsidies from CAF, Ville de Lille, and Politique de la Ville.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Academic support programs
• Social and professional insertion
• Citizen participation initiatives
• Senior isolation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public subsidies and grants: The association receives funding from public institutions including the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) and government services (services de l'Etat) to finance its educational accompaniment projects and social support activities.
2. Municipal support: Financial and operational support from the Ville de Lille for community development and social initiatives.
3. Social policy funding: Support from Politique de la Ville programs for neighborhood social development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Association FILAFIL is a non-profit community association that delivers free social services to residents of the Lille-Moulins neighborhood in Lille, France. Its offering spans six integrated programs: weekly academic accompaniment for middle school students, monthly parenting support actions, social and professional insertion assistance, sports and health/well-being activities, citizen participation initiatives, and social accompaniment for aging seniors. All services are provided free of charge to individual beneficiaries.

Product overview

Association FILAFIL is a community association founded in 2003 serving the Lille-Moulins neighborhood. It offers a portfolio of six integrated social services: Accompaniment to Schooling (academic support for middle school students), Parenting Support, Social and Professional Integration, Sport-Health and Wellness, Citizen Participation, and Elderly Support. The association operates on an annual budget of nearly 2,500 hours of social presence and serves over 300 beneficiaries per year through more than 30 monthly workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement à la Scolarité (Academic Accompaniment) Weekly personalized academic support sessions for middle school students (collégiens) in the Lille-Moulins neighborhood, funded by the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales and State services, aimed at developing transferable skills for academic success.
• Parentalité (Parenting Support) Monthly collective actions and individualized support to strengthen the parent-child bond and assist parents in their parental responsibilities, delivered by education professionals free of charge.
• Insertion Sociale et Professionnelle (Social and Professional Insertion) Social and professional integration support through concrete and personalized actions, helping individuals find their place in society and achieve professional fulfillment, including the Forum Emploi & Formation organized with GRAFISE.
• Sport - Santé / Bien-être (Sports, Health and Well-being) Variety of sports activities and health/well-being programs for residents of all ages, promoting a healthy and active lifestyle accessible to all.
• Participation Citoyenne (Citizen Participation) Community engagement initiatives working daily with residents to address local needs, involving inhabitants in the creation, animation, and evaluation of local projects through participatory governance structures rooted in the values of éducation populaire.
• Accompagnement du Vieillissement (Aging Support) Social accompaniment for aging populations, including proximity activities to combat isolation of seniors and specific social support measures for individuals and families, with particular attention to isolated and socially vulnerable populations to prevent or address loss of autonomy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ beneficiaries served annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• GRAFISEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFILAFIL partners with GRAFISE to organize the Forum Emploi & Formation (Job and Training Forum) under the O2R call for projects. This collaboration brings together job seekers, training organizations, and employment professionals to facilitate professional insertion in the Lille-Moulins territory.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAF provides funding for the school's accompaniment project, enabling FILAFIL to offer weekly personalized support sessions for middle school students to develop transferable skills for academic success.
• Ville de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Lille provides support for neighborhood social development projects including the Neighbor Encounters initiative and broader community development activities in the Lille-Moulins district.
• Groupe VilogiasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerVilogia, a social housing provider, partners with FILAFIL to host Neighbor Encounters events in their residential buildings, fostering community bonds among tenants in the Lille-Moulins social housing stock.
• Politique de la VillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Urban Policy program provides funding and institutional support for FILAFIL's social development initiatives in the priority neighborhood of Lille-Moulins.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux et Socioculturels de France: National federation supporting local community social centers (centres sociaux) that operate the same multi-thematic model—education, family support, social insertion, senior services—funded by CAF and local authorities. FILAFIL operates as a de facto local centre social.
• FACE (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): French foundation operating neighborhood-level programs focused on social and professional insertion, parental support, and youth education—directly comparable to FILAFIL's insertion and schooling programs.
• Petits Frères des Pauvres: French non-profit dedicated to combating senior isolation through community accompaniment and visite/écoute programs—directly comparable to FILAFIL's 'Accompagnement du Vieillissement' pillar.
• ATD Quart Monde: French anti-poverty NGO working in priority neighborhoods on education, family support, and insertion—precisely the populations and quartiers served by FILAFIL under Politique de la Ville funding.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: National humanitarian organization running local branches that deliver social insertion, family support, and aging-in-place services. Comparable funding via public subsidies and similar community-based workshop delivery.
• Secours Catholique: Large French non-profit providing community social assistance to vulnerable populations including families, isolated seniors, and the unemployed—directly overlapping FILAFIL's target demographics and neighbor-based delivery model.
• Emmaüs France: Major French non-profit federation addressing social exclusion through community-based programs including insertion, housing, and elderly support. Operates a broader national network with similar funding mechanisms (CAF, public subsidies).
• UNIOPSS (Union Nationale Interfédérale des Œuvres et Organismes Privés Non Lucratifs Sanitaires et Sociaux): Federation representing French non-profit social and health organizations receiving public funding. Provides the institutional umbrella and policy advocacy context relevant to FILAFIL's operating model.

Regional players

• Vilogia (as social housing partner): Regional Hauts-de-France social housing provider that hosts community events in its residences; while not a direct service peer, it is a sister-ecosystem player with which FILAFIL partners for senior/community programming.
• GRAFISE: Lille-based insertion and employment organization partnering with FILAFIL on the Forum Emploi & Formation. Comparable regional insertion mission and likely comparable funding model (subventions, Politique de la Ville).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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