CDSEA

What CDSEA does

CDSEA (Comité De Sauvegarde de l'Enfant à l'Adulte, or C.D.S.E.A.) is a French non-profit association governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Évry-Courcouronnes, Essonne. The association operates as an authorized provider of social and medico-social services under Article L312-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (CASF), managing five establishments across the Essonne territory: DITEP (an integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical facility for children with behavioral disorders), MECS (a residential children's home for adolescents in difficulty), SAEMF (a home-based educational support service with four territorial branches), SAIS (residential housing and social integration services for adults with mental or psychological disabilities), and the associated SAVS (social life accompaniment) and SESSAD (specialized home education and care) sub-services.

The association's beneficiaries are children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or families in difficulty, accessed exclusively through social services referrals and departmental council pathways rather than direct commercial channels. CDSEA employs approximately 50 people across its sites and is led by President Jean-Marie Poujoul and Director General Patrick Mical, with governance exercised through a Board of Directors and Bureau.

CDSEA's revenue model is built on government social security funding, departmental council allocations for child protection and disability services, and public donations, rather than direct user payments. Pricing is therefore not applicable in a commercial sense. The association has progressively broadened its service portfolio over five decades through organic establishment creation (1970–1998), a 2017 merger with Collectif Relogement Essonne, and a 2022 statutory modification enabling beneficiary participation in governance. In June 2025, CDSEA signed a management mandate with Association Vivre et Devenir, opening potential paths for new joint projects.

Name

CDSEA

Legal name

Comité De Sauvegarde de l'Enfant à l'Adulte - C.D.S.E.A.

Website

https://cdsea91.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDSEA is a French non-profit association founded in 1970 providing social and medico-social services across the Essonne department. It operates five establishments serving children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities through residential care, home-based education, and therapeutic support, funded by French social security mechanisms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Evry-Courcouronnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded social services: CDSEA operates as a non-profit association under the French law of July 1, 1901, providing social and medico-social services funded through government social security mechanisms. Services are provided under Article L312-1 of CASF (Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles). Revenue comes from public funding, social security reimbursements, and potentially departmental council allocations for child protection and disability services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

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Core offering

CDSEA is a non-profit association under French law of July 1, 1901 that provides social and medico-social services across the Essonne department in France. It operates five establishments and services offering integrated support covering the full spectrum from child protection and family education to residential housing and autonomy-building for adolescents and adults with mental or psychological disabilities.

Product overview

CDSEA is a social/medical-social services association providing a portfolio of five interconnected establishments and services for children, adolescents, adults, and families in difficulty or with disabilities. The core offerings include: (1) D.I.T.E.P. — an integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical device offering outpatient, day, and night care modalities for children with behavioral disorders; (2) M.E.C.S. — a children's home for adolescents from struggling families, featuring progressive autonomy programs with individual rooms, studios, and collective housing; (3) S.A.E.M.F. — a home-based educational support service with four territorial branches; and (4) S.A.I.S. — a residential housing and social life accompaniment service for adults with disabilities, including a S.A.V.S. component. The organization operates across the Essonne territory in France, serving the most vulnerable populations through a person-centered, ethically-grounded approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• D.I.T.E.P. (Dispositif Intégré Thérapeutique, Éducatif et Pédagogique)
• M.E.C.S. (Maison d'Enfants à Caractère Social)
• S.A.E.M.F. (Service d'Aide Éducative en Milieu Familial)
• S.A.I.S. (Service d'Accompagnement et d'Insertion Sociale)

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive coverage of the disability child-adult spectrum

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association Vivre et DevenircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2025CDSEA signed a management mandate with Association Vivre et Devenir during the General Assembly of June 20, 2025, held at the Maison des Adolescents in Morsang-sur-Orge. This collaboration opens the way for new joint projects between the two associations, following the invitation of key actors from Vivre et Devenir to the General Assembly.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe SOS: Major French social enterprise group operating hundreds of establishments across social, medico-social, healthcare, and education sectors nationally. Comparable through its disability, youth, and social-inclusion service lines.
• Croix-Rouge française: National humanitarian organization providing a wide range of social, medico-social, and health services across France, including disability and child welfare programs. Comparable through its social services portfolio, though much broader in scope.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre / Foyers de Jeunes Travailleurs: National French organization addressing housing and social integration for vulnerable populations. Overlaps with CDSEA's Collectif Relogement Essonne merger legacy and adult residential accompaniment offerings.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: A large French foundation operating child protection, education, and family support services nationally. Comparable to CDSEA's MECS and SAEMF offerings but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Mutualité Française: French network of mutual insurance organizations operating social, medico-social, and healthcare services. Comparable through disability services and medico-social establishment management.

Regional players

• France Terre d'Asile: French association dedicated to refugee and asylum-seeker support with services across multiple regions including Île-de-France. Operates in adjacent social-intervention territory with overlapping funder relationships in the Essonne area.

Direct peers

• ADAPEI de l'Essonne: Departmental federation affiliated with the national UNAPEI network, providing services to people with intellectual disabilities in Essonne. Directly competes with CDSEA's SAIS/SAVS adult disability services within the same catchment area.
• Association OVE (Oeuvre des Villages d'Enfants): French association managing residential and educational facilities for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities or social difficulties. Direct peer to CDSEA's MECS and DITEP services.
• Association Vivre et Devenir: A French non-profit association managing social and medico-social establishments across multiple regions. It is the most direct comparable given CDSEA's June 2025 management mandate with this organization and their overlapping focus on disability, child protection, and vulnerable populations.

Others

• ANDESI (Association Nationale des Directeurs d'Établissements et Services d'Intervention Sociale): National professional association representing directors of French social intervention establishments. Not a direct competitor, but a relevant ecosystem counterpart representing the operational cadre CDSEA draws upon.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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