Crefad Loire

What Crefad Loire does

Crefad Loire (Association loi 1901 W423004088, founded December 1, 2008) is a French non-profit popular education organization headquartered at 40 rue de la Résistance, Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The organization operates within the broader Réseau des Crefad network and the Peuple et Culture movement, providing formation, accompaniment, and community programs targeting three primary segments: young people aged 16-25 (Service Civique intermediation, Horizon Europe entrepreneurship program, Caravane des Possibles, Erasmus+ mobility); associations and collectives (administrative support, project development, employer grouping via MEGA); and neighborhood residents (urban revitalization via ICI Bientôt, third-place activities). Core products include Service Civique Intermédiation, Formation Civique et Citoyenne, the Horizon Europe 6-month entrepreneurship support program, the itinerant Caravane des Possibles in the Massif Central, and a 2025-2026 training catalog, with delivery through weekly Tuesday permanences, workshops, and partner locations.

The organization operates an archipelago of associative third-places in Saint-Étienne through SCI Les Murs de la Ville, a collective property vehicle holding 40 rue de la Résistance (Ici-Bientôt), 38 rue de la Résistance (shared with Les Moyens du Bord and Amitié Loire Ukraine), and 6 place Boivin (Six C'est Possible, 130 m²). Staff headcount is 11, augmented by Service Civique volunteers receiving indemnities of €472.95/month from the agency plus €107.58/month from Crefad Loire. The organization holds Qualiopi certification (n°82 42 02347 42) as a registered training provider.

Revenue is derived from five streams: (1) annual membership fees via HelloAsso, (2) training services revenue under Qualiopi certification, (3) public grants from European Union (Erasmus+), ANCT, Conseil Régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ville de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne Métropole, and Fondation Orange, (4) book sales through Editions Crefad Documents, and (5) donations and crowdfunding (including for SCI property acquisition). The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with no traditional commercial channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; programs are funded through public subsidies and accessibility-focused accommodations. Revenue is not publicly disclosed in any source material.

Name

Crefad Loire

Legal name

association loi 1901 Crefad Loire

Website

https://crefadloire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crefad Loire is a Saint-Étienne-based French non-profit (Association loi 1901, founded 2008) providing popular education, youth civic training (Service Civique, Horizon Europe), and accompaniment for associations and residents, operating an archipelago of collectively-owned third-places via SCI Les Murs de la Ville.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult and Community Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Ground Orientation, Travel, Transfers & Logistics Support (EDAIAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pre-Departure Orientation, Re-Entry & Intercultural Training for Study Abroad (EDAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Popular education
• Youth civic engagement
• Association development
• Service civique intermediation
• Social solidarity economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Adhésions): Annual membership fees collected from members who join the association. The organization promotes membership through HelloAsso platform.
2. Training services revenue: Formation programs including civic and citizenship training, project development training, and skills training for associations and project carriers. Certified Qualiopi training provider.
3. Public funding and grants: Funding from public institutions including Conseil Régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ville de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne Métropole, ANCT, Europe (EU), and other government bodies. The organization participates in Erasmus+ programs.
4. Sales of publications and books: Sale of books published by Editions Crefad Documents, including works on popular education, associative leadership, and third places.
5. Donations and crowdfunding: Support through donations via HelloAsso platform and crowdfunding campaigns for specific projects like local SCI acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crefad Loire is a non-profit popular education association that delivers civic training, Service Civique intermediation, and youth entrepreneurship support to young people, associations, and neighborhood residents in Saint-Étienne. Its core offerings include Service Civique placement and civic-citizen training, the Horizon Europe 6-month social-solidarity entrepreneurship program with Erasmus+ mobility, the Caravane des Possibles itinerant rural program, and accompaniment services for associations and residents, anchored in a network of collectively owned third-place spaces and supported by public grants and Qualiopi-certified training delivery.

Product overview

crefad Loire operates as a non-profit education organization (éducation populaire) offering a diverse portfolio of services focused on youth support, association development, and community empowerment. The core offerings include Service Civique intermediation with civic training programs, the Horizon Europe entrepreneurship acceleration program with international mobility components, and the itinerant Caravane des Possibles initiative for rural youth. Supporting infrastructure includes ICI Bientôt for urban revitalization, the Atlas des Possibles archipelago of third-place spaces (including La Bricoleuse workshop, La Brouette art space, and Les Moyens du Bord community hub), and the MEGA employer grouping for shared administrative services. The organization also publishes books through Crefad Documents editions and participates in research projects like REPAé.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service Civique Intermédiation

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 project carriers accompanied per 6-month Horizon Europe promotion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Terrain d'EntenteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026Co-organization of round table on associative resistance to institutional pressures. Collaboration with Mouvement Associatif AURA.
• Mouvement Associatif AURAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026Regional movement collaboration on associative freedoms and resistance to bureaucratic pressures. Joint organization of exchange afternoon on associative rights.
• Observatoire des Libertés Associatives (OLA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026Collaboration with OLA researchers including Marie Garmadi and Jean-Baptiste Jobard on documenting associative freedom pressures and regulatory challenges.
• Collectif des Associations Citoyennes (CAC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026Partnership with CAC on defending associative freedoms and documenting institutional pressures. Jean-Baptiste Jobard represents CAC at round tables.
• x-tractor (Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2025Partnership for Lingo Bingo urban linguistic game project. Berlin association trains Crefad Loire team in video Lingo Bingo creation and street animation techniques for multilingual urban engagement.
• Centre CREALcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Co-founder of Groupement d'Employeur MEGA alongside Crefad Loire, La Bricoleuse, and O.U.F. Supports non-profit structures in accounting, communication, and social administration.
• La BricoleusecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024Co-member of SCI Les murs de la Ville collective property. Collaborative third-place providing associative DIY workshop at 27 rue de la Ville. Shares office space at 6 place Boivin (Six C'est Possible).
• O.U.FcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024Co-member of SCI Les murs de la Ville collective property. Operates La Brouette experimental art space at 4 rue du Théâtre. Shares space at 6 place Boivin (Six C'est Possible).
• Les Moyens du BordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024Co-member of SCI Les murs de la Ville collective property. Mutual aid group offering artistic activities, cooking, and gardening at 38 rue de la Résistance.
• Atlas des PossiblescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2024Association coordinating third-place archipelago. Manages 6 place Boivin space, leads collective property experiments, and coordinates activities across multiple associative spaces.
• TEM-PressminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 February 2024Formation co-animation on graphic cultures and Riso printing techniques. TEM-Press provides printing expertise and popular printing workshop accessibility at La Bricoleuse every Friday afternoon.
• Phare Ponleu SelpakminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2023Partnership for 'Citations de Vie' exhibition presenting photography journeys of art school students from Phare Ponleu Selpak Cambodia. Collaboration involving Juliette Deloron.
• Les amis du TreuilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2023Partnership for intergenerational construction workshop using pisé technique. Joint organization of reconstruction project at rural third-place Le Treuil in Chambœuf.
• Laboratoire Éducation, Cultures, Politiques (ECP) - Université Jean MonnetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic partnership for REPAé research-action on associative third-places (2023-2025). Mixed research team exploring democratic governance, work relations, autonomy, and partnerships with public authorities.
• Seeds (Jordan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2021Partnership with Jordanian organization supporting Syrian refugees. Crefad Loire prepares young people with migratory backgrounds for exchanges, visits Jordan to prepare youth exchange, and supports food solutions for refugee families.
• CDOS LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2017Co-development of civic and citizenship training (Formation Civique et Citoyenne) for service civique volunteers. Combines sports-based discrimination treatment with political empowerment approaches.
• CIDFF de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2016Partnership for kitchen groups supporting women's professional integration. Crefad Loire accompanies various cooking groups initiated by neighborhood associations across the Saint-Étienne agglomeration, including groups at La Cotonne, Montaud, Beaubrun, Chavanelle, Montplaisir, Rive de Gier, La Ricamarie, and other locations.
• crefad AuvergnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2016Partnership for IVO4All (International Volunteering For All) experimental program allowing young people with professional insertion difficulties to complete 6-month service civique with half abroad. Three mission types offered: citizenship exchanges in Greece, refugee support in Germany, and educational actions with Tziganes in Hungary.
• Union Sportive pour MontreynaudminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2016Partnership for European youth exchange during Euro 2016, enabling 40 young people from 6 countries to conduct socio-cultural and sports animations addressing discrimination and money in football.
• Carton PleinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2016Collaboration for the 'Ici bientôt!' project to activate vacant storefronts in Beaubrun neighborhood. Working to dynamize streets and fight against vacant ground floor proliferation.
• Collectif 8 mars Saint-ÉtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot organization for collective programming around International Women's Rights Day (March 8). Coordinates events, workshops, exhibitions, and awareness activities on gender equality.
• Institut AlinskyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partner on associative liberties topics, providing documentation and resources on associative rights and resistance strategies.
• Juliette DeloronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Citations de Vie' exhibition with photographer presenting Cambodian art students' journeys.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux de France: National federation of neighborhood social centers providing formation, youth support and associative accompaniment to residents — overlapping target population (Saint-Étienne quartiers) and similar public-funder base.
• AFEV (Association de la Fondation Étudiante pour la Ville): Major French non-profit running civic and educational programs for young people in priority neighborhoods, with comparable Erasmus+ mobility and civic training offerings; larger scale but similar model.
• UNIS-CITÉ: Largest French Service Civique host organization; competes for the same Service Civique intermediation market and civic training funding as Crefad Loire.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: National federation delivering civic training, youth mobility and association support at much larger scale; competes for the same public funding pools (Erasmus+, FONJEP, regional grants) and similar association clientele.

Direct peers

• Concordia: French non-profit specializing in international volunteering, youth exchanges and Erasmus+ mobility programs; directly comparable on IVO4All-type international service civique offerings.
• Réseau National des Juniors Associations: National network enabling 12-25 year-olds to create and run associations with formation and administrative support — directly comparable on the youth project-carrier accompaniment value proposition.
• Animafac: National network supporting student associations through formation, project accompaniment and resources — closely analogous to Crefad Loire's "Accompagnement Associations et Collectifs" line.
• crefad Auvergne: Direct sibling in the same Réseau des Crefad network, also a Qualiopi-certified popular education association delivering formation and Erasmus+ mobility; co-developed the IVO4All program with Crefad Loire.
• Peuple et Culture: Parent popular-education movement (founded 1945) that Crefad Loire explicitly cites as its founding lineage; offers training, civic engagement programs and association support across France with comparable methods.

Regional players

• Mouvement Associatif AURA: Regional umbrella for associations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, coordinating advocacy, formation and network support for the same population of local associations Crefad Loire serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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