CSP Vaud

What CSP Vaud does

CSP Vaud (Centre Social Protestant Vaud) is a private non-profit association headquartered at Beau-Séjour 28, Lausanne, Switzerland, operating as the Vaud canton branch of the federation of four Protestant Social Centers (CSP) serving French-speaking Switzerland. The organization delivers free, confidential professional social consultations covering financial difficulties, legal questions, family and couple issues, migration and refugee matters, youth support, and professional reintegration, serving vulnerable individuals regardless of nationality or religion. It operates within a four-canton federation (Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Berne-Jura) that collectively maintains roughly 18 service locations and a campaign reference of CHF 10 million across annual operations.

Name

CSP Vaud

Legal name

Centre social protestant Vaud

Website

https://csp.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSP Vaud is a Lausanne-based non-profit providing free social, legal, financial, family, and migration consultations to vulnerable populations regardless of nationality or religion. It funds operations via private donations, public subsidies, and a network of six second-hand retail stores (Les Galetas) across the Vaud canton.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Community Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Legal Services (54119), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Second-hand retail
• Free legal counseling
• Debt counseling
• Migration assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne, Vaud

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Private donations from individuals and organizations who support the social mission of CSP. The organization states it lives primarily from private donations.
2. Second-hand retail sales: Revenue from Galetas and Boutiques - second-hand stores selling donated clothing, furniture, books, and household items. Sales contribute to financing social consultations.
3. Public and private subsidies: CSP receives subsidies from public authorities and private foundations to support its social services operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CSP Vaud provides free professional social consultations covering money, legal, couple/family, migration, youth, and reintegration issues, available to all without distinction of nationality or religion. These services are cross-financed by proceeds from its network of second-hand retail stores (Les Galetas et Boutiques) that sell donated clothing, furniture, books, and household items, supplemented by donations and public/private subsidies. Additional offerings include youth over-indebtedness prevention workshops in schools, training programs, free digital publications, and room rental.

Product overview

CSP Vaud (Centre Social Protestant Vaud) is a social services organization offering interconnected social services centered around professional consultations (financial, legal, family, migration, and youth issues), complemented by second-hand stores (Galetas et Boutiques) that generate funding for free consultation services. Additional services include prevention programs for youth over-indebtedness, training programs, room rentals, and free digital publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Galetas du CSP Vaud: Second-hand stores selling donated clothing, furniture, books, and household items. Proceeds fund social consultations.

Products and services

• Galetas et Boutiques (Second-hand Stores) Retail network selling donated clothing, furniture, books, and household items at affordable prices across six Vaud locations, with sales revenue directly funding CSP Vaud's free social consultations.
• Social Consultations Free, confidential professional social consultations addressing financial, legal, couple/family, migration, youth, and socio-professional reintegration questions for individuals and families in Vaud canton.
• Prevention Services School- and training-center-based prevention workshops targeting youth over-indebtedness and supporting apprentices and post-compulsory students in maintaining their educational path.
• Formations (Training Programs) Training programs drawing on CSP Vaud's professional social work expertise, delivered to individuals and professionals on social and welfare topics.
• Location de Salle (Room Rental) Rental of the Fraternité room at CSP Vaud's premises for events, meetings, and community gatherings.
• Ramassage à Domicile (Home Collection Service) Door-to-door collection service for donated items in Vaud canton, supplying the Galetas second-hand stores and reinforcing the circular-economy funding loop.
• Editions du CSP Vaud (Free Digital Publications) Free digital publications and practical guides on topics such as residence permits, household budgets, and other legal/social matters.
• Le Journal du CSP Vaud — Les Nouvelles Quarterly print and digital journal (Les Nouvelles) providing news about CSP Vaud activities and thematic coverage of social issues.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colis du CoeurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2027Co-locating with CSP Genève in new Cartouchière building (opening spring 2027) to facilitate access to combined social services.
• Vestiaire social (Caritas/Croix-Rouge)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2027Co-locating with CSP Genève in new Cartouchière building (opening spring 2027) alongside Colis du Coeur for integrated social service access.
• Caritas JuraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on speech and support groups for separated/divorced persons and couples at CSP Berne-Jura.
• Paroisse réformée française de BienneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CSP Berne-Jura for solidarity events supporting COVID-19 victims and responders.
• Association jurassienne pour la coparentalité (AJCP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Forum events and mixed consultation services for separating couples with children.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pro Senectute: Leading Swiss foundation providing social, financial, and legal counseling services primarily for seniors across all cantons. Comparable as a free, donation-subsidized social counseling provider, with overlapping financial advisory and legal guidance services though narrower demographic focus.
• Caritas Switzerland (Caritas Suisse): Largest Swiss Catholic social services organization providing counseling, migration support, second-hand shops, and humanitarian aid across all Swiss cantons. Directly comparable to CSP in mission (free social support for vulnerable populations), service mix (financial, legal, migration), and hybrid donation/retail funding model, but operating at national scale and across language regions.
• Pro Juventute: National Swiss foundation providing counseling and support for children, youth, and families. Directly comparable to CSP's youth segment (debt prevention, apprenticeship support, career integration) and family/couple counseling offerings.
• Colis du Coeur: Geneva-based food and essential goods assistance organization co-locating with CSP Genève in the new Cartouchière building (spring 2027). Comparable free social support model for vulnerable populations and explicit operational partner.
• CSP Neuchâtel: Sister CSP organization serving canton Neuchâtel with identical service categories and three second-hand store locations. Direct regional peer within the same federation.
• CSP Berne-Jura: Sister CSP organization serving Berne-Jura with bilingual service delivery, ISO 9001:2015 and eduQua certifications, and Regenove second-hand stores. Direct functional peer operating under the same federation model with comparable services and retail network.
• Centre Social Protestant Genève: Sister organization within the same CSP.ch federation, operating in Geneva canton. Same service portfolio (financial, legal, family, migration, youth counseling) and same second-hand store brand (Galetas/Atelier Galiffe), directly comparable as a regional CSP peer.

Regional players

• Diakonie Schweiz: Swiss Protestant social welfare umbrella organization that historically supported similar social services and migration/refugee assistance. Comparable in religious-affiliated origin and social service mission, though primarily active in German-speaking Switzerland rather than CSP's Suisse romande footprint.
• Caritas Jura: Regional Caritas affiliate in canton Jura collaborating with CSP Berne-Jura on support groups for separated/divorced persons. Comparable regional social services and family support provider in the same geographic territory.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Red Cross (Croix-Rouge suisse): National humanitarian organization providing health, social, and integration services including migration support, family assistance, and second-hand operations. Overlaps directly with CSP's migration, family, and social counseling services, and is an explicit co-location partner (Vestiaire social) at CSP Genève's new Cartouchière hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CSPSuisse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/csp-vaud
• Instagraminstagram.com/cspvaud/?hl=fr

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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