DIRECTIA DE ASISTENTA SOCIALA SI MEDICALA

What DIRECTIA DE ASISTENTA SOCIALA SI MEDICALA does

Direcția de Asistență Socială și Medicală (DASM) is a public service institution (serviciu public) operating under the Local Council of Cluj-Napoca Municipality in Cluj county, Romania. DASM delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social and medical assistance services to vulnerable residents of Cluj-Napoca, including persons with disabilities, elderly persons, low-income families, children at risk, homeless persons, and the Roma ethnic minority. Its service portfolio spans core service lines (social protection, disability assistance, child and family protection, elderly assistance, school-based medical offices) and a network of dedicated facilities: the residential home Căminul pentru persoane vârstnice „Sfântul Vasile cel Mare", the day center Centrul de zi „Țara Minunilor", the Emergency Social Center (operational since November 2012), the Temporary Hosting Center, two multifunctional senior day centers, the Social Inclusion Center, and dedicated hotlines for the elderly and domestic violence victims. The institution maintains 144 employees and an online service portal at portal.dasmclujnapoca.ro for digital access to benefits such as child allowances, disability transport passes, and dental program enrollment.

DASM has no commercial revenue model — it is funded entirely by the Cluj-Napoca municipal budget supplemented by EU grant programmes, and services are provided free of charge to eligible beneficiaries. The institution has successfully participated in multiple EU-funded projects, including the POSDRU programme (RON 7,308,571.87, 2011–2014, for Roma and disabled inclusion) and the DAPHNE III SAVE project (2014–2016, €26,823.50, for child violence prevention with seven European partners). Current implementation projects include CHILD (child-friendly justice) and INTERACT (women's homelessness). DASM is a member of the European Social Network (ESN) and is GDPR-compliant under Regulation (EU) 679/2016. Its core technology stack is described as government public administration information systems for social services delivery; no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or commercial software products are disclosed. The institution operates exclusively within the Cluj-Napoca municipality, with restricted geographic scope, and is structurally non-investable from a commercial standpoint — it is a government department, not a business entity.

Name

DIRECTIA DE ASISTENTA SOCIALA SI MEDICALA

Legal name

Direcţia de Asistenţă Socială şi Medicală

Website

https://dasmclujnapoca.ro

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Direcția de Asistență Socială și Medicală (DASM) is a Cluj-Napoca municipal government institution providing social and medical assistance services to vulnerable residents, including disabled persons, elderly, children, families, homeless individuals, and the Roma minority through a network of 10+ facilities and a digital portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIANAC

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAGAEAB

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPADAHAF

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

Keywords

• Public social services
• Municipal social assistance
• Elderly care services
• Child protection services
• Disability support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cluj-Napoca

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DASM delivers municipal-level social and medical assistance services to vulnerable residents of Cluj-Napoca, including social protection, child and family protection, disability services, elderly care (residential home, day centers, home care units), emergency shelter and temporary housing for homeless persons, food assistance programs, and medical offices in educational institutions. Services are provided free of charge or at subsidized rates through multiple specialized facilities under the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.

Product overview

DASM operates as a unified public social and medical assistance service portfolio under the Cluj-Napoca Local Council, offering multiple interconnected services including social protection, elderly care (through residential homes and day centers), child and family protection, disability assistance, and medical services in educational institutions. The organization provides both institutional care (through facilities like Căminul pentru persoane vârstnice, Centrul Social de Urgență, and various day centers) and community-based services (home care units, hotlines for elderly and victims). An online portal enables digital access to benefits applications including child allowances, disability transport passes, and dental programs. The service portfolio is complemented by social housing management, public procurement, human resources, and financial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency shelter for 150 homeless persons in Cluj-Napoca
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Social and Medical Services no. 9 Treviso (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE - Solutions Against Violence in Europe project (Daphne III program). Project aims to improve quality of prevention and identification systems for violence against children in Europe.
• Region Venesia - Direction of Social Services (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE - Solutions Against Violence in Europe project. Contributes to development of modular intervention model for child violence prevention.
• Association Dafne (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE project focusing on violence prevention against children across Europe.
• University of Valencia (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Academic partner in SAVE project providing research and innovation components for child protection systems.
• Institute for Research and Innovation (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE project contributing research capabilities to violence prevention methodology development.
• Region Crete (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE project representing Southern European perspective on child protection systems.
• Emma Center for Victim Assistance (Slovenia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partner in SAVE project specializing in psychological and social support for violence victims.
• Intercultural Institute Timișoara (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2011Research partner for POSDRU project developing impact studies on labor market inclusion measures for Roma and persons with disabilities.
• Cluj County Pension HouseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2011Government partner for beneficiary list preparation in social assistance programs.
• ESN (European Service Network)minorOthersDASM is a member of ESN (European Service Network), an organization that promotes social services exchange and best practices across European cities.
• United Way RomaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 'School After School' project for school dropout prevention and educational support for marginalized children.
• Diakonia FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 'School After School' project supporting children from marginalized and socially excluded families.
• Life Education for All AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in humanitarian campaign '8 Martie for the invisible women of Cluj' supporting homeless women at Emergency Social Center.
• Uniunea Creștină din RomâniaminorOthersPartner organization providing 10 shelter beds for homeless persons at center on str. Tutunului.
• Prison Fellowship RomâniaminorOthersPartner organization providing 30 shelter beds for homeless persons at shelter on str. Sobarilor.
• Cluj County Employment Agency (AJOFM)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment partner providing employment data for social assistance beneficiary verification.
• General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection Cluj (DGASPC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCounty-level partner for child protection and social assistance coordination.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fővárosi Szociális Központ (Budapest Social Center): Budapest's municipal social services institution serving the Hungarian capital. Comparable as a major Central European municipal social services entity with similar mandate across elderly, disability, homeless, and family services, providing a regional benchmark for service delivery models.
• Direcția de Asistență Socială Iași: Municipal social services directorate in Iași, one of Romania's largest cities. Operates comparable service categories to DASM and serves as a peer for benchmarking social services delivery in Romanian university cities with similar demographic and economic profiles.
• Direcția Generală de Asistență Socială a Municipiului București (DGASMB): Bucharest's municipal social assistance directorate, providing the closest functional peer for DASM at a much larger scale. Both entities are municipal-level social services providers operating under similar Romanian legal frameworks, with comparable service portfolios covering vulnerable populations.
• Direcția Generală de Asistență Socială și Protecția Copilului (DGASPC) Cluj: County-level social assistance and child protection directorate covering the same geographic area as DASM. Operates similar service categories (child protection, disability, elderly) but at county rather than municipal level, providing the most direct structural comparison for assessing DASM's mandate and scale.
• Direcția de Asistență Socială Timișoara: Social assistance directorate of Timișoara, another major Romanian university city. Comparable to DASM as municipal social services provider with similar population profile (urban, educated, significant student population) and similar mix of vulnerable population programs.

Regional players

• Caritas Cluj-Napoca: Major faith-based NGO social services provider operating in Cluj-Napoca with overlapping services (food assistance, elderly care, homeless support). Operates in the same geography as DASM but as a non-governmental organization with different funding base and service delivery model.

Emerging players

• United Way Romania: Already a partner of DASM in the 'School After School' project. Functions as a complementary NGO partner rather than a competitor, providing additional funding and volunteer capacity for marginalized community programs that DASM could not deliver alone.

Others

• European Social Network (ESN): European network of public social service providers of which DASM is a member. ESN is a peer organization rather than a direct competitor, providing DASM access to best-practice exchange, benchmarking studies, and EU-level policy influence that other peers may lack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries10 records

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