FMS - fédération médico-sociale

What FMS - fédération médico-sociale does

FMS — Fédération Médico-Sociale — is a French non-profit association headquartered in Épinal (Vosges), founded under the 1901 association law and recognized as a public utility since 1923. The organization operates more than 100 establishments and services spanning seven medico-social verticals: addiction (addictologie), asylum (asile), autonomy (autonomie), childhood (enfance), housing (logement), insertion, and adult services. It accompanies approximately 685 beneficiaries across these programs and employs on the order of 600 staff, making it one of the largest medico-social federations in the Grand Est region.

The entity's business model is characteristic of French regulated social services: revenue is derived primarily from public-sector commissioning by the ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé), departmental councils (Vosges and Haute-Saône), CNSA, the Prefecture, and increasingly co-financed by the Banque des Territoires and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER). Service delivery is human-centered and operates under multi-year authorizations, with infrastructure financed through capex funded by these same institutional partners. FMS has built a regional coordination role by co-founding the Groupement Santé Mentale 88 and the SIAO-115 Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire (GCS), embedding itself in the local health and emergency-housing systems.

Recent strategic activity centers on consolidation and innovation rather than scale expansion: the 2022 acquisition of Maison Saint-Anne (rebranded Le Belvédère, ~€1.84M), the creation of an internal Innovation function, the award-winning "Ô Bistrot" inclusion project (Fondation Legrand first prize, 2025), and the June 2024 leadership transition to President Nathalie Marchal. The geographic footprint has extended modestly from Vosges into Haute-Saône, and the operating model continues to emphasize ecosystem partnerships over standalone service provision. No technology or AI/ML capabilities are described in the source material.

Name

FMS - fédération médico-sociale

Legal name

Fédération Médico-Sociale

Website

https://f-ms.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

FMS - Fédération Médico-Sociale is a French non-profit association (public utility since 1923) based in Épinal, operating 100+ medico-social establishments across Vosges and Haute-Saône, serving approximately 685 beneficiaries in addiction, asylum, autonomy, childhood, housing, and insertion, with around 600 staff and public-sector commissioning as its primary funding model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Epinal

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Security and Government Funding: As a non-profit association in the medico-social sector, FMS receives funding from government bodies including ARS (Regional Health Agency), CNSA, and departmental councils for operating social and healthcare services.
2. Donations and Legacies: FMS is recognized as a public utility organization (by decree of April 17, 1923) and can receive donations, bequests, and legacies. Donations are deductible at 66% for tax purposes.
3. Membership Fees: Members pay annual dues (cotisation) to support the association. Honorific members are exempt from fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FMS is a non-profit federation that operates a network of social and medico-social establishments and services across the Vosges department in France. It provides residential care, addiction treatment (CSAPA), asylum-seeker accommodation (CADA, HUDA), housing and reintegration services (CHRS, family pensions, social residences), sheltered employment (ESAT Florébois and workshops), and support for elderly, disabled, children, and families in difficulty. It also runs two commercial brands: B'FOR Formation (professional training) and D'MAIN (maintenance and handyman services).

Product overview

FMS (Fédération Médico-Sociale) is a social and medico-social federation based in the Vosges department of France, operating as a unified association with multiple service offerings. The organization provides social support services across seven key areas: Addiction, Asylum/Refugee support, Autonomy (elderly and disabled), Childhood and Family services, Housing, and Insertion/Support. The portfolio includes specialized sub-brands: B'FOR (professional training services for individuals and organizations), D'MAIN (maintenance and handyman services for businesses and individuals), and ESAT Florébois (sheltered employment for people with disabilities). The organization also operates residential facilities including family pensions and social residences, with recent rehabilitation projects transforming properties like the Maison Sainte-Anne into Le Belvédère. The federation coordinates these diverse services through a Support Innovation function that develops new projects and initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESAT Florébois: Establishment and Service of Assistance through Work providing employment support for people with disabilities, operating workshops focused on earth, wood, water, flowers, and fruits.
• Les Ateliers du Bois Joli
• La Porte de la Forêt
• B'FOR Formation
• D'main
• LOGEMA

Products and services

• B'FOR Formation Professional training services for individuals, businesses, associations, local authorities, and students in the Vosges region, with tailored training programs for the social and medico-social sector.
• D'MAIN Multi-service handyman and maintenance services for businesses, public entities, and individuals, providing skilled workers for various jobs with detailed quotes per service.
• ESAT Florébois Sheltered employment establishment (ESAT) providing vocational work and integration for people with disabilities, operating across workshops focused on earth, wood, water, flowers, and fruits, with locations in Saint-Nabord and Fraize.
• Les Ateliers du Bois Joli Specialized woodworking workshop providing artisanal wood products and services, operated as a work integration activity for people with disabilities, located in Saint-Nabord and Fraize.
• La Porte de la Forêt Specialized workshop and restaurant located in Darney providing work integration for people with disabilities and food services to the public.
• Family Pensions (Pensions de Famille) Family pensions providing long-term accommodation for people whose social or psychological situation makes access to ordinary housing difficult, including the new Le Belvédère family pension in Charmes.
• Social Residences (Résidences Sociales) Temporary housing for households with limited income or facing difficulties accessing ordinary housing, including the new social residence at Le Belvédère in Charmes.
• CHRS - Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale Housing and Reintegration Center (CHRS Beillard) offering emergency and transitional accommodation with social reintegration support, located near Gérardmer.
• CADA - Centre d'Accueil pour Demandeurs d'Asile Center for Asylum Seekers (CADA FMS) providing accommodation and integration support for refugees and asylum seekers awaiting application processing.
• HUDA - Hébergement d'Urgence pour Demandeurs d'Asile Emergency accommodation for asylum seekers awaiting application processing, operated as part of FMS's asylum support services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 685 people accompanied by the organization
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ARS Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARS (Agence Régionale de Santé) is the Regional Health Agency and a key institutional partner for FMS. They provide regulatory oversight and funding for health and social services. FMS appears prominently in ARS-supported platforms like Pass'Âge.
• Prefet des VosgescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrefect of the Vosges department is a key governmental partner for authorization and oversight of social establishments and services.
• Prefet de la Haute-SaônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrefect of Haute-Saône department collaborates on cross-departmental initiatives.
• Ministere de la JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Justice is a key partner, particularly for child protection and youth justice-related services.
• SIAO-115 (Service Integre d'Accueil et d'Orientation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMS is co-founder of the GCS managing SIAO-115, which coordinates emergency housing and social integration services across Vosges. FMS co-founded this cooperation structure with Association Le Renouveau.
• Centre hospitalier Ravenel de MirecourtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMS is co-founder of GCS Groupement Sante Mentale 88 with this hospital, UNAFAM, and AVSEA to coordinate mental health services.
• UNAFAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion Nationale des Amis et Familles de malades psychiques - partner in the Groupement Sante Mentale 88.
• AVSEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Vosgienne de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'adolescence et des adultes - partner in the Groupement Sante Mentale 88.
• Région Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council provides funding including Climaxion program for sustainable construction. FMS rehabilitation projects receive regional subsidies.
• Conseil Departemental des VosgescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council is a key partner for social services, child protection (ASE), and elderly care.
• CNSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaisse Nationale de Solidarite pour l'Autonomie provides national-level funding and support for loss of autonomy services.
• Caisses d'Allocations FamilialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily allowance funds partner on family and childhood support services.
• Fondation LegrandcoreOthersFMS won 1st prize for 'Ô Bistrot' project in the 10th Prix Legrand for loss of autonomy innovation.
• OETHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOETH carries the only disability agreement in the private non-profit health and social sector, supporting employment of disabled workers.
• NexemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational employer federation for non-profit health and social sector. FMS featured in Nexem's innovation initiatives.
• ESAT FloréboiscoreOthersFMS-operated establishment providing vocational training and work for disabled persons. Includes Les Ateliers du Bois Joli, La Porte de la Forêt, and La Brasserie du Bois-Joli.
• CADA FMScoreOthersCentre d'Accueil pour Demandeurs d'Asile operated by FMS for asylum seekers, including ASCA structure.
• CHRS BeillardcoreOthersCentre d'Hebergement et de Reinsertion Sociale near Gerardmer providing emergency and transitional housing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• APF France Handicap: Major French non-profit federation serving people with disabilities through medico-social establishments, advocacy and inclusion programs. Comparable to FMS on the disability/autonomy vertical and on the federated association model delivering regional services.
• Association Le Renouveau: Vosges-based social association co-founding the SIAO-115 GCS with FMS. Comparable as a regional non-profit delivering housing, social insertion and emergency accommodation services in the same Vosges territory — making it the closest direct geographic peer.
• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): National federation of home-care and medico-social service associations, with a similar establishment-network model to FMS. Comparable in autonomy, family and social-assistance service lines and in representing associative operators before French public authorities.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): Federation of associative home-care providers delivering autonomy, elderly and disability services through a local branch network model similar to FMS's establishment-based delivery. Comparable in service mix (autonomy, family support, medico-social) and in operating model as a network of locally governed associations.
• AVSEA (Association Vosgienne de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes): Vosges non-profit delivering child protection, MECS and family support services, and co-founder of Groupement Santé Mentale 88 with FMS. Highly comparable as a regional associative federation serving overlapping vulnerable populations across similar medico-social verticals.
• UNAPEI: National federation of associations representing and serving people with intellectual disabilities through MAS, FAM and ESAT establishments. Directly comparable to FMS for its disability and inclusion vertical, including sheltered employment and residential care offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian and social-services association, operating shelters, medico-social establishments, and emergency housing across the country. Directly comparable to FMS as a multi-vertical non-profit federation delivering addiction, asylum, autonomy, and insertion services under loi 1901 governance.
• Groupe Vyv: Leading French mutual insurance group operating medico-social establishments, healthcare services and home-care networks nationwide. Comparable to FMS as a large multi-vertical provider in the autonomy/elderly and medico-social space, though structured as a mutual rather than an association.
• Fondation de l'Armée du Salut: National non-profit operating social residences, CHRS, EHPAD and medico-social services across France. Comparable to FMS as a federation providing integrated housing, autonomy and insertion services to vulnerable populations through a regional establishment network.

Others

• Nexem: National employer federation representing non-profit health and social-sector operators, of which FMS is a featured member. Not a direct service peer but highly relevant as the sectoral representative body and policy interlocutor shaping the operating environment for associative medico-social federations like FMS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/f-ms

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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