Fondation St-Martin

What Fondation St-Martin does

Fondation St-Martin is a Swiss non-profit public utility foundation established in 2006 and headquartered in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, in the canton of Vaud. It is recognized by the Direction Générale de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DGEJ), the cantonal child and youth authority, which provides both its regulatory oversight and the principal source of its operating funding alongside charitable donations. The foundation's stated mission is to welcome and support children experiencing life difficulties through person-centered residential care and family support services.

The foundation operates a portfolio of seven integrated facilities and programs. Four physical sites — La Maison des Avants (Les Avants), La Maison de Belmont (Belmont), Le Chalet (Blonay), and La Maise (Blonay) — provide residential care for school-age children and specialized holiday childcare (ASPC) in mid-mountain environments. Three additional programs — AIAP (Intensive Family Support as Alternative to Placement), EPRA (Mediated Neutral Visits), and a relay foster family network — extend the foundation's reach into prevention of institutional placement, supervised parent-child contact, and family-based alternative care. Each facility publishes a formal accompanying concept document, and the foundation produces an annual report (2025 edition published in 2026).

The business model is non-commercial: services are delivered under cantonal mandate, funded primarily through DGEJ public subsidies and supplemented by donations solicited via the foundation's website and fundraising events. The 2026 calendar includes an active programmatic expansion of services, public-facing events (conferences, exhibitions, a support dinner), and 20th-anniversary thought-leadership initiatives. There is no disclosed revenue, no commercial pricing model, no app or digital product, and no reported AI/technology capabilities; the foundation's competitive position rests on regulatory recognition, two decades of operational history, specialized multidisciplinary teams, and a distinctive therapeutic mid-mountain setting.

Name

Fondation St-Martin

Legal name

Fondation St-Martin

Website

https://fondationstmartin.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondation St-Martin is a Swiss public utility foundation that operates residential homes and family support programs for children in difficulty in the canton of Vaud under DGEJ oversight. It runs seven facilities delivering person-centered care, prevention services, and mediated visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Residential Care

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Residential childcare
• Family support programs
• Foster care placement
• Child protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Vaud

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fondation St-Martin is a Swiss public utility foundation that operates residential homes and specialized support programs for school-age children in difficulty. The foundation runs physical care facilities (La Maison des Avants, La Maison de Belmont, Le Chalet, La Maise) offering residential and holiday childcare, complemented by field-based family support programs (AIAP for in-home intensive support, EPRA for mediated parent-child visits) and a relay foster family network, all delivered within a mid-mountain therapeutic environment in the canton of Vaud.

Product overview

Fondation St-Martin is a Swiss public utility foundation established in 2006, providing residential care and support services for children facing life difficulties. The foundation operates as a unified service portfolio comprising four physical care facilities (La Maison des Avants, La Maison de Belmont, Le Chalet, and La Maise) offering children's residential homes and specialized childcare, complemented by three specialized support programs (AIAP for intensive family support to prevent institutional placement, EPRA for mediated parent-child visits, and relay foster family placements). The organization delivers services centered on a person-centered approach within distinctive mid-mountain environments in the Swiss canton of Vaud.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Maison des Avants A children's residential home offering care for school-age children in a mid-mountain environment, using a person-centered approach that considers each child within their context.
• Le Chalet Specialized childcare (Accueil Spécialisé sur les Périodes de Congé - ASPC) for school-age children during school holiday periods, serving as a relay for other institutions, located in mid-mountain.
• La Maison de Belmont A children's residential home offering care and support similar to La Maison des Avants, providing welcoming and supportive living environments for children.
• AIAP (Accompagnement Intensif en Alternative au Placement) Intensive family support service where practitioners work directly within families to prevent child placement in institutions.
• EPRA (Enfant Parent Relation Accompagnée) Mediated neutral visits service facilitating supervised contact between children and parents in the context of child protection.
• La Maise Maison d'Accompagnement Individualisé et Spécialisé de l'Est — provides individualized and specialized support services for children in the eastern region.
• Les familles d'accueil relais Foster family program offering relay foster care placements for children placed in institutions, providing family-based support alternatives.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DGEJ (Direction de l'enfance et de la jeunesse)coreOthersOfficial government recognition and oversight by the child welfare authority. The foundation is recognized as being of public utility and operates under the supervision of the cantonal child protection authorities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Office de l'accueil de jour des enfants (OAJE) Vaud: Vaud cantonal authority coordinating subsidized childcare services including holiday care (ASPC) and family support programs. Comparable as the cantonal ecosystem in which Le Chalet's holiday-care offering directly competes or partners for placements.

Direct peers

• SOS Villages d'Enfants Suisse: Swiss branch of SOS Children's Villages providing family-based residential care for children who have lost parental care, including sibling-group foster placements. Directly comparable as a residential child care operator with family-placement programs in Switzerland.
• Aide suisse à l'enfance (Schweizer Kinderhilfswerk): Swiss children's aid foundation funding child welfare projects and family support programs across Switzerland. Comparable as a publicly recognized nonprofit advancing child protection and family support services in the same regulatory and funding environment.
• Pro Juventute Suisse: Swiss national foundation providing child and youth welfare services including counseling, family support, and residential placements. Directly comparable to Fondation St-Martin's mission of supporting children in difficulty and families across Switzerland, though at a national rather than cantonal scale.
• Terre des Hommes Suisse: Swiss child rights and welfare organization supporting vulnerable children through programs including family strengthening and protection services. Comparable as a child-welfare nonprofit operating in French-speaking Switzerland with both prevention and direct intervention offerings.

Regional players

• Fondation Astralis: Swiss foundation supporting children and families through institutional partnerships and child welfare initiatives. Comparable as a regionally focused child welfare foundation but operating more in Eastern Switzerland rather than Vaud.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Suisse: Largest Swiss social services organization operating across poverty relief, family support, refugee aid, and broader welfare services. Comparable as a public-utility social services nonprofit in Switzerland but operating across many welfare verticals rather than specializing in child placement.
• Fondation Suisse pour la Protection de l'Enfant: National Swiss foundation advocating for child protection, providing advice, training, and policy work on children's rights. Comparable as a Swiss child-protection organization but focused on advocacy and policy rather than direct residential placement services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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