Foyer rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine

What Foyer rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine does

Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine is a French non-profit community social center (centre social) operating under the association loi 1901 framework and affiliated with the national Centres Sociaux network. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Braine, Aisne (Hauts-de-France), the organization employs 14 staff and delivers a multi-sector portfolio of in-person services: a children's leisure center (centre de loisirs) and periscolaire for ages 3–17, family services (parent-child workshops, café des petits pieds early childhood support), senior wellness and retirement preparation, a digital sector for youth (video game creation, RPG clubs), a Repair Café, and a traveling cinema (cinéma itinérant).

The operating model is community-led rather than commercial. Revenue is generated through participation and registration fees (typically income-scaled under CAF quotient rules), supplemented by French public-sector subsidies and partner contributions from organizations such as CARSAT (senior wellness) and Mission Locale de Soissons (youth employment advisory). Distribution is exclusively in-person at the Rue des Remparts site in Braine, with member registration handled through an online family portal (Espace Famille). Marketing is light-touch, comprising a WordPress website, Facebook, Instagram, and an email newsletter. There is no e-commerce channel, no proprietary technology platform, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Foyer rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine

Legal name

Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier

Website

https://foyerruralbraine.centres-sociaux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine is a non-profit rural community social center in Braine, Aisne, France, serving children, families, seniors, and local residents through in-person leisure programs, workshops, repair café, and family support services since 1969.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Drop-In / Flexible Childcare Centers (EDACAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Childcare and youth programs
• Family support services
• Digital literacy workshops
• Community cultural events

Headquarters

HQ city

Braine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and participation fees: Fees collected from participants for various workshops, activities, and children's leisure center (centre de loisirs) services. Pricing likely based on family income scales (CAF quotients) common in French community centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine is a non-profit rural community social center operating under the French Centres Sociaux network. It delivers childcare (centre de loisirs and périscolaire), youth workshops, family support services (including parent-child activities and early childhood programs), digital literacy training, a Repair Café, mobile cinema screenings, and intergenerational cultural events. All services are delivered in person at the community center in Braine, France.

Product overview

Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier de Braine is a community social center (centre social) offering a unified portfolio of community services organized into sectors: Enfance/Jeunesse (Children/Youth) with leisure centers and school care; Familles (Family Services) with parent-child workshops; Numérique (Digital) with video game and role-playing workshops; and general community activities including Repair Café, mobile cinema, and various cultural events. The center operates as a single integrated community hub rather than separate products, with services accessible through a family registration portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre de loisirs (Children's Leisure Center) Childcare and supervised leisure activities for children aged 3 to 17 during school holidays and Wednesdays, with age-appropriate workshops and entertainment programs.
• Ateliers (Workshops) Themed workshops including drawing and painting, sewing, cooking, first aid training, and senior wellness programs, offered to community members.
• Repair Café Community repair sessions where volunteers help local residents fix broken household appliances and objects, promoting sustainability and skill-sharing.
• Cinéma itinérant (Mobile Cinema) Traveling cinema service that brings film screenings to the local community.
• Secteur Numérique (Digital Sector) Digital literacy programs including video game creation workshops and role-playing game clubs aimed at youth and teens.
• Secteur Familles (Family Services) Family support services including parent-child workshops, baby massage sessions, childcare information, and intergenerational programs for families with children.
• Périscolaire (Before/After School Care) Before and after school childcare services on Wednesdays for working families.
• Le café des petits pieds Early childhood support space (LAEP) for young children and their parents, providing a welcoming community environment and parenting support.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centres SociauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization is affiliated with the Centres Sociaux network, a well-established French network of community social centers. The website domain foyerruralbraine.centres-sociaux.fr indicates formal membership in this network.
• Mission Locale de SoissonsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChristelle CHEVALIER, career advisor from Mission Locale de Soissons, holds regular permanence sessions at the Foyer Rural every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 to 16:30 to support local youth aged 16-25 with professional integration.
• CARSATminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARSAT (Caisse d'Assurance Retraite et de la Santé au Travail) partners with the Foyer Rural to provide wellness and retirement preparation workshops for seniors and future retirees.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux et Socioculturels de France: National federation of which Foyer Rural Jacques Pelletier is a member site. Provides shared branding, training, and program frameworks; comparable as the umbrella organization governing an identical association loi 1901 community center model across France.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Major French non-profit operating leisure centers, educational programs, and community cultural activities. Comparable as a federated non-profit provider of centre de loisirs and educational workshops.
• Association Léo Lagrange: Large national non-profit operator of leisure centers, périscolaire, and youth activities across France. Comparable as a scaled operator of centre de loisirs and family/youth programming under the same regulatory regime.

Direct peers

• Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJC): Federated French community cultural centers offering youth activities, workshops, and family programming under a similar non-profit association model. Overlapping service portfolio (loisir, ateliers, famille) with comparable CAF-based funding.
• Familles Rurales: National federation of rural family associations operating rural community services including childcare, family support, and senior activities. Highly comparable rural footprint and association loi 1901 model.
• Centre Social et Culturel (CSC) — local examples across Hauts-de-France: Other Centres Sociaux operating in the Hauts-de-France region with the same association loi 1901 status, multi-sector service portfolio (childcare, family support, senior programs), and CAF/government co-funding model. Most directly comparable operating peers.

Others

• CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) — local Aisne antenna: Public family benefits fund that co-funds the Foyer Rural's leisure center fees via family quotient scales. Comparable as the upstream funder defining the operating economics of every French community center of this type.
• AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) — community program sites: French adult training organization partnering with community structures for local insertion programming. Comparable in the Mission Locale-style career advisory service the Foyer Rural hosts for youth aged 16–25.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foyerrural.jacquespelletier
• Instagraminstagram.com/foyer_rural_braine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foyer-rural-jacques-pelletier

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