What GALICE does

GALICE (Groupement d'Acteurs pour le Logement, l'Insertion, la Citoyenneté et l'Emploi) is a French nonprofit association under the loi 1901, founded May 7, 2014 via the merger of ALAM (1988), CEAS (1928) and MOSAICITE, headquartered at 14 Rue des Boers, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes. It operates four service poles: Housing (SIAO 06, Cap Logement, CHRS ABEIL, FNAVDL DALO diagnostics), Insertion and Employment (Dispositif CONTACT, Chantier d'Insertion, Riviera Renovation, Atelier Mosaïque), Citizenship and Social Life (Centre Social Nice Nord, EVS Liserons, Maison des Parents, Animons la Rue), and Ecological Transition (Recyclerie des Moulins, Recyclerie de l'Ariane, biodéchets collection, Seconde Vie upcycling).

The business model is primarily grant-driven, anchored in statutory coordination of departmental housing pathways (SIAO 06) and a network of approximately 78 permanent employees plus ~155 insertion workers, serving nearly 10,000 beneficiaries in 2023 across 15+ physical sites in Nice, Menton and Antibes. Revenue streams include public grants from État, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, Ville de Nice and CASA; subscription fees for biodéchets collection (€8-15/month); tiered moving services (€300-€900); ecological renovation services (€15-30/m²); sales of upcycled goods via recycleries and an online boutique; and donations. Disclosed program-level 2023 funding totaled approximately €970k across four named programs, implying a broader operating budget in the mid-to-high single-digit million euro range.

The association holds board representation at social landlord Côte d'Azur Habitat and training institute HETIS, and is governed by President Maurice Bouzereau (since June 2026, succeeding Max Ronchard) and Director Anthony Maubecq. No proprietary technology platform exists; service delivery is community-led, relationship-driven, and reliant on a deeply embedded physical presence across disadvantaged neighborhoods of Alpes-Maritimes.

Name

GALICE

Legal name

Association GALICE (GROUPEMENT D'ACTEURS POUR LE LOGEMENT L'INSERTION LA CITOYENNETE ET L'EMPLOI)

Website

https://galice06.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GALICE is a French nonprofit association operating in Alpes-Maritimes that delivers social housing support, employment insertion, citizenship programs, and ecological transition services to nearly 10,000 vulnerable beneficiaries annually across 15+ sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Intervention and Housing Support Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Refuse Systems (4953), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Family / HOA MSW Collection (Apartments, Condos) (EUAIAAAJ), Residential Curbside MSW Collection (Cart-Based) (EUAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Social housing access
• Employment insertion services
• Community recycling operations
• Ecological transition programs
• Citizenship social action

Headquarters

HQ city

Nice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Public Funding: GALICE receives public funding from government bodies including the State (ETAT), Département des Alpes-Maritimes, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and municipalities to fund its social missions including SIAO, housing programs, and insertion employment services.
2. Service Fees: Revenue from fee-for-service offerings including biodéchets collection subscriptions (8-15€/month), renovation services (15-30€/m²), and moving services (300-900€).
3. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals and organizations to support GALICE's social missions and community programs.
4. Product Sales: Sales revenue from recycled goods at recycleries, mosaic artworks, and upcycled furniture sold through the boutique.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GALICE is a nonprofit social intervention association delivering housing access coordination (SIAO 06, Cap Logement, CHRS ABEIL), employment insertion through work sites (ACI renovation, moving, recycling), citizenship and community programming in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and ecological transition services including neighborhood recycleries (Moulins, Ariane), bio-waste collection, and an upcycling workshop (Seconde Vie). Its beneficiaries are individuals and families in precarious housing, employment, and social situations across the Alpes-Maritimes department.

Product overview

GALICE operates as a multi-service social intervention organization structured as a unified association with four operational poles (Housing, Insertion and Employment, Citizenship and Social Life, and Ecological Transition). The portfolio consists of distinct service lines including social housing support (SIAO, Cap Logement, CHRS ABEIL), two recycling centers (Recyclerie des Moulins and Recyclerie de l'Ariane), an upcycling workshop (Seconde Vie), a mosaic art atelier, and professional insertion services through renovation and moving operations. The organization also offers bio-waste collection subscriptions and a dedicated moving service, all functioning as both social enterprises and integration pathways for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SIAO (Service Intégré d'Accueil et d'Orientation) An integrated reception and orientation service that coordinates housing and accommodation requests at the departmental level across Alpes-Maritimes, managing the 115 emergency line and directing people to appropriate emergency shelter, insertion housing, or permanent housing solutions. For individuals and families in housing precarity referred through social services.
• Cap Logement A housing access program that facilitates private housing for vulnerable populations by prospecting with real estate agencies and landlords, mediating between parties, and coordinating with the Fonds de Solidarité pour le Logement (FSL). Delivers ~80 relogements (housing placements) per year. For vulnerable populations referred by public social services.
• CHRS ABEIL (Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale) A Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale (social reintegration housing center) providing families with integrated employment and housing support through lease subletting arrangements (via partner AGIS 06) and self-rehabilitation programs. Accommodates approximately 30 families (~32 measures) per year. For families in social difficulty.
• Recyclerie des Moulins A neighborhood recycling center in the Moulins district of Nice that collects, sorts, repairs, and resells furniture and objects, offering affordable secondhand goods while providing social-integration employment opportunities (insertion through economic activity). Open to the general public; supports GALICE's ecological transition mission.
• Recyclerie de l'Ariane A second recycling center located in the Ariane district of Nice, operating with collection, repair, and resale of second-hand furniture and goods. Also features educational gardens and composting activities. Functions as both an ecological transition facility and a social-integration employment site.
• Atelier Mosaïque (Mosaic Workshop) A workshop that creates and sells mosaic artworks, functioning as both a creative studio and social-integration program. Participants learn mosaic skills while producing original art pieces sold via the online catalog and La Boutique GALICE. Open to the public for purchases; functions as an insertion site.
• Riviera Renovation (renovation services via insertion work sites) Renovation services delivered through GALICE's social-integration work sites (ACI - Atelier Chantier d'Insertion), offering painting (from 15€/m²), parquet flooring (from 30€/m²), and tiling (from 25€/m²) with eco-responsible products. For individuals, landlords, and property managers seeking renovation while supporting professional insertion.
• Gestion des Biodéchets (Bio-waste Collection) Bio-waste (food waste) collection service offered to individuals (from 15€/month), housing cooperatives / syndic de copropriété (from 12€/month per apartment), and social landlords / bailleurs sociaux (from 8€/month per housing unit). Monthly subscription; supports GALICE's ecological transition mission. For residents and property managers in Alpes-Maritimes.
• Déménagements (Moving Services) Moving services for individuals and businesses offered at fixed-rate packages: local moves up to 50km from €300 (including packing and transport), regional moves up to 200km from €600, and national moves from €900. Office moves from €500 HT (small, up to 10 workstations), €2,000 HT (medium, up to 50 workstations), with quote-based pricing for large offices (>50 workstations). Delivered through insertion work sites.
• Seconde Vie (Upcycling Workshop) An upcycling enterprise that transforms reclaimed materials — particularly glass — into decorative objects and merchandise, including corporate gifts, with shipments available internationally. Demonstrates circular economy principles and partners with wine bar La Part des Anges for material sourcing.
• Dispositif CONTACT (Social and Professional Integration Support) A social and professional integration dispositif staffed by 21 professional insertion advisors (conseillers en insertion professionnelle), 7 social workers (travailleurs sociaux), 2 psychologists, and reception agents. Provides individualized accompaniment for RSA beneficiaries and people distant from the labor market. Sites at Nice (Ariane, headquarters), Menton, and Antibes.
• La Maison des Parents (Mobile Parent Support Service) Mobile parent support resource centers operating at Maison des Parents Nice Est (50 Boulevard de Saint-Roch, open Tuesday to Saturday by appointment) and as the Itinérante mobile camping-car reaching Nice Nord and Saint-Roch neighborhoods. Provides parental workshops, family support, and resource access for families in difficulty.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 10,000 people supported in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• ALAM (Association Logement Alpes-Maritimes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding association of GALICE, created in 1988, focused on social and professional insertion through housing and economic activity programs including FARG and FAI.
• CEAS (Centre d'Études et d'Action Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding association of GALICE, originated in 1928, dedicated to humanizing social realities through deep analysis of social contexts and collaboration with field actors.
• MOSAICITEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding association of GALICE, focused on rehabilitation of living spaces in neighborhoods and social-professional insertion of people in difficulty, through mosaic art workshops.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)majorOthersNational agency supporting territorial cohesion, listed as institutional partner of GALICE.
• Département des Alpes-MaritimesmajorOthersDepartmental government providing funding and institutional support for GALICE's social missions.
• Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurmajorOthersMetropolitan authority providing significant funding including 220,000€ for Cap Logement program and supporting housing initiatives.
• Ville de NicemajorOthersCity of Nice providing institutional support and partnership for neighborhood social programs.
• CAF Alpes-MaritimessupportingOthersCaisse d'Allocations Familiales providing family support funding and partnership for family-oriented programs.
• Côte d'Azur HabitatmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial housing organization; GALICE has board representation (CA) since 2023. Partner for housing access programs including bail glissant arrangements.
• HETISsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining institution; GALICE has board representation (CA) since 2023. Collaboration on professional training and student placements.
• AGIS 06majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociation managing subletting contracts for CHRS ABEIL housing program, enabling housing pathway for families.
• ALFAMIFsupportingOthersListed as institutional partner in GALICE's network of social action organizations.
• MontjoyesupportingOthersPartner organization in social integration network.
• Fondation de NicesupportingOthersNice Foundation providing institutional support for community initiatives.
• SIAO 06majorOthersService Intégré d'Accueil et d'Orientation - GALICE is founding member and board member. Coordinates housing and insertion pathways for homeless individuals.
• EcomaisonsupportingOthersPartner for environmental initiatives and circular economy programs supporting GALICE's recycleries.
• CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)supportingOthersMunicipal social services partner for neighborhood social programs.
• Mission LocalesupportingOthersPartner for youth employment support and professional integration services.
• DDETS 06majorOthersState authority (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités) overseeing GALICE's public service missions including FNAVDL DALO.
• CASA (Communauté d'Agglomération Sophia Antipolis)majorOthersWestern Alpes-Maritimes metropolitan authority for housing support services and territorial development.
• Bouygues Bâtiment Sud-EstsupportingOthersConstruction partner supporting community events including 'La Rue est à Nous' music festival at Les Liserons.
• ALC (Agir pour le Lien social et la Citoyenneté)supportingOthersPartner association in social action, contributing to neighborhood events including prevention programs.
• Seconde Vie (upcycling workshop)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpcycling workshop creating glass products from recycled materials; partnership for corporate orders including international shipments.
• La Part des AngessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWine bar in Nice committed to reuse and material valorization; partnership for upcycling glass materials into artworks.
• UnicitésupportingOthersCivic service organization providing volunteers for GALICE's recycleries; 20 volunteers welcomed for cohesion projects.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• FACE 06 (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): Corporate foundation mobilizing businesses against exclusion through insertion-employment programs. Comparable to GALICE's CONTACT device and ACI renovation program targeting RSA beneficiaries and jobseekers distant from the labor market in Alpes-Maritimes.

Direct peers

• Coallia: Major French social operator running CHRS, hébergement d'urgence, and insertion programs across many départements. Comparable to GALICE in CHRS (ABEIL), SIAO-related coordination, and insertion-employment activity, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Habitat et Humanisme: French movement operating pension de famille, bail glissant, and housing-access programs for vulnerable populations. Closely comparable to GALICE's Cap Logement rehousing (~80/year) and ABEIL bail glissant subletting arrangements.
• Solidarités Nouvelles pour le Logement (SNL): Network of local associations producing and managing social housing via mobilization of bénévoles and solidarity-based models. Comparable to GALICE's housing-access pathway and reliance on community engagement for rehousing outcomes.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of Emmaüs groups operating across France with the same multi-pillar model combining social insertion, housing/hébergement, and recycleries/recuperation. The closest structural analog to GALICE's housing + recyclerie + insertion combination.

Regional players

• Réseau National des Ressourceries: Federation of French recycleries/ressourceries including insertion activities. Comparable to GALICE's Recyclerie des Moulins and de l'Ariane operations, providing insertion-employment pathways through material recovery and resale.

Broad incumbents

• France Terre d'Asile: National association specialized in refugee and asylum-seeker housing/accompaniment, operating SIAO-relevant dispositifs and CADA/CPH facilities. Overlaps with GALICE's SIAO 06 emergency-housing coordination mandate at national scale.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: France's leading housing-poverty organization running advocacy, pensions de famille, and operational housing programs. Comparable to GALICE in housing-precarity mission and département-level delivery, though at national advocacy scale.
• Adoma (CDC Habitat Social): Largest French social housing operator for precarious populations, including refugees and low-income tenants. Comparable to GALICE in target beneficiary profile, though Adoma is a national-scale institutional operator rather than a community-rooted association.

Others

• Conseil Départemental des Alpes-Maritimes - Direction de la Cohésion Sociale: Departmental authority that is GALICE's primary public-funders and counterparty for insertion/housing policy. Listed as institutional partner and funding source rather than a direct service competitor; relevant for understanding the funder ecosystem that shapes GALICE's operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

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