Association Habitat Insertion

What Association Habitat Insertion does

Association Habitat Insertion (AHI), founded approximately 1990 and headquartered in Bruay-la-Buissi\u00e8re, Hauts-de-France, is a French non-profit association under loi 1901 recognized as a public-interest body. Operating across the B\u00e9thune arrondissement, AHI delivers an integrated portfolio of social services through 11+ specialized structures organized around three operational pillars: professional reintegration via its P\u00f4le I.A.E. (Ressourcerie \u00c0 La Courte \u00c9chelle, ACI ARC, B2R, EVR); housing and social support via CHRS Le Phare, Pensions de Famille, R\u00e9sidence Habitat Jeunes Serge Gouillart, and Service Insertion Logement; and health precarity services (LHSS, ACT, R\u00e9sidence Accueil, addiction prevention). A social monitoring pole (P\u00f4le Veille Sociale) manages the 115 emergency line, SIAO coordination, Accueil de Jour, the street team, the DEAL direct-access-to-housing program, and the SA MNA service for 90 unaccompanied minors. The association employs approximately 86 staff distributed across communes including Bruay-la-Buissi\u00e8re, B\u00e9thune, Auchel, Lillers, Haillicourt, Verquin, Isbergues, and Bourecq, and currently operates ~110 youth housing units, 50 Pensions de Famille units, 32+10 CHRS places (expandable to 87 in winter plan), 8 LHSS medicalized rooms, and 20 ACT places.

The organization does not rely on proprietary technology; it is a human-services platform where beneficiary outcomes are produced through direct social-worker, nurse, and IAE-workshop delivery. Revenue is public-sector-funded and donation-based: co-financing flows from the European Social Fund (FSE+), Minist\u00e8re de l'Emploi, R\u00e9gion Hauts-de-France, D\u00e9partement du Pas-de-Calais, Communaut\u00e9 d'Agglom\u00e9ration de B\u00e9thune-Bruay/Artois-Lys Romane, ARS Hauts-de-France, CAF, foundations (Abb\u00e9 Pierre, de France, Bruneau), Pas-de-Calais Actif, and individual donors, with services delivered free of charge to beneficiaries. Beneficiary access flows through institutional referrals (SIAO, France Travail, ASE, social workers) rather than commercial channels.

AHI is led by President Hakim ELAZOUZI, Vice-President Lo\u00efc DEGENNE, and Director General Laurent G\u00c9RARD. The organization is independent with no parent company, no private equity backing, and no M&A activity; its 35-year operating history and embedded position as the de facto coordinator of housing-first and emergency social services for the B\u00e9thune arrondissement constitute its primary structural advantages.

Name

Association Habitat Insertion

Legal name

Association Habitat Insertion

Website

https://habitat-insertion.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Association Habitat Insertion (AHI) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded ~1990 in Bruay-la-Buissi\u00e8re, operating 11+ specialized social services structures across the B\u00e9thune arrondissement covering housing, professional integration, health, and youth support for vulnerable populations, funded by public subsidies and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Community Support Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Professional reintegration
• Community health services
• Vulnerable population support
• Social work assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruay-la-Buissière

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: Association receives co-financing from multiple public sources including the European Social Fund (FSE), Ministry of Employment, Hauts-de-France Region, Pas-de-Calais Department, and local communities. These funds support operational costs of social integration programs, housing services, and professional insertion activities.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The association accepts donations from individuals and organizations, which are tax-deductible under French law (66% reduction up to 20% of taxable income). Donations support social integration programs and can be made via check or secure online payment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Habitat Insertion is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that delivers a coordinated set of social services to vulnerable populations in the Béthune arrondissement. Its activities span housing support, professional reintegration, health accompaniment, and broader social work for individuals in difficulty. The association organizes its offering around multiple specialized "poles" that address the housing, employment, and health needs of beneficiaries in a single integrated framework.

Product overview

Association Habitat Insertion operates as a multi-service social and solidarity economy organization in the Béthune arrondissement of Pas-de-Calais, France. The organization is structured around three main pillars: (1) Professional reintegration through the Pôle I.A.E. with four specialized workshops (Ressourcerie, ACI ARC, B2R, EVR); (2) Housing and social support services including Pensions de Famille, Résidence Habitat Jeunes, Le Phare CHRS, and Service Insertion Logement with its three branches (social support, housing, professional insertion); and (3) Health precarity services through the Pôle Précarité Santé offering therapeutic apartments, health care beds, residence facilities, and addiction prevention. The organization also operates a comprehensive social monitoring pole (Pôle Veille Sociale) managing emergency services, daytime reception, street teams, housing platforms, and a dedicated service for unaccompanied minors (SA MNA). The organization manages approximately 110 youth housing units, 50 family pension units, 32 CHRS insertion places, and coordinates shelter services for the entire arrondissement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ressourcerie À La Courte Échelle: Second-hand goods collection and resale operation collecting furniture, clothing, dishes, books to create employment through reuse and recycling
• ACI ARC
• B2R
• EVR
• SIAO
• CHRS Le Phare
• LHSS
• ACT
• Résidence Accueil
• Résidence Habitat Jeunes Serge Gouillart
• SA MNA

Products and services

• Housing support services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 unaccompanied minors accompanied toward autonomy annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic employment service guaranteeing accompaniment for job seekers and responding to recruitment needs of enterprises. Partners with SIL for joint accompaniment (volet global) combining social and professional support.
• PLIE BéthunemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Plan for Insertion and Employment bringing together local authorities and insertion operators. Proposes accompaniment through a unique referent for access to employment. Co-financed by FSE and Pas-de-Calais Department.
• Pas-de-Calais ActifminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization participating in economic social and solidarity development on Pas-de-Calais territory, bringing together public and private contributors for emergence and consolidation of economic solidarity projects.
• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation grouping 870 solidarity associations and organizations reaching out to and welcoming the most disadvantaged. Promotes social work and defends participation of excluded people in public policy reflection.
• Uriopss Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation representing over 1100 associations in health, social, and medico-social sectors in Nord Pas de Calais. Works daily with associations and public authorities.
• Réseau National des RessourceriesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network for Ressourceries and Recycleries, providing agréément for the Ressourcerie À La Courte Échelle. Activity inscribed in local waste prevention plans.
• Vacances OuvertesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation approved by Ministry of Youth and Sports, member of Union Nationale des Associations de Tourisme. Goes toward publics who lack access to vacations and need funding and accompaniment.
• Bailleurs Sociaux PartnersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial housing providers (Pas-de-Calais Habitat, Habitat Hauts-de-France, SA UES HLI) work with B2R for building renovation and with DEAL for housing provision. Also partner for Bailleur accompaniment services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité: National federation representing 870 French social solidarity associations including many CHRS and insertion operators — comparable in sector positioning and policy advocacy; AHI is a member and partner, but FAS is a network rather than a direct operator.

Broad incumbents

• ADOMA: France's largest social housing operator (subsidiary of CDC Habitat Group) managing hundreds of thousands of residences for vulnerable populations — comparable in housing-first mission but at vastly larger commercial scale and with national footprint.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Established French housing-focused foundation addressing inadequate housing and homelessness. AHI already receives funding from Abbé Pierre and operates overlapping housing/integration activities, though at much broader national scale and primarily via advocacy and policy work.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian organization running CHRS, emergency shelters, social insertion programs, and health services — broad overlap with AHI across multiple service lines, but operating nationally and internationally with much greater resource scale.

Direct peers

• Emmaüs France: Federation of French Emmaüs organizations operating social housing, second-hand collection/resale (similar to AHI's Ressourcerie), and integration programs — overlapping activities across insertion through economic activity and supported housing.
• SAMU Social de Paris: Paris-based emergency social service providing 115 hotlines, street teams, and emergency accommodation — directly comparable to AHI's Pôle Veille Sociale (115, Équipe de Rue, Accueil de Jour), but operating in the Paris region.
• Coallia: One of France's largest social insertion associations operating CHRS, accommodation, and integration services — comparable to AHI across multiple service lines including housing, professional insertion, and refugee support, though at a much larger national scale.
• France Terre d'Asile: Major French non-profit operating services for refugees, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied minors — directly comparable to AHI's SA MNA service and broader housing/accompaniment activities, with national scale and similar government co-funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ass-habitat-et-insertion
• Facebookfacebook.com/alacourteechelleressourcerie

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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