Association IMAJ

What Association IMAJ does

Association IMAJ (Initiatives Multiples d'Actions auprès des Jeunes) is a French non-profit association operating in the social and solidarity economy (Économie Sociale et Solidaire), founded in 1982 and legally constituted in March 1984. The organization delivers a continuum of social services to disadvantaged youth and adults across the Val d'Oise department of Île-de-France through three operational poles: Specialized Prevention (Pôle Prévention Spécialisée, operating across 6 municipalities under an official territorial mandate from the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise for youth aged 11–25), Social Inclusion (Pôle Inclusion Sociale, comprising the Adelante! programme for disconnected youth aged 16–25 and the Auto-école Associative driving school), and Economic Integration (Pôle Insertion par l'Activité Économique, comprising four Ateliers et Chantiers d'Insertion — La Ressourcerie, ACI Perspective building, ACI Vert demain green spaces, and ACI Logistique handling, providing 44 insertion positions).

IMAJ holds an official territorial mandate from the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise — the regulatory foundation of its Prevention pole — and operates from 12+ physical locations across 8 municipalities (Beaumont-sur-Oise, Fosses, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Goussainville, Persan, Villiers-le-Bel, Ecouen, Bouffémont, with administrative headquarters in Domont). Services are free of charge for eligible beneficiaries, and access is driven by institutional referral through prescribers (France Travail, Missions Locales, CCAS, social workers) rather than commercial demand generation. No proprietary technology platform or AI capability is described; the value proposition rests on a specialized human workforce of approximately 30+ permanent staff (éducateurs spécialisés, assistants sociaux, moniteurs, chefs de service) plus 44 insertion-position beneficiaries, supported by Qualiopi training certification.

The revenue model is entirely non-commercial, consisting of public mandates, departmental/regional/state conventions, and European Social Fund co-financing (via GIP-FCIP). Core funders include the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise, Région Île-de-France, the European Social Fund, the Préfecture de la Région Île-de-France, ANCT, CAF, FONJEP, France Travail, and 8+ municipalities. The Ressourcerie contributes modest earned revenue through resale of second-hand goods at low cost. Governance is provided by a President (Michèle Alart) and Directeur Général (Bruno Dumas); the organization is an association déclarée (loi 1901) with no parent company, equity ownership, or venture backing.

Name

Association IMAJ

Legal name

IMAJ Initiatives Multiples Action Jeunes

Website

https://imaj95.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association IMAJ is a French non-profit social services association (founded 1982) delivering specialized prevention, social inclusion, and economic integration programs to disadvantaged youth and adults across the Val d'Oise department through public mandates, four ACI insertion workshops, and an associative driving school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and vocational integration services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

Keywords

• Social prevention services
• Youth insertion programs
• Vocational integration workshops
• Solidarity economy services
• Work-based integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Domont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public social services contracts and mandates: IMAJ operates as a non-profit association in the social economy sector (Économie sociale et solidaire), funded primarily through mandates, public contracts, and subsidies from the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise, Région Île-de-France, the European Social Fund, and other public partners. Services are largely free for beneficiaries. Revenue is not generated through commercial transactions but through public financing of social missions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Association IMAJ is a non-profit social and solidarity economy association delivering specialized prevention, social inclusion, and work integration services to disadvantaged youth and adults in the Val d'Oise department of France. It operates three operational poles: (1) Pôle Prévention Spécialisée providing educational support to youth aged 11-25 across 6 communes, (2) Pôle Inclusion Sociale combining the Adelante! programme and the Auto-école Associative (driving school), and (3) Pôle Insertion par l'Activité Économique with 4 ACI workshops (Ressourcerie, building, green spaces, and logistics) offering CDDI contracts to beneficiaries.

Product overview

Association IMAJ is a social and solidarity economy (Économie Sociale et Solidaire) organization founded in 1982, structured around three main poles: (1) Prévention Spécialisée for youth aged 11-25 with 6 territorial services; (2) Inclusion Sociale combining Adelanta! youth inclusion program and the Auto-école Associative for driving education; and (3) Insertion par l'Activité Économique with 4 work integration workshops (ACI) including Ressourcerie, ACI Perspective (building), ACI Vert demain (green spaces), and ACI Logistique. The EDI (Espace de Dynamique d'Insertion) provides vocational training and social support for youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMAJ: Initiatives Multiples d'Actions auprès des Jeunes - the main association name and brand for social intervention services
• Adelanta!
• Auto-école associative (AEA)
• La Ressourcerie IMAJ
• ACI Perspective
• ACI Vert demain
• ACI Logistique
• EDI - Espace de Dynamique d'Insertion

Products and services

• Pôle Prévention Spécialisée Social support service for youth aged 11-25, operating across 6 communes of Val d'Oise (Beaumont-sur-Oise, Fosses, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Goussainville, Persan, Villiers-le-Bel) with an official territorial mandate from the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise. Delivers street-based social work, educational support, family mediation, access to rights, housing, justice, and health navigation. Four of the six communes are designated Quartiers Politique de la Ville.
• Adelante! Youth inclusion programme for 16-25 year-olds in rupture de parcours (social or professional disconnection), featuring intensive individual support, collective workshops, immersion stays, PMSMP company internships, and driving licence training. Delivered at the Ecouen location. Beneficiaries receive remuneration as professional training interns. Funded by the Préfecture de la Région Île-de-France.
• Auto-école Associative (AEA) Associative driving school making driver education accessible, affordable, and inclusive, offering Code de la Route preparation, driving lessons (manual and automatic), simulator training, individual support, and post-permit training. Free for eligible beneficiaries; financing options include Région Île-de-France 'Chèque permis' (€1,300), CPF, or educational work projects; accepts 'Permis à 1 euro par jour'. Qualiopi-certified. Served 200 students in 2024 with 56% driving test pass rate (39 of 70) and 66% code exam pass rate (26 of 39).
• ACI Ressourcerie Solidarity second-hand store (Ressourcerie) collecting, sorting, repairing, and selling used objects (furniture, appliances, clothing, household items) across 3 boutique locations (Villiers-le-Bel, Bouffémont, Gonesse). Staff perform collection, sorting, valorization, repair, merchandising, and sales with 21 insertion positions for beneficiaries. Achieved 75% dynamic exit rate in 2022 with 38 beneficiaries. Open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; accepts drop-offs of reusable items.
• ACI Perspective (bâtiment) Building second-œuvre (finishing) workshop and integration chantier providing training in painting, plumbing, tiling, masonry, and flooring with 9 insertion positions. Pursues new construction contracts for renovation projects to sustain the integration mission. Achieved 54% dynamic exit rate in 2022 with 14 beneficiaries.
• ACI Vert demain (espaces verts) Green space maintenance workshop and integration chantier covering vegetation control, property upkeep, and environmental waste collection with 8 insertion positions. Located at 21 rue Gambetta, 95260 Beaumont-sur-Oise.
• ACI Logistique Manutention Logistics and handling workshop and integration chantier handling moving, assembly, protection, loading/unloading, storage setup, and bulky waste collection with 6 insertion positions. Achieved a dynamic exit rate in 2024.
• Espace de Dynamique d'Insertion (EDI) Regional 'Avenir Jeunes' device providing socialization, vocational training (French, math), socio-educational support, workshops, and career guidance for 16-25 year-olds. EDI accepted 69 trainees in 2021 and 130 in 2016 under the Avenir Jeunes expansion. Funded by Région Île-de-France and European Social Fund via GIP-FCIP of the Académie de Versailles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39 of 70 students passed the driving test (56% success rate) and 26 of 39 passed the code exam (66%) in 2024 at the Auto-école Associative.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conseil Départemental du Val d'OisecoreOthersThe Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise is IMAJ's primary institutional partner, issuing the official territorial mandate for prevention specialized services across 6 municipalities. It also funds other IMAJ programmes, making it the most critical public backer.
• Région Île-de-FrancecoreOthersRégion Île-de-France funds IMAJ's EDI (Espace de Dynamique d'Insertion) under the 'Avenir Jeunes' device, and provides the 'Chèque permis de conduire' of €1,300 for driving school beneficiaries. Also co-finances via the GIP-FCIP / FSE.
• Fonds Social Européen (FSE) / GIP FCIP Académie de VersaillescoreOthersEuropean Social Fund, managed through GIP-FCIP of the Académie de Versailles, co-finances IMAJ's EDI (Avenir Jeunes axis 5) targeting improved equal access to lifelong learning and employability for unemployed Francilians.
• ANCT — Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des TerritoiresminorOthersANCT supports cohesion and territorial development policies that align with IMAJ's social missions in Quartiers Politique de la Ville.
• Préfecture de la Région Île-de-FranceminorOthersPrefectural funding supports IMAJ's Adelante! programme for disconnected youth aged 16–25.
• CAF Val d'Oise (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)minorOthersCAF Val d'Oise provides family benefit funding that supports families and social accompaniment structures in the department.
• FONJEP — Fonds de Cooperation de la Jeunesse et de l'Education PopulaireminorOthersFONJEP manages public subsidies for youth and popular education organizations, supporting IMAJ's non-profit social missions.
• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale) — multiple municipalitiesminorOthersMunicipal CCAS bodies across IMAJ's territory refer residents in difficulty and co-finance social accompaniment actions.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi)minorOthersFrance Travail is an official prescriber for IMAJ's insertion programmes (ACI workshops) and a referral partner for beneficiaries seeking employment integration.
• Missions Locales — Val d'OiseminorOthersMissions Locales are official prescribers for IMAJ's insertion and inclusion programmes, directing young people aged 16–25 to EDI, Adelante!, and ACI services.
• Municipal partners (Villiers-le-Bel, Goussainville, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Fosses, Beaumont-sur-Oise, Persan, Ecouen, Bouffémont)coreOthersThe municipalities of Val d'Oise provide local support, premises, and co-funding for IMAJ's prevention and insertion services, enabling physical presence across 8+ towns.
• Placo Saint-Gobain (Fondation Placo)minorOthersPlaco Saint-Gobain Foundation supports projects in the building / construction sector, relevant to IMAJ's ACI Perspective (building renovation) activities.
• CDC HabitatminorOthersCDC Habitat is a public housing provider that may partner with IMAJ for building renovation projects and housing-related social actions.
• Groupe 3FminorOthersGroupe 3F, a social housing operator, may provide renovation projects for IMAJ's ACI Perspective building workshop.
• Valdoise HabitatminorOthersValdoise Habitat, the departmental social housing body, may partner with IMAJ for renovation and social housing projects.
• SIGIDURS — Établissement public d'assainissementminorOthersSIGIDURS, a public sanitation authority, may provide environmental or logistics-related project partnerships with IMAJ.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Emmaüs Solidarité: Operates emergency accommodation, social reintegration, and insertion activities in Île-de-France. Directly comparable as an ESS actor working with disadvantaged populations in the same region.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: French foundation dedicated to youth at risk through prevention, education, training, and family support. Closely comparable mission to IMAJ's Pôle Prévention Spécialisée and Adelante! programmes.
• Vitamine T: Major IAE operator running insertion workshops across multiple sectors (logistics, recycling, services). Directly comparable ACI workshop model to IMAJ's 4 insertion chantiers.

Others

• Réseau des Ressourceries: National network of Ressourceries including social-economy insertion-driven ones. IMAJ's La Ressourcerie is a member-style equivalent and serves as a directly comparable peer in the reuse/insertion space.

Broad incumbents

• Groupe SOS: France's largest social economy group, operating across prevention, insertion, healthcare, and seniors services. Highly comparable as a multi-pole social economy actor, though at substantially larger national scale than IMAJ.
• AFPA: France's leading vocational training organization offering insertion-oriented training programmes. Comparable to IMAJ's EDI and AEA training activities, though at much larger national scale.
• Fondation de l'Armée du Salut: Operates insertion chantiers (ACI), social accommodation, and youth services across France. Comparable as a non-profit delivering IAE insertion workshops and social action services.
• Restos du Cœur: Large French non-profit running food aid, insertion activities, and social accompaniment. Comparable as a publicly funded social economy organization with insertion activities, though with a different primary mission.
• Coallia: Major French social services association delivering accueil, hébergement, insertion, and formation programmes nationwide. Comparable as a publicly funded social services operator with IAE activities.

Emerging players

• Habitat et Humanisme: Operates insertion activity workshops (recycling, building renovation) alongside housing for vulnerable populations. Comparable ACI Perspective/building workshop and social inclusion focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles14 records

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