DITEP de Guron

What DITEP de Guron does

DITEP de Guron is a French nonprofit social, medical, and educational institution operated by the Association Saint-Louis de Guron, an Association Loi 1901 recognized as d'utilité publique, founded on 15 November 1967 and headquartered in Guron, Payré (Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine). The organization delivers specialized therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical services to 88 children and young people aged 6 to 20 with behavioral, educational, and psychological support needs, primarily domiciled in the Vienne department. Its service portfolio spans five interconnected lines: the DITEP (the integrated Dispositif ITEP), the ITEP itself (residential care at Guron and Poitiers sites), SESSAD (home-based specialized education and care delivered at Poitiers and Mirebeau, allowing children to remain in mainstream schools), the Institut (support functions including meals, transport, administrative and financial services), and the Service Social (family social work and exit-transition support).

The operating model is fully institutionally embedded: intake and referral are routed through MDPH86 (the departmental house for disabled persons), with service delivery co-funded by the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS), the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and departmental authorities under the French social security framework. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set administratively rather than commercially. The organization is led by Directeur Thierry LIMINANA and a small management team (Natalie RENE, Charlène Rambaud, Nathalie Revault), with no proprietary technology, no digital products, and no disclosed AI, software, or data platform. Strategic visibility is generated through community events (Festival MISUK, 'Tous en course', '500 Ferrari contre le cancer') and press coverage in La Nouvelle République, supplemented by partnerships with the Académie de Poitiers, Ateliers Misuk, Fondation Beija-Flor, and a network of 14 peer ITEP/IME institutions in the region.

Name

DITEP de Guron

Legal name

Association Saint-Louis de Guron

Website

https://itep86.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DITEP de Guron is a French nonprofit social, medical, and educational institution (Association Saint-Louis de Guron) operating since 1967 in the Vienne department, delivering therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical services to 88 children and youth aged 6 to 20, publicly funded through ARS and MDPH86.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social Youth Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Specialized youth services
• Therapeutic residential care
• Special needs education
• Home-based social care
• Medico-social institution

Headquarters

HQ city

Guron (Payré)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded healthcare services: As a healthcare and social services institution recognized under French law, the DITEP receives funding from government social security, regional health agencies (ARS), and departmental authorities. Services are provided under the French healthcare system framework for specialized institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DITEP de Guron is a medico-social institution delivering therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical interventions to 88 children and youth aged 6-20 with behavioral, developmental, or psychological difficulties. It combines residential care (ITEP at Guron and Poitiers sites) with home- and school-based ambulatory support (SESSAD at Poitiers and Mirebeau), backed by support functions (meals, transport, administration) and a social service for families. Services are publicly funded through the French social security system and personalized through interdisciplinary projects co-built with families and partner institutions.

Product overview

DITEP de Guron is a social/medical/educational organization offering an integrated system of therapeutic, educational and pedagogical services for children and young people aged 6-20. The organization operates through five interconnected service lines: the DITEP (main device combining all services), the ITEP (residential care at Guron and Poitiers sites), the SESSAD (home-based support allowing children to remain in regular schools), the Institut (support functions including meals, transport, and administration), and the Service Social (family social support and transition assistance). All services work together through an interdisciplinary approach to provide personalized, evolving support tailored to each child's needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DITEP (Dispositif ITEP) Main integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical device welcoming 88 boys and girls aged 6 to 20, primarily domiciled in the Vienne department. It combines therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical actions through interdisciplinary intervention with personalized and evolving reception modalities adapted to each child's dynamics.
• ITEP (Institut Thérapeutique, Éducatif et Pédagogique) Residential therapeutic care available at 2 sites (Guron and Poitiers), combining therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical actions through interdisciplinary intervention with personalized reception modalities. Targets children and youth aged 6-20 with behavioral, developmental, or psychological difficulties.
• SESSAD (Service d'Éducation Spécialisée et de Soins à Domicile) Home-based specialized education and care service available at 2 sites (Poitiers and Mirebeau), intervening in the child's different living environments while keeping the child enrolled in their regular school. Educators travel to the child's locations and support access to care.
• Institut (Fonctions Supports) Support functions including meals, transport, living environment management, and administrative and financial services that ensure quality reception for children and families across the DITEP.
• Service Social Social work service that responds to specific needs related to family environment, financial difficulties, organizational and administrative challenges, and accompanies children and young adults upon exit from the DITEP device.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Région Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and support for healthcare and social services institutions in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• MDPH86 (Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées de la Vienne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental house for disabled persons, manages individual cases and care plans for children with disabilities or special needs in the Vienne department.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency that oversees and funds healthcare institutions in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• Académie de PoitiersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional education authority overseeing schools in the Poitiers area, collaborating on educational integration of DITEP students.
• Fondation Beija-FlorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrivate foundation that subsidized the Festival MISUK cultural event at the DITEP de Guron.
• Ateliers MisukmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural organization based in Poitiers, led by Juliette de Massy (soprano/performer) and Nina Laïnville (actress/singer), providing interdisciplinary artistic workshops around music and voice.
• Quartier LibreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner accompanying the Festival MISUK, providing journalistic workshops for the young people.
• Various ITEP and IME institutionsminorOthersCollaboration with 14 other ITEP and IME institutions in the region for the 'Tous en course' sporting event, including: Collège André-Brouillet de Couhé, École primaire de Champagné-Saint-Hilaire, ITEP Suzanne-Léger (87), ITEP Languienne (16), ITEP Tréma de la fondation Robert (17), Maison Saint-Louis de Montfort (17), IME Pierre-Garnier, ITEP de la Roussille (79), ITEP l'Aunis (17), ITEP Les Deux Monts (17), IME Roger-Gaudin, IME de Moulins.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large French nonprofit foundation operating residential, educational, and insertion programs for children and youth in difficulty across France. Highly comparable to DITEP de Guron in mission (therapeutic-educational support for vulnerable youth) but at a national scale, with funding from French public authorities and recognized public-utility status.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization, operating a broad portfolio of social and medico-social services including facilities for children with disabilities and behavioral difficulties. Comparable to DITEP de Guron as a publicly funded French social-services provider serving vulnerable children, but with a much wider scope beyond youth services.

Others

• Fondation de France: Leading French charitable foundation that funds and supports projects for vulnerable populations including children with disabilities and youth in difficulty. Comparable to DITEP de Guron as a recognized public-utility French nonprofit serving vulnerable children, though it operates primarily as a grantmaker rather than a direct service provider.
• UNAPEI: Federation of French associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including a network of specialized establishments (IME, MAS, FAM) that share the DITEP's medico-social funding architecture under ARS and MDPH. Comparable as an ecosystem coordinator for disability-related services in France, though its scope spans all ages and its member organizations deliver services directly.

Direct peers

• ANESM-aligned French DITEP/ITEP network operators (e.g., Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil IME/ITEP divisions): Other French ITEP and DITEP operators running residential and ambulatory services for children with behavioral difficulties under the same ARS/MDPH funding framework. Directly comparable to DITEP de Guron in service mix (ITEP residential + SESSAD ambulatory), regulatory regime, and customer base, with the main differences being geographic coverage and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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