MJC Club

What MJC Club does

MJC Club de Créteil is a French socio-cultural community center (Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture) founded in 1974 and headquartered at 3 rue Charpy in Créteil, Val-de-Marne. Operating as a non-profit association under French law (association loi 1901) with approximately 15 employees and a 50-year operating history, the organization delivers cultural, educational, and social activities primarily to residents of Créteil and the surrounding Val-de-Marne area across all age groups, with a focus on children, youth, and families. Its service offering spans general activities and workshops, youth and childhood programs, family and social services, and a web radio operation — Radio Club de Créteil — that produces bi-weekly podcast content of roughly ten minutes covering local events and notable initiatives such as the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The organization's technology footprint is modest and consumer-facing rather than proprietary: the public site runs on Jimdo CMS, member enrollment is conducted via the GoAsso online registration platform (mjcclub.goasso.org) with payment finalized on-site, and podcast content is hosted and distributed through SoundCloud. There are no proprietary software products, patents, AI capabilities, or disclosed APIs. Strategic partnerships include the Service Départemental Jeunesse Engagement et Sport (SDJES) of Val-de-Marne for JOP 2024 podcast production, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) for radio training programs, and Radio Campus Paris for content collaboration.

Revenue is generated through a single stream of membership fees and activity registrations, with payments accepted on-site in cash, by check (with installment plans), vacation vouchers, sports coupons, and credit card. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and there is no tiered SaaS, enterprise, or grant-tracking revenue model in evidence. Governance follows the standard association loi 1901 structure, with a conseil d'administration and an équipe d'animation; there are no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity. Operating geography is limited to Île-de-France, France, with no international or multi-site footprint.

Name

MJC Club

Legal name

MJC Club de Créteil

Website

https://mjcclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MJC Club de Créteil is a French non-profit socio-cultural center founded in 1974 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, serving local residents with cultural activities, youth and family programs, and a web radio (Radio Club de Créteil) producing local podcast content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Créteil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Activity and Membership Fees: Revenue generated through membership fees and activity registrations for cultural, youth, and social programs. Payments accepted in cash, by check (including installment plans), vacation/sports vouchers, and credit card.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MJC Club de Créteil operates a community socio-cultural center offering cultural, youth, family, and social activity programs for residents of Créteil and the surrounding Val-de-Marne area. It also runs a web radio station (Radio Club de Créteil) that produces bi-weekly podcasts covering local events, including dedicated coverage of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Registration is handled on-site at 3 rue Charpy, Créteil, with online enrollment supported through the GoAsso platform.

Product overview

MJC Club de Créteil operates as a unified socio-cultural community center offering multiple activity programs under one umbrella. The main service offerings include: (1) General community activities and workshops (Activités), (2) Children and youth programs (Enfance/Jeunesse), (3) Family and social services (Famille/Social), and (4) WebRadio/Radio Club de Créteil - a web radio station producing podcast content covering local events, sports initiatives, and community features. The center uses GoAsso for online membership registration and SoundCloud for podcast distribution. No software products, modules, or digital platforms are offered as distinct product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radio Club de Créteil: Web radio station operated by MJC Club de Créteil, producing podcasts and radio content covering local events and cultural activities.

Products and services

• Activités et Ateliers General community activities and workshops for members, including summer vacation programs, childhood and youth activities, and family and social programs. Offered to residents of Créteil and the surrounding Val-de-Marne area.
• Enfance / Jeunesse Programs Children and youth development programs at the MJC for young members in the Créteil area.
• Famille / Social Programs Family-oriented and social support programs and services for members and local residents.
• Radio Club de Créteil (Webradio) Community web radio station producing bi-weekly podcasts of approximately ten minutes covering local news, events, interviews with officials and athletes, and special programming tied to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Val-de-Marne. Distributed via SoundCloud.
• Inscriptions en Ligne (GoAsso Online Registration) Online membership and activity registration service through the GoAsso platform (mjcclub.goasso.org). Members enroll online but payment is completed on-site at the MJC via cash, check (with installment option), vacation vouchers, sports coupons, or credit card.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Service Départemental Jeunesse Engagement et Sport (SDJES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024SDJES partnered with MJC Club to produce podcasts through Radio Club de Créteil as part of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games coverage in Val-de-Marne. The collaboration involved creating 10-minute podcasts every two weeks starting April 2024, featuring sound reports on key Olympic events and interviews with officials, champions, and torchbearers.
• GoAssocoreTechnology or IntegrationGoAsso provides the online registration platform used by MJC Club de Créteil for member enrollment and activity sign-ups. Members can register online through mjcclub.goasso.org.
• Radio Campus ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Radio Campus Paris on web radio programming and content production, as part of the MJC's Radio Club de Créteil initiative.
• Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UPEC for radio formation and educational programs related to the web radio activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Confédération Nationale des Foyers Ruraux (CNFR): National federation of rural and peri-urban community centers offering cultural, educational, and recreational programming across France. Conceptually comparable to the MJC network as a parallel civic-association infrastructure.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement – Fédération de Val-de-Marne: Departmental federation of complementary civic, educational, and recreational associations active in Val-de-Marne. Overlaps with MJC's mission of cultural education, youth engagement, and community programming at a federated scale.
• MJC de France (Fédération Française des Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture): National federation overseeing the MJC network to which MJC Club de Créteil belongs. Relevant as the structural umbrella organization that defines programming standards, training, and policy advocacy for the entire MJC movement.
• Fédération des Radios Associatives en Île-de-France (FRAIF): Federation of associative/community radio stations in the Paris region, of which Radio Club de Créteil is functionally a member-type entity. Relevant as the industry body governing non-profit community radio production in the same geography.

Others

• Vacances Ouvertes: French non-profit that subsidizes vacation access for low-income and youth populations — directly relevant given MJC's acceptance of chèques vacances and its youth/family demographic focus.

Direct peers

• Radio Campus Paris: Paris-region student/community web radio that is already an active programming partner with MJC Club via Radio Club de Créteil. Comparable as a community-radio production model targeting a similar local audience with educational partnerships.
• Centres Sociaux de Créteil: Other social and cultural centers operating in the same commune of Créteil (referenced on the MJC's own website as 'les autres centres socioculturels de Créteil'). Direct competitors for the same family, youth, and adult memberships within the shared catchment.

Regional players

• UCPA (Union nationale des Centres sportifs de Plein Air): Major French non-profit operator of sports, leisure, and youth activities — overlapping with MJC's youth and family programming, especially the vacation and sports-coupon-accepting activities MJC currently offers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubesoundcloud.com/radioclubcreteil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mjc-club

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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