Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers

What Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers does

Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1995 and headquartered in Wattrelos, Hauts-de-France, operating under the legal name AVENIR Jeunesse - Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers. It is part of the national Union Nationale des Missions Locales (UNML) network and the broader Avenir Jeunesse umbrella, and serves young people aged 16 to 25 residing in the communes of Wattrelos and Leers. The organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio of youth integration services, including employment support, training guidance, business creation assistance, mobility support, outreach (repérage), mentorship (parrainage), workshops, health and disability guidance, social and housing assistance, civic service opportunities, and cultural/leisure activities. An employer-facing recruitment service was added in late 2025. There is no proprietary technology product; service delivery is built around personalized in-person counseling and walk-in support, with two physical offices in Wattrelos (308 rue Carnot and 25 rue Pierre Brossolette). The current Director of Publication is Okbia Boule Kras, and the organization is actively recruiting a new operational Director for H2 2026.

The organization is statutorily embedded in the French public employment service under Article L5314-1 of the Labour Code and operates within the Réseau pour l'Emploi framework established by the Loi pour le Plein emploi. Its revenue model is exclusively public: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and operating funds are sourced from institutional grants provided by the European Union, France Travail, Région Hauts-de-France, Métropole européenne de Lille, and the communes of Wattrelos and Leers. Marketing and outreach are conducted through organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X) and local event promotion. A UNML quality certification provides network-level credibility.

Name

Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers

Legal name

AVENIR Jeunesse - Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers

Website

https://mlwattrelos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers is a French non-profit association, part of the national UNML network, that provides free employment, training, housing, and social integration support to young people aged 16-25 in the Wattrelos and Leers communes, funded by public institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment and Social Insertion Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Child and Youth Services (62411), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Professional insertion
• Vocational training guidance
• Public employment service
• Social integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Wattrelos

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and institutional grants: As a public service association (loi 1901), the organization is funded through institutional partnerships and public grants from local, regional, and European sources including the European Union, France Travail, the Region, and Métropole européenne de Lille.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers is a public service association that provides free, personalized accompaniment to young people aged 16–25 living in the communes of Wattrelos and Leers, covering employment, training, business creation, mobility, outreach, mentoring, health and disability support, housing, civic service, and leisure/sport/culture. It also offers employer-facing recruitment support to match local businesses with young candidates.

Product overview

Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers operates as a unified public service offering rather than a technology product. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of youth integration services organized around two main pillars: (1) direct accompaniment services including employment, training, business creation, mobility, outreach, and sponsorship programs; and (2) specialized service offerings including workshops, support programs, health/disability services, social/housing assistance, civic service opportunities, and leisure/sport/culture activities. Additionally, they offer employer-facing recruitment support services. The organization functions as a public service entity under the French national Mission Locale network, not as a commercial technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Accompaniment Services (Accompagnement) Comprehensive personalized accompaniment for young people aged 16–25 covering employment, training, business creation, mobility, outreach, and sponsorship, delivered through individualized follow-up.
• Employment Support (Emploi) Job search assistance, employer connections, and employment counseling for young job seekers aged 16–25.
• Training Guidance (Formation) Guidance and connections to vocational training programs and facilities for young people.
• Business Creation Support (Création d'entreprise) Support and guidance for young people aged 16–25 interested in starting their own businesses.
• Mobility Support (Mobilité) Services helping young people with transportation and geographic mobility needs to access employment and training.
• Outreach (Repérage) Proactive outreach to identify and engage young people who may need support services, including those not yet connected to the public employment service.
• Sponsorship / Mentoring (Parrainage) Mentoring program connecting young people with professional sponsors to support their integration into employment.
• Specialized Programs (Dispositifs) Specialized support schemes and programs available to eligible young people for professional and social integration.
• Health and Disability Support (Santé et handicap) Health guidance and disability support services for young people aged 16–25.
• Social and Housing Support (Social et logement) Social support and housing assistance services for young people aged 16–25 facing housing instability.
• Employer Recruitment Services (Employeurs) Dedicated recruitment support for local employers, including candidate pre-screening, matching with young talent, and post-hire follow-up.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public employment service partner providing support for youth employment initiatives and part of the Réseau pour l'Emploi implementation under the Loi pour le Plein Emploi.
• Métropole européenne de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority partner contributing to regional employment and insertion policies affecting the Wattrelos-Leers territory.
• Commune de WattreloscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing local support and resources for the organization's activities in Wattrelos.
• Commune de LeerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing local support and resources for the organization's activities in Leers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EPIDE (Établissement Pour l'Insertion Dans l'Emploi): Public-sector organization providing residential youth integration programs for 16-25 year olds facing major social barriers; complements rather than competes with Mission Locales and shares the same French public-employment-service legal foundation.
• Cap Emploi: Specialized French employment service network dedicated to people with disabilities, sharing the same institutional public-employment framework as Missions Locales and overlapping on the health/disability support services offered to young people.
• Mission Locale de Roubaix: Neighboring Mission Locale in Roubaix within the Métropole européenne de Lille, operating the same UNML-certified youth integration model targeting 16-25 year olds in an adjacent territory with similar demographic and economic profile.
• Mission Locale de Tourcoing-Vallée de la Lys: Another Mission Locale in the immediate Roubaix-Tourcoing-Wattrelos urban area, offering the identical UNML-labeled youth employment and social integration services to 16-25 year olds.
• Mission Locale de Lille: Local Mission Locale operating in the Lille metropolitan area under the same UNML national framework and Avenir Jeunesse parent network, serving youth aged 16-25 with comparable employment, training, and social integration services.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): National public employment service agency now integrated with Mission Locales under the Réseau pour l'Emploi; serves all job seekers including youth but operates at national scale with both digital and in-person channels rather than a localized walk-in model.
• UNML (Union Nationale des Missions Locales): National federation representing the network of 436 French Missions Locales; provides the quality labelling, governance standards, and advocacy framework under which Mission Locale Wattrelos-Leers operates, making it both a peer and a parent-like institutional body.

Others

• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): French employment services organization supporting a different segment (young executives/graduates) but operating under similar public-employment-service principles and frequently partnering with Mission Locales on youth employment referrals.

Regional players

• Mission Locale de Lyon - Métropole: Large Mission Locale serving the Lyon metropolitan area with the same UNML youth integration mandate; comparable service portfolio (employment, training, mobility, housing) but operating in a different regional labor market.
• Mission Locale de Marseille Métropole: Major urban Mission Locale offering the same UNML-certified youth employment and social integration services for 16-25 year olds in a different but comparable large-city territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MissionLocaleWL
• Facebookfacebook.com/MLWattrelosLeers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mission-locale-wattrelos-leers
• Instagraminstagram.com/mlwattrelos

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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