SOS FEMMES VENDEE

What SOS FEMMES VENDEE does

SOS Femmes Vendée is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901, SIRET 334 642 75800018) founded in February 1986 and headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon. The organization provides an integrated service pathway for women victims of domestic violence and their children across the Vendée department in western France. Its service portfolio comprises five core offerings: a 24/7 confidential telephone helpline (02 51 47 77 59) handling approximately 1,300 calls per year involving roughly 650 distinct women; emergency and transitional accommodation including a CHRS-certified collective shelter with 6 studios and 2 diffus units (capacity 21 persons / 8 women ± children), supplemented by hotel placements funded jointly with Service 115/Samu Social, plus 3 relay apartments and 5 insertion housing units; 7 delocalized permanence sites across Vendée (La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables d'Olonne, Fontenay-le-Comte, Challans, Les Herbiers, Luçon, Montaigu) plus a weekly permanence at the Sables d'Olonne police commissariat; a specialized Children's Pole (Pôle Enfant) for children exposed to violence; and training/prevention programs delivered to students, police, firefighters, and corporate partners including SODEBO.

The association is a member of the Fédération Nationale de Solidarité Femmes (FNSF), the French national federation of domestic violence support organizations that operates the 3919 national helpline, and coordinates with an ecosystem of complementary partners including CIDFF Vendée, France Victime 85 (ADAVIP85), La Cimade (for migrant women), Planning Familial 85, AREAMS, RAPAV, departmental social services, healthcare providers, and the municipality of Fontenay-le-Comte (which provides free emergency housing since December 2017). All services are free, confidential, and anonymous for beneficiaries; there are no pricing tiers or commercial products. Revenue is derived from public funding (CHRS and departmental subsidies, including the departmental violence-prevention protocol 2017-2019) and donations collected through the HelloAsso platform. Technology infrastructure is limited to a public website (sosfemmesvendee.fr) built by Agence web 3DX Internet and hosted on OVH, with no proprietary software, mobile applications, or AI/ML capabilities.

The organization operates with approximately 10 employees supplemented by volunteers, and is led by Martine Gassiot in the role of Directrice de la publication. Its competitive position rests on CHRS accreditation (since June 2008), nearly four decades of departmental brand recognition as the sole specialized association for domestic violence in Vendée, a deeply embedded referral network with police and social services, and a multi-site service footprint that saturates the department.

Name

SOS FEMMES VENDEE

Legal name

SOS Femmes Vendée

Website

https://sosfemmesvendee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOS Femmes Vendée is a French non-profit association founded in 1986 that provides 24/7 helpline, emergency shelter, child support, and prevention services to women victims of domestic violence and their children across the Vendée department in France, free of charge and funded by public subsidies and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Support Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (623990), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Domestic violence support
• Crisis helpline services
• Emergency shelter housing
• Women's social services
• Social reintegration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

La Roche-sur-Yon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and public support: SOS Femmes Vendée is a non-profit association under the French law of 1901. It receives donations from the public (promoted via HelloAsso on its website). Revenue also comes from public funding and subsidies, though the specific split is not disclosed.
2. CHRS (Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale) public funding: The association's shelter services are officially licensed as a CHRS (Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale) since June 2008, indicating that the core shelter and insertion operations are publicly funded through France's social inclusion sector.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOS Femmes Vendée is a non-profit association that provides free, confidential, and anonymous support services to women victims of domestic violence and their children in the Vendée department of France. Its core offerings include a 24/7 telephone helpline, CHRS-certified emergency accommodation (collective housing, hotel placements, relay and insertion housing), face-to-face permanences at 7 sites plus a police station permanence, a specialized children's support pole (Pôle Enfant), legal accompaniment, and training/prevention programs for professionals and students. All services are delivered free of charge and funded through public subsidies, CHRS accreditation, and donations.

Product overview

SOS Femmes Vendée operates as a non-profit association (Loi 1901) providing comprehensive support services for domestic violence victims through a portfolio of integrated services. The core offerings include a 24/7 telephone helpline (Service Ecoute Téléphonique), emergency and transitional accommodation (Service Hébergement) with collective, hotel, and insertion housing options, external offices (Service Permanences) across 7 sites, specialized child support (Pôle Enfant), and training/prevention programs (Service Formation/Prévention). All services work together to support women and their children through every stage from crisis intervention to autonomy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service Ecoute Téléphonique (24/7 Telephone Listening Service) 24/7 telephone listening service (02 51 47 77 59) providing crisis support, information, guidance, and referrals for women victims of domestic violence, their relatives, and professionals seeking advice. Free, confidential, and anonymous.
• Service Hébergement (Emergency and Transitional Accommodation) CHRS-accredited emergency and transitional accommodation services including collective housing (6 studios), diffus emergency units (2), hotel placements (in partnership with Service 115), relay apartments (3 temporary), and insertion housing (5 units, including one for young women aged 18–25). Total CHRS capacity of 21 persons (8 women ± children).
• Service Permanences (Delocalized Face-to-Face Offices) Face-to-face interviews by appointment at 7 delocalized permanence sites across Vendée (La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Fontenay-le-Comte, Challans, Les Herbiers, Luçon, Montaigu) plus a weekly Thursday morning permanence at the Sables d'Olonne police commissariat staffed by two social workers. Addresses kept confidential for safety.
• Pôle Enfant (Children's Support Pole) Specialized child support services providing reception, listening, emotional support, and accompaniment to external appointments (school, medical, psychological) for children exposed to domestic violence. Includes work on maintaining or restoring the mother-child bond and external consultations for children in violent environments. Approximately 30% of hosted children have been directly victimized by their father's violence.
• Service Formation/Prévention (Training and Prevention Programs) Training, awareness, and prevention services delivered to social work and healthcare students, police officers, firefighters, school counselors, and company staff (e.g., SODEBO). Includes the 'prevention of sexist behaviors and violence' program for middle and high school students introduced in 2012.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 1,300 calls per year involving ~650 different women, with 800+ children per year in a domestic violence context.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Ville de Fontenay-le-ComtemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017The municipality of Fontenay-le-Comte provides a free type-3 emergency housing unit for domestic violence victims since December 2017, as part of the departmental violence-prevention protocol 2017-2019. Municipal police, CCAS agents, and Social Center agents (trained by SOS Femmes Vendée) manage access to this confidential housing.
• Fédération Nationale de Solidarité Femmes (FNSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOS Femmes Vendée is a member association of the FNSF, France's national federation of domestic violence support organizations. The federation operates the national 3919 helpline, coordinates the network of 70+ member associations, and facilitates national safe-harbor procedures for women in grave danger. The association displays the FNSF logo prominently on its homepage.
• Service 115 (Samu Social)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerService 115 (Samu Social) is a key funding partner for hotel emergency accommodation. When SOS Femmes Vendée's CHRS is at full capacity, the association calls upon service 115 to finance the first 3 nights of hotel accommodation for women in need.
• AREAMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAREAMS is a social service organization referenced on the association's page for perpetrators of violence, providing information on where violent individuals can seek help and change their behavior. Address: Résidence Le Victoria, 3rd floor, 82 boulevard d'Angleterre, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, 02.51.44.22.80.
• RAPAV (Association de Réflexion et d'Aide aux Auteurs de Violences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAPAV is an association for perpetrators of domestic violence, listed by SOS Femmes Vendée as a referral resource for men seeking to understand and change their violent behavior. Address: 11 rue de la Faisanderie, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, 02.51.44.98.39.
• CIDFF Vendée (Centre d'Informations sur le Droit des Femmes et des Familles)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDFF Vendée is a key partner providing information on women's rights in the domains of law, employment, and family. Located at 10 avenue du littoral, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9h–12h30 and 14h–17h30. A natural referral and collaboration partner for SOS Femmes Vendée.
• France Victime 85 (ADAVIP85)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Victime 85 provides listening, psychological support, legal information, criminal procedure accompaniment, and referrals for crime victims. Located at 55 boulevard Aristide Briand, BP 391, 85010 La Roche-sur-Yon Cedex. Open Monday–Friday 9h–12h and 13h30–17h.
• La Cimade (Vendée section)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Cimade is a national association supporting migrants and foreigners in France. Their Vendée section provides a specific weekly permanence (Wednesdays 17h30–19h) for foreign women victims of domestic violence at 71 Boulevard Aristide Briand, Bureau 211, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon.
• Planning Familial 85minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanning Familial 85 addresses sexual health, contraception, abortion, STDs, and violence. Located at 71 Bd Aristide-Briand, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon. Offers permanences with or without appointments. A referral partner for women with related needs.
• Commissariat de Police des Sables d'OlonnemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOS Femmes Vendée maintains a weekly Thursday morning permanence at the Sables d'Olonne police station, staffed by two social workers. The permanence provides a confidential interface between police and social services for domestic violence victims and operates independently of any police investigations.
• Educational establishments (schools) and PMI (Protection Maternelle Infantile)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational establishments, schools, and PMI services are key partners in the CHRS children's activities program. They are involved in the schooling and well-being of children hosted by the association.
• Cabinets médicaux et paramédicaux, Centres médico-psychologiques (CMP), Maison des adolescentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical and paramedical practices, community mental health centers (CMP), and adolescent support services are referenced partners for the children's pole and mother support activities within the CHRS.
• SODEBOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOS Femmes Vendée provided domestic violence sensitization training to employees of SODEBO's occupational health service, as part of the association's professional prevention outreach.
• OVHminorOthersOVH is the web hosting provider for the association's website (sosfemmesvendee.fr). Located at 140 quai du Sartel, 59100 Roubaix, France.
• 3DX InternetminorOthersAgence web 3DX Internet (based in La Roche-sur-Yon) is credited as the creator of the association's website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Cimade: National association defending rights of migrants and refugees, with a Vendée section that operates a specific permanence for foreign women victims of domestic violence. Overlaps with SOS Femmes Vendée on the foreign-victim segment and provides complementary migration-law support.
• Mouvement Français pour le Planning Familial (MFPF): National federation addressing sexual health, contraception, abortion, and gender-based violence. Planning Familial 85 is a direct departmental partner of SOS Femmes Vendée and shares overlapping client base (women in distress) and prevention/training mandate.
• AVFT (Association contre les Violences Faites aux Femmes au Travail): National French association providing legal assistance to women victims of workplace and domestic violence. Directly comparable service mix (legal accompaniment, judicial support) with a national scope and lawyer-driven model.
• CIDFF (Centre d'Informations sur les Droits des Femmes et des Familles): National network of departmental women's rights information centres providing legal information, employment support, and family guidance. CIDFF Vendée is a direct local partner of SOS Femmes Vendée and shares overlapping service domains (legal info, women's rights) but with a different service mix.

Broad incumbents

• France Victimes (Fédération France Victimes): National federation supporting all categories of crime victims with local ADAVIP offices (including France Victime 85, a direct SOS Femmes Vendée partner). Comparable in offering listening, psychological support, and legal accompaniment but for a broader victim population beyond domestic violence.
• Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes (FNSF): National umbrella federation of 70+ French domestic violence associations, operator of the 3919 helpline. SOS Femmes Vendée is a member; FNSF is the macro-level counterpart coordinating national policy, safe-harbor systems, and shared protocols.
• Fondation des Femmes: Major French women's rights foundation providing grants, advocacy, and litigation support across the gender-based violence ecosystem. Comparable as a funder/advocate for the same population but operating at national scale rather than direct service delivery.

Regional players

• Refuge (UK): One of the UK's largest domestic violence charities providing helpline, refuge accommodation, and outreach services. Comparable operating model (24/7 helpline, emergency shelter, child support, training) but serving the UK market.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (US): US national hotline and resource centre for domestic violence victims, offering 24/7 crisis support, safety planning, and referrals. Functionally analogous to the SOS Femmes Vendée helpline service but operating at national scale in the US.

Others

• ARPAV (Association Réflexion et Aide aux Auteurs de Violences): La Roche-sur-Yon based association supporting perpetrators of domestic violence to change behaviour, referenced as a partner by SOS Femmes Vendée. Complementary ecosystem participant addressing the perpetrator side of the same problem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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