UCRM

What UCRM does

UCRM (Union Cépière Robert Monnier) is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in 1948 and headquartered in Toulouse, recognized as an association d'utilité publique and délégataire de service public. It delivers an integrated portfolio of social insertion, professional inclusion, and healthcare-precariousness services across 8 departments of the Occitanie region through 17 accredited social and medico-social establishments, supported by 500 employees and 60 volunteers and serving more than 12,000 people annually.

Its service portfolio spans emergency and transitional housing (175+ emergency beds across CHC Guillaumet, Alès, Badiou, Bellerive, and Bonnefoy; 111 youth housing units across four Habitat Jeunes residences; 3,000+ managed housing units including social housing and AIVS intermediated rentals), professional training and rehabilitation (ESRP, UEROS brain injury programs, TBCC and MCIEEE vocational certifications), healthcare-precariousness services (ACT, LAM, LHSS, EMSP, and the PCMS convergence program with Hôpital Joseph Ducuing), and family and asylum-seeker support (MECS, CADA, HUDA, Baby STEP). No proprietary technology platform is operated; service delivery is in-person and facility-based, with standard website tools for beneficiary information and housing applications.

UCRM's revenue model is predominantly institutional: it operates as a public service delegate funded through delegated contracts and grants from Région Occitanie, Préfet, ARS, CAF, Conseil Départemental Haute-Garonne, Toulouse Métropole, the Ministry of Justice, and the European Social Fund. Supplementary revenue streams include monthly Habitat Jeunes rental income (€437.80-€594.80 per unit), publicly funded professional training fees, and donations/corporate sponsorship via HelloAsso and the Le Cœur des Entreprises collective (Pierre Fabre, Airbus, Collins Aerospace, Vinci). Customer concentration spans public institutional funders, individual youth housing tenants, corporate CSR partners, and vulnerable beneficiaries referred through SIAO, France Travail, PLIE, and hospital networks.

Name

UCRM

Legal name

UNION CEPIERE ROBERT MONNIER (UCRM)

Website

https://ucrm.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

UCRM (Union Cépière Robert Monnier) is a French non-profit association, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Toulouse, delivering integrated social insertion, professional rehabilitation, and healthcare-precariousness services to vulnerable populations across 8 Occitanie departments via 17 accredited establishments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Campus Purpose-Built Student Housing (PBSA) Management (BPAJAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Campus University Housing Management (BPAJAJAA), Off-Campus / University-Affiliated Housing Management (EDAEAFAB), Summer/Conference Housing & Guest Accommodations (EDALACAI)

Keywords

• Social integration services
• Emergency shelter
• Youth housing
• Professional rehabilitation
• Medico-social care

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Service Delegations and Institutional Funding: UCRM operates as a delegataire de service public and is funded by a broad range of public institutional partners including the Région Occitanie, Préfet, Ville de Toulouse, Toulouse Métropole, Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Garonne, CAF, ARS, and the Ministry of Justice. Revenue comes through ongoing grants and delegated service contracts for operating social, housing, and professional integration programs.
2. Youth Housing Rental Income (Habitat Jeunes): The Habitat Jeunes residences generate rental income from occupants. Monthly fees range from €437.80 to €594.80 depending on the residence and accommodation type (chamber, studio, T1 bis, T2). These are conventionnés APL, meaning residents can receive housing allowances from CAF.
3. Professional Training Services: Professional training courses in fields such as building technologies (TBCC), electronics/electrical integration (MCIEEE), security systems (TSS), performing arts, and professional competency assessments. Revenue may come from skills funding bodies and employer skills taxes.
4. Donations, Corporate Sponsorship and Mécénat: UCRM receives donations via HelloAsso, corporate sponsorship (e.g., Collins Aerospace €5,000 donation in 2024, computer donations from FINVENS), and skill-based volunteering from companies such as Airbus employees and KOEO platform volunteers. Pierre Fabre donates hygiene products for hygiene kit assembly programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

UCRM is a non-profit social services association that operates emergency collective housing, youth housing residences (Habitat Jeunes), professional rehabilitation establishments (ESRP, UEROS), medico-social healthcare coordination programs (ACT, LAM, LHSS, EMSP), and adapted employment services (Les Ateliers de l'Ayguette) for vulnerable populations in the Toulouse metropolitan area and Occitanie region. Services are delivered directly through 17 accredited establishments and are primarily publicly funded through delegation contracts with regional, departmental, and national authorities.

Product overview

UCRM (Union Cépière Robert Monnier) is a social services association under the French 1901 law, recognized as being of general interest and delegating public services. It operates a diversified portfolio of social, professional, and healthcare services across the Toulouse metropolitan area and Occitanie region. The organization offers a comprehensive range of interconnected services including: housing solutions (youth residences, emergency shelters, social housing), professional inclusion programs (vocational training, rehabilitation, employment support), healthcare services (therapeutic apartments, medicalized beds), and family support services. These services work together to provide holistic support for people experiencing social fragility, supporting them towards housing, employment, training, and healthcare integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Résidence Habitat Jeunes San Francisco Youth housing residence offering 85 individual rooms with private bathrooms and toilets, shared kitchen facilities, communal spaces (gym, relaxation area, games room, laundry, computer room, terrace, bicycle parking), and on-site social team for young people aged 16-30 in training, employment, or seeking housing stability.
• Résidence 108 Housing residence offering 12 furnished T2 apartments with separate bedrooms, living space with kitchen and bathroom, suitable for individuals, couples, or single parents in Toulouse.
• Villa Bernadette Housing offering 6 equipped studios with individual kitchen, bathroom, and toilet, located near the San Francisco residence in Toulouse.
• Foyer Soleil Housing residence offering 8 fully equipped and autonomous T1 studios located across different addresses in the Colomiers commune.
• Centres d'Hébergement Collectifs (CHC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ people supported per year across all programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

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

• Hôpital Joseph DucuingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2023Unique partnership in France between UCRM and Hôpital Joseph Ducuing to facilitate access to care for the most precarious populations. Implemented through the Programme de Convergence Médico-Sociale (PCMS), which includes creation of a regional single window and observatory to regulate care place availability and coordinate care pathways. Financed by ARS Occitanie.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Travail is a key institutional partner providing referrals for job seekers and funding for professional integration programs. UCRM is a France Travail-approved service provider for ACTIV'PROJET and other employment support services.
• PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi) Toulouse MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCRM has been a PLIE service provider since 2015 for the Evaluation des Potentiels action, measuring beneficiaries' learning possibilities and guiding them toward appropriate training for their professional project. Co-financed by the European Social Fund.
• Le Cœur des EntreprisesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLe Cœur des Entreprises is a collective of companies united to support associations working with vulnerable populations. They have partnered with UCRM through employee volunteering missions (hygiene kit assembly), recruitment support, and provision of temporary housing. Pierre Fabre and Airbus are among the founding members.
• Pierre FabremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPierre Fabre donates unsold hygiene products to UCRM. Monthly hygiene kit assembly sessions are organized at UCRM with Pierre Fabre employees and other Le Cœur des Entreprises members. In 2023, 6,800 kits (110,000+ products) were assembled. The partnership includes regular human exchange and social engagement for employees.
• Alliaserv GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliaserv Group has partnered with UCRM to sponsor the TBCC (Technicien du Bâtiment Communicant et Connecté) training at ESRP, responding to their needs for energy performance building integration solutions. This demonstrates a partnership of committed actors convinced that diversity can address major societal challenges.
• AirbusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAirbus employees participate in skill-based volunteering at UCRM. Through the KOEO skills sponsorship platform, Airbus employee Marie-Christine Tatard provided interview simulation and CV writing support to ESRP trainees across three half-day sessions.
• Université Toulouse III Paul SabatierminorOthersUCRM maintains partnerships with universities for the integration of young people from child protection into higher education, including support for administrative procedures such as university enrollment.
• ADOMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADOMA is referenced as a fallback housing option for individuals over 30 who cannot be accommodated by UCRM's Habitat Jeunes residences, demonstrating a referral pathway between organizations serving similar populations.
• ALIS (Agence Immobilière à Vocation Sociale - Public Interest Real Estate Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALIS is a public interest real estate agency created as a Groupement d'Intérêt Public, co-founded by Toulouse Métropole, Toulouse Métropole Habitat, CCAS de la Mairie de Toulouse, UCRM, and Habitat et Humanisme. Part of the Plan Logement D'Abord launched in September 2017.
• Banque AlimentaireminorOthersBanque Alimentaire provides food supplies supporting UCRM's emergency shelter and social integration programs.
• CHU Toulouse (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHU Toulouse is an institutional healthcare partner providing medical support and referrals for beneficiaries requiring healthcare access within UCRM's social and medico-social programs.
• Bois & CieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBois & Cie collaborates with UCRM and Toulouse City Hall on alternative habitat solutions for precarity populations who cannot access traditional housing, as reported in La Tribune.
• VinciminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVinci participates in Le Cœur des Entreprises collective partnership with UCRM, providing employee volunteering and support for social programs.
• UNHAJ (Union Nationale pour l'Habitat des Jeunes)minorOthersUCRM's Habitat Jeunes network is a member of UNHAJ, the national union for youth housing, providing professional standards, networking, and representation.
• USH (Union Sociale pour l'Habitat)minorOthersUCRM's Habitat Jeunes network is affiliated with USH, the social housing union, providing professional standards and representation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Emmaüs France is a national federation addressing homelessness, social exclusion, and economic solidarity. Operates similar shelter, housing, and integration activities with a broader geographic footprint and a much larger workforce and beneficiary base.
• Coallia: Coallia is a major French association operating emergency shelter, social housing, and refugee reception programs nationally. Directly comparable to UCRM in mission and service portfolio but at significantly larger scale across multiple French regions.
• Groupe SOS: Groupe SOS is one of France's largest non-profit social enterprises, operating 650+ facilities across housing, healthcare, professional integration, and asylum. Comparable to UCRM across nearly all service lines but with national scope and diversified revenue.
• ADOMA: ADOMA is France's largest social housing operator for vulnerable populations, managing 80,000+ accommodations. Already referenced in UCRM's data as a referral partner, it is a major national operator of similar CADA, HUDA, and social housing programs.
• Secours Catholique (Caritas France): Secours Catholique is a major French Catholic social action organization providing emergency aid, housing support, and integration services. Operates comparable programs for vulnerable populations including in Occitanie, with broader national scale.
• Croix-Rouge française: Croix-Rouge française operates emergency shelter, social housing, and integration programs across France including Occitanie. Comparable mission around vulnerable populations with substantially greater scale, resources, and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• France Terre d'Asile: France Terre d'Asile is a French association specializing in asylum seeker and refugee reception, operating CADA and HUDA programs nationally. Directly comparable to UCRM's refugee services portfolio and a peer for public service delegations.
• Habitat et Humanisme: Habitat et Humanisme is a French association providing social housing and integration services to vulnerable populations. Co-founder with UCRM in the ALIS public social housing agency in Toulouse, operating comparable housing-first and professional integration programs nationally.

Regional players

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Fondation Abbé Pierre is a major French non-profit focused on housing access and combating homelessness, with regional offices including in Occitanie. Comparable mission around housing precariousness and policy advocacy for vulnerable populations.
• ALYS (Association Lyonnaise pour l'Insertion Sociale): ALYS is a regional French association in Lyon providing social housing, professional integration, and refugee reception services. Comparable service portfolio to UCRM but operating primarily in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region rather than Occitanie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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