UDAF du Cantal

What UDAF du Cantal does

UDAF du Cantal (Union Départementale des Associations Familiales du Cantal), founded in 1945 under SIREN 779079508, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) recognized as being of general interest and operating as the official departmental representative of families in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). It is part of the national Unaf-Udaf-Uraf federation, which collectively represents 18 million families in France. The organization holds 90 statutory representation mandates in departmental bodies (CAF, CPAM, MSA, CCAS, housing and health institutions) and serves 41,186 families in Cantal through 39 affiliated associations and 3,605 member families.

The organization operates a portfolio of approximately 13 social and family services, including legal protection of adults (1,127 persons under tutelles, curatelles, and sauvegardes de justice), family information (Point Info Famille), budget counseling (Point conseil budget), family mediation, caregiver support (Plateforme d'Accompagnement et de Répits), psychological listening (Le Lien), child protection services (AESF/AGBF), adult social accompaniment (MASP/MAJ), mutual aid groups (Groupes d'Entraide Mutuelle), a residential facility (Résidence Accueil du Clos de Noailles), a mentoring program (Parrainage de proximité), and an itinerant mobile unit (Maison des Familles itinérante).

The business model rests on diversified public funding (State subsidies for ISTF, Caf du Cantal grants, Conseil Départemental financing for legal protection, CFPPA funding for the caregiver platform), membership fees from 39 affiliated associations, and minor transaction-priced mediation services. Distribution is through three physical offices (Aurillac headquarters, Mauriac and Saint-Flour antennas), the rural mobile unit, partner-hosted access at hospitals and France Services, and digital channels (udaf15.fr, pointinfofamille-cantal.fr, Aidants15.fr, MailPoet newsletter, Facebook, LinkedIn). The underlying technology is a standard WordPress-based website with Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Matomo, Complianz, and Cerber for analytics, consent management, and security.

Name

UDAF du Cantal

Legal name

Union Départementale des Associations Familiales du Cantal

Website

https://udaf15.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UDAF du Cantal is a French non-profit association, founded 1945, that officially represents 41,186 families in the Cantal department through the national Unaf-Udaf-Uraf federation. It operates 13 social and family services — legal protection, family mediation, caregiver support, budget counseling, and child welfare — funded primarily by public grants and member fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurillac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and institutional subsidies: The organization operates primarily through public funding from government bodies, including state funding for services like Information and Support to Family Tutors (ISTF), and subsidies from the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (Caf) for family support services. The organization is recognized as being of general interest (reconnue d'intérêt général), enabling it to receive public contributions.
2. Membership fees: Family associations pay membership fees to be part of the Udaf network. The organization represents 3,605 member families across 39 associations.
3. Mediation services (cost-sharing): Mediation sessions are priced according to national scale set by the Caisse Nationale des Allocations Familiales, or through legal aid (aide juridictionnelle), allowing cost-sharing based on resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UDAF du Cantal is a non-profit departmental union of family associations that delivers social and family support services to the 41,186 families of Cantal, France. Its portfolio spans family information and orientation (Point Info Famille), budget counseling, family mediation, legal protection of vulnerable adults, child protection, caregiver respite, psychological listening, and residential accommodation for stabilized mental health disorders. The organization also serves as the statutory family representative in 90 departmental public bodies.

Product overview

UDAF du Cantal operates as a departmental union of family associations providing a portfolio of approximately 13 social and family support services. The organization functions as a multi-service platform offering: family information and support services (Point Info Famille, Point conseil budget), parentality support (Parrainage de proximité, family mediation), protection services for vulnerable adults and children (Protection juridique des majeurs, Protection de l'Enfance, Accompagnement Social Adulte), and specialized accommodation (Résidence Accueil du Clos de Noailles). The services are coordinated through a main headquarters in Aurillac with regional antennas in Mauriac and Saint-Flour, and include the mobile La Maison des Familles itinérante for remote areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Maison des Familles itinérante A mobile unit that travels across the Saint-Flour and Hautes-Terres community to meet residents and assist them with administrative procedures, providing information about existing services and connecting them with partner organizations.
• Point Info Famille An anonymous and free service providing information on daily and family life matters, offering guidance toward appropriate support services for families from birth through elder care.
• Point conseil budget A budget counseling service providing confidential, free, and personalized advice on money, banking, and budget matters, with face-to-face or remote consultations to help families find solutions during financial difficulties.
• Parrainage de proximité A proximity mentoring service matching volunteer godparents with children or young people accompanied by child protection services in the Cantal department, providing occasional shared time for activities and mutual enrichment.
• Le Lien A listening and support service staffed by psychologists and social workers offering free, confidential, and non-stigmatizing support to prevent, identify, and address mental health issues for people facing various life difficulties.
• Information et soutien aux tuteurs familiaux (ISTF) A service providing personalized and confidential support for family guardians and curators before and during the exercise of legal protection measures (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice, family authorization, future protection mandate).
• Plateforme d'Accompagnement et de Répits des aidants familiaux A departmental and partnership platform dedicated to all family caregivers in Cantal and their loved ones, providing listening, information, respite solutions, and support to help maintain the social life of both caregivers and those they assist.
• Médiation familiale A family mediation service offering a space for dialogue to manage conflict situations, express emotions, identify needs, and find mutually acceptable solutions for separation, divorce, relationship ruptures, or inheritance conflicts.
• Groupes d'Entraide Mutuelle (GEM) Mutual aid groups supporting social inclusion and combating isolation for people in great fragility, organized under associative form based on pair-aidance philosophy and self-management principles, with locations in Aurillac and Saint-Flour.
• Résidence Accueil du « Clos de Noailles » A residential accommodation facility offering durable housing solutions for people with stabilized mental health disorders, combining individual apartments with collective spaces and professional social support.
• Protection de l'Enfance Child protection services including Social and Budgetary Support measures such as Social and Family Economic Support (AESF) and Family Budget Management Assistance (AGBF) to help families achieve autonomy.
• Accompagnement Social Adulte Adult social support services including Personalized Social Support measures (MASP) and Judicial Support measures (MAJ) to promote autonomy and support vulnerable adults in managing their budget and accessing rights.
• Protection juridique des majeurs Legal protection services for adults including guardianship, curatorship, and safeguard of justice measures, providing individualized support to protect rights while promoting autonomy of protected persons.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41,186 families represented in departmental policy
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caf du Cantal (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Main funder and partner for family services. Provides financial support for Point Info Famille and other family support services. Udaf represents families at Caf institutions.
• Unaf (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1945Parent national organization. Udaf du Cantal is part of the Unaf-Udaf-Uraf network representing 18 million families in France. Benefits include national expertise, observatory data, surveys, resources, and coordinated policy positions.
• Uraf AuRA (Union Régionale des Associations Familiales Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional organization coordinating family associations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Udaf du Cantal participates in regional representation through Uraf, and partners on Observatory des Familles surveys.
• Jordanne FMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal radio station that produced a podcast series for Udaf on the theme of family caregivers, featuring interviews with three caregivers sharing their experiences.
• AT 15 (Association Tutélaire du Cantal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in organizing events around protection juridique des majeurs. Co-organized 'La tutelle, un temps pour en parler' event at Centre social du Pays de Mauriac.
• Preposés d'établissement and mandataires libéraux du CantalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with establishment appointees and liberal proxies in organizing the national week of Protection Juridique des Majeurs and related events.
• Aidants15.fr networkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated website for caregivers in Cantal, part of broader network of caregiver support services in the department.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural) - multiple local officescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated associations providing home help services. Multiple ADMR offices in Cantal are members of Udaf (St-Cernin/Salers, Saignes, Massiac, Ruynes-en-Margeride, etc.)
• Familles Rurales - multiple local associationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated rural family associations. Multiple Familles Rurales branches in Cantal are members (Condat, Entre Cère et Rance, pays d'Aurillac, Trizac, Fédération Départementale)

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UDAF de Paris: Largest departmental UDAF in France, operating the same family representation, legal protection, and social-support service model under the Unaf umbrella. Comparable because of identical mission and services, despite much greater scale.
• AT 15 (Association Tutélaire du Cantal): Local Cantal-based association specializing in legal protection of vulnerable adults (tutelles, curatelles). Direct service-line overlap with UDAF's Protection juridique des majeurs; co-organizes events and shares referral pathways within the same territory.
• Familles Rurales: National federation of rural family associations; multiple Cantal branches (Condat, Trizac, Aurillac) are affiliated members of UDAF. Provides parent support, family activities, and rural advocacy — overlapping directly with UDAF's family-support mandate.
• France Alzheimer Cantal: Departmental branch of the national Alzheimer association and an affiliated member of UDAF. Directly comparable on caregiver support, respite, and information services for families affected by neurodegenerative disease in Cantal.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): National federation of home-help associations for rural families; multiple Cantal branches (St-Cernin, Saignes, Massiac) are affiliated members of UDAF. Direct operational peer in caregiver respite, home support, and rural family services.
• UDAF du Rhône: Another departmental UDAF in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with the same statutory mandate, service portfolio (legal protection, mediation, family info), and Unaf affiliation. Most structurally identical peer — useful for benchmarking service delivery and funding levels in a larger urban department.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Major French social-solidarity federation operating mutual-aid and reintegration services for vulnerable populations. Comparable in mission (accompaniment of vulnerable persons, social inclusion) and recognized-general-interest status, but focused on socioeconomic exclusion rather than family-specific issues.
• CAF du Cantal (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales): State family benefits agency that is simultaneously UDAF du Cantal's main public funder and an institutional partner. UDAF represents families on Caf's boards; comparable as the primary state actor in family policy at the departmental level.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian organization delivering social, family, and caregiver support services nationally. Comparable in mission breadth (vulnerable populations, family aid, mental-health listening) but operates at much greater scale and across all departments.
• Unaf (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales): National parent federation of the Unaf-Udaf-Uraf network representing 18 million families in France. Provides policy positions, surveys, and national advocacy that UDAF du Cantal channels locally; the most direct institutional counterpart at the national level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/udaf15
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/udaf-du-cantal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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