UDAF du Gard

What UDAF du Gard does

UDAF du Gard (Union Départementale des Associations Familiales du Gard), founded in 1945 and headquartered in Nîmes (Occitanie, France), is a not-for-profit association governed by French loi 1901 and affiliated with the national UNAF network. It holds a statutory mandate under the Code de l'Action Sociale et des des Familles (articles L.211-1 to L.211-14) to represent all ~217,000 families of the Gard department in 110+ public bodies, alongside operating 12 services for families and vulnerable persons: legal protection of adults (tutelle, curatelle, sauvegarde de justice) covering 2,056 active measures; information and support for family tutors; free budget counseling (Point Conseil Budget) across 15+ partner locations; guaranteed personal microcredit (€300–€8,000); MJAGBF and MASP budget management measures; social intervention at the Nîmes police commissariat for domestic violence victims; intergenerational literacy programs (Lire et Faire Lire, Lire Ensemble) with 300 volunteer readers; the Conseiller Numérique digital inclusion service; digital parenting support under the P@rents, parlons numérique label; and secretariat of the Médaille de l'enfance et des familles. The organization operates from Nîmes with an Avignon (Vaucluse) antenna and is governed by a board and led by Directrice Véronique Palmer, supported by a small communications function.

The underlying technology is deliberately non-proprietary: a WordPress CMS website (udaf30.fr) hosted on Scaleway, with Complianz cookie compliance, Mailpoet for newsletters, and Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and Matomo for analytics — none of which constitute differentiated technology. Differentiation instead rests on domain specialization programs such as the Observatoire de la Famille (16 annual surveys since 2009), the P@rents, parlons numérique digital parenting label, and a network of 54 family representative positions in CCAS. The revenue model is principally public institutional funding from the State, Conseil Départemental du Gard, CAF, and MSA; services are free to beneficiaries with no user fees (microcredit involves bank partnerships with no early-repayment fees; MJAGBF and MASP are funded via delegated public mechanisms). Pricing is governed by CCNT 196 conventions for staff and by multi-year program conventions with funders. Customer concentration is structurally inverted: rather than relying on a few large customers, UDAF serves a horizontal beneficiary base of every Gard family while contracting with a small number of public funders for service delivery.

Name

UDAF du Gard

Legal name

Union Départementale des Associations Familiales du Gard

Website

https://udaf30.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UDAF du Gard is a French non-profit association, founded 1945 and headquartered in Nîmes, which holds the statutory mandate to represent all families of the Gard department and operates 12 social-protection services — including adult legal protection, budget counseling, microcredit, and digital inclusion — for families and vulnerable persons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services for Families and Vulnerable Persons

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Family social services
• Legal protection services
• Budget counseling
• Digital inclusion
• Family representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: The organization is primarily funded by public sources including the State, Departmental Council, CAF (Family Allowances), and MSA (Agricultural Social Mutual). Services such as Information and Support for Family Tutors are mainly financed by the State. MJAGBF is financed by CAF or MSA. No direct fees are charged to beneficiaries for most services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UDAF du Gard delivers 12 publicly funded social services for families and vulnerable persons in the Gard department, spanning legal protection of adults (Protection juridique des majeurs, Information et soutien aux tuteurs familiaux), budget support (Point conseil budget, Microcrédit, MJAGBF, MASP), community-based interventions (Intervention sociale en commissariat), intergenerational literacy (Lire et Faire Lire, Lire Ensemble), and digital inclusion (Conseiller Numérique, Soutien à la parentalité numérique, Secrétariat de la Médaille de l'enfance et des familles). All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with delivery through the Nîmes headquarters, a Vaucluse antenna, and 15+ partner locations.

Product overview

UDAF du Gard is a departmental union of family associations providing 12 services for families and vulnerable persons. The organization operates a platform of social services including legal protection (Protection juridique des majeurs, Information et soutien aux tuteurs familiaux), budget support (Point conseil budget, Microcrédit, Mesure d'aide à la gestion du budget familial, Mesure d'accompagnement social personnalisée), community support (Intervention sociale en commissariat), literacy programs (Lire et Faire Lire, Lire Ensemble), digital inclusion (Conseiller Numérique, Soutien à la parentalité numérique), and administrative services (Médaille de l'enfance et des familles). The portfolio includes services spanning legal protection, financial counseling, social support, digital literacy, and family recognition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Protection juridique des majeurs Legal protection service for adults under judicial protection measures (tutelle, curatelle, sauvegarde de justice), managing over 2,000 protection measures in the Gard and Vaucluse departments.
• Information et soutien aux tuteurs familiaux Free information and support service for family tutors and curators, providing personalized and confidential interviews for persons exercising legal protection measures.
• Point conseil budget Budget advisory service providing free, confidential advice on money, banking, and budget management, with locations across Gard and Vaucluse departments.
• Microcrédit personnel garanti Microcredit service for low-income households facing credit access difficulties, providing loans from 300 to 8,000 euros with social support and partnership with banking institutions.
• Mesure d'aide à la gestion du budget familial (MJAGBF) Social and budgetary support measure for parents, delegated by the Children's Judge, with family allowances managed by UDAF in the interest of the child.
• Mesure d'accompagnement social personnalisée (MASP) Social support measure for adults with difficulties managing their assets, delegated by the Departmental Council, involving a contract of 6 months to 2 years.
• Intervention sociale en commissariat Social intervention service in police stations, providing reception, guidance, and advice to victims of domestic violence within the Nîmes police station.
• Lire et Faire Lire Intergenerational reading program pairing seniors over 50 with children in nurseries and primary schools, coordinated by UDAF with 300 volunteers in Gard.
• Lire Ensemble Proximity reading action where volunteers animate reading sessions for vulnerable individuals in local care structures, including seniors in nursing homes and isolated persons.
• Conseiller Numérique Digital inclusion service helping people distant from digital technology, providing support for daily computer use, administrative procedures, and digital citizenship through workshops and individual sessions.
• Soutien à la parentalité numérique Digital parenting support service helping parents manage children's digital practices, including the 'Parents, parlons numérique' label deployment and PédaGoJeux program for video game awareness.
• Secrétariat de la Médaille de l'enfance et des familles Secretariat service for the Childhood and Family Medal, an honorary distinction created in 1920 recognizing persons who raised children with constant attention and effort.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,056 vulnerable adults provided with legal protection through 2,000+ active measures
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1945National parent organization establishing the UDAF network across 86+ departments. UDAF 30 participates in representing 18 million French families through this national structure and contributes to regional representation through URAF Languedoc-Roussillon.
• CAF du Gard (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-pilot of the Observatoire de la Famille and partner in service delivery for family support, childcare, and budget counseling. CAF provides funding for MJAGBF services and collaborates on family representation.
• MSA Languedoc (Mutualité Sociale Agricole)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural social mutual co-piloting the Observatoire de la Famille and contributing to family surveys and studies. Partner in service delivery for rural populations.
• CCAS/CIAS du Gard (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner54 family representative positions in CCAS across the department, covering 31% of municipal social action centers. UDAF provides training and support for representatives while CCAS provides institutional access.
• Fédération Départementale de la Ligue de l'enseignementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Lire et Faire Lire intergenerational reading program coordination in the department. Ligue de l'enseignement handles program coordination at national level while UDAF pilots locally.
• Banque des TerritoirescoreOthersResponsible for operationalizing the Conseiller Numérique France Services program, including conventioning with host structures and network animation. UDAF provides digital inclusion services under this program.
• Crédit Municipal d'AvignonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner location for Point Conseil Budget permanence in Avignon, providing space for budget counseling sessions for Vaucluse residents.
• ScalewayminorOthersCloud hosting provider for the UDAF 30 website infrastructure.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales du Gard (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the P@rents, parlons numérique label deployment. Jointly with UDAF, co-manages the labeling committee for digital parenting actions in the department.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UDAF de Paris: Another departmental UDAF delivering the same 12-service family portfolio under the same legal mandate (Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles). Most structurally comparable peer; differs only by geography and scale of operations.
• Familles Rurales: National association providing family services in rural areas, with comparable service offerings (childcare, parental support, family representation). Competes for the same departmental-family constituency and public funding streams.
• UDAF du Rhône: Departmental UDAF in Rhône offering equivalent legal protection, budget counseling, and family representation services. Comparable mission, mandate structure, and service mix; useful for benchmarking urban-scale UDAF operations.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): National network of home-help associations — explicitly listed as a UDAF du Gard member association. Delivers comparable family-support and personal-care services in rural settings, often partnering with UDAF on service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian organization providing overlapping services in social intervention, family support, and budget counseling at departmental and national scale. Operates with a much larger footprint but similar non-profit legal-protection service mix.
• UNIOPSS: National federation of private non-profit social and health organizations. Overlaps with UDAF in social-services delivery and policy advocacy for vulnerable populations across France.
• UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales): National parent federation of which UDAF du Gard is a member. Coordinates policy advocacy across 86+ departmental UDAFs representing 18 million French families. Most directly comparable as the umbrella and source of UDAF's legal mandate.

Emerging players

• France Bénévolat: National volunteer-mobilization organization. Comparable in mobilizing bénévoles for family-oriented community programs (e.g., Lire et Faire Lire volunteer readers); a model for UDAF's volunteer-driven service lines.

Regional players

• Conseil Départemental du Gard (Direction Solidarités): Direct departmental authority responsible for social services in Gard — both a key funding partner and a competing provider of family and vulnerable-adult services. Most relevant public-sector peer in the territory.
• CCAS de Nîmes: Municipal social action center that UDAF du Gard helps staff with 54 family representatives. Operates overlapping social-services and benefits-navigation programs at municipal level in UDAF's primary territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/udaf30gard
• Instagraminstagram.com/udaf30gard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/udaf-du-gard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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