UDAF 38

What UDAF 38 does

UDAF 38 (Union Départementale des Associations Familiales de l'Isère) is a non-profit association governed by the French law of 1 July 1901 and part of the national UNAF-UDAF-URAF federation of family associations. Headquartered in Grenoble, it operates as the official statutory representative of the 352,000 families residing in the Isère department, holding 184 mandates in CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale), 45 mandates in departmental instances, and representation rights in CAF and CPAM bodies. The organization combines a base of 167 affiliated associations and 9,508 member families with a salaried team of 17 professionals, and is led at the national level by Bernard Tranchand, who was re-elected President of UNAF in June 2026.

The organization's service portfolio spans budget counseling (Point Conseil Budget), housing support (Accompagnement Vers et Dans le Logement, AVDL), digital parenting support (Les Promeneurs du Net Parentalité, 'Grandir avec les écrans', 'Enfants, Parents, @ction!'), social support and eviction prevention, social fund management, and legal protection services for vulnerable adults under the Inter-fédération PJM with FNAT and Unapei. Research and policy expertise are delivered through the Observatoire de la Vie Familiale (OVF), which conducts thematic surveys (e.g., 1,792 parent testimonies on the CMG reform, 693 responses on digital parenting in 2017-2018) and annual departmental conferences. Distribution is multi-channel: a WordPress-based website, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, email newsletters, community events, and embedded coordinators in partner social centers, centers sociaux, and the Cité des Familles.

UDAF 38 generates no commercial revenue; all services are provided free of charge to families and funded through public subsidies and conventions with institutional partners including CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales), the Conseil Départemental de l'Isère, DDETS (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités), and Grenoble Alpes Métropole for specific programs such as AVDL. The underlying technology footprint is intentionally modest — a WordPress-based informational site with standard web technologies and no public APIs, SDKs, or proprietary software platform. Strategic value is concentrated in the statutory representation mandate, the 80-year institutional history within UNAF, and the embedded relationships with departmental public bodies rather than in technology assets.

Name

UDAF 38

Legal name

Union Départementale des Associations Familiales de l'Isère

Website

https://udaf38.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UDAF 38 is a non-profit departmental family association in Grenoble, France, serving 352,000 families in Isère through statutory representation, budget counseling, housing support, digital parenting programs, and research via the Observatoire de la Vie Familiale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Social Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Family support services
• Budget counseling
• Housing support
• Parenting programs
• Family advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: UDAF 38 operates as a non-profit organization primarily funded through public subsidies and partnerships with governmental bodies including CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales), the Departmental Council of Isère, and DDETS (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités). The organization also receives funding through conventions with Grenoble Alpes Métropole for specific programs like AVDL (Accompagnement Vers et Dans le Logement).

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UDAF 38 is a French non-profit departmental family association that serves as the statutory representative of families in Isère, providing a portfolio of free social support services including budget counseling (Point Conseil Budget), housing support (AVDL), parental workshops, digital parenting assistance (Promeneurs du Net Parentalité), eviction prevention, social fund management, and legal protection for vulnerable adults. The organization also operates the Observatoire de la Vie Familiale (OVF) to produce data-driven research on family realities, and coordinates a network of 167 affiliated associations serving 9,508 member families.

Product overview

UDAF 38 (Union Départementale des Associations Familiales de l'Isère) is a non-profit family services organization that operates as a coordinated portfolio of social support services, rather than a technology product platform. The core offerings include Point Conseil Budget for financial counseling, Accompagnement Vers et Dans le Logement (AVDL) for housing support, Les Promeneurs du Net Parentalité for digital parenting assistance, and Questions de parents workshops. Research and expertise services are delivered through the Observatoire de la Vie Familiale (OVF), which conducts thematic surveys on family realities and organizes departmental conferences. The organization also provides social support, eviction prevention, social fund management, volunteer training, and administrative services like the Médaille de l'enfance et des familles. These services are delivered through both in-person activities (workshops, home visits, conferences) and digital channels including social media support via the Promeneurs du Net Parentalité network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Point Conseil Budget Free, confidential budget advisory service providing personalized support to help families manage finances, prevent over-indebtedness, and access appropriate financial resources.
• Accompagnement Vers et Dans le Logement (AVDL) Housing support service for vulnerable households to access and maintain independent housing, including apartment search assistance, settling-in support, and landlord mediation, operated under convention with DDETS and Grenoble Alpes Métropole since 2011 and 2020 respectively.
• Les Promeneurs du Net Parentalité Network of trained professionals providing digital parenting support to families online (via Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) and offline (via workshops, parent cafés, and conferences) to help parents navigate digital challenges for their children.
• Questions de parents Free, confidential small-group workshops for parents facilitated by professionals, addressing themes including disability, emotions, breastfeeding, and other parenting topics.
• Accompagnement social Social support service providing assistance to families and vulnerable individuals in navigating administrative procedures and accessing their rights.
• Prévention des expulsions Eviction prevention service providing support and intervention to help families at risk of losing their housing.
• Gestion de fonds sociaux Management of social funds providing financial assistance to families in difficulty.
• Médaille de l'enfance et des familles Secretariat services administering the Childhood and Family Medal, which recognizes individuals committed to family causes and childhood protection.
• Numérique et parentalité Digital parenting resources and programs including the 'Grandir avec les écrans' workshops for parents of young children (0-6 years) and 'Enfants, Parents, @ction!' video-based intergenerational dialogue programs about screen use, delivered in partnership with Maison de l'image and ACEPP 38.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ families directly accompanied annually
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• Inter-fédération PJM (FNAT, Unaf, Unapei)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Joint action through Inter-fédération de la protection juridique des majeurs bringing together FNAT (Fédération Nationale des Associations Tutélaires), Unaf, and Unapei to defend rights of protected adults and professionals in the sector.
• FNATcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Fédération Nationale des Associations Tutélaires - national federation for tutelary associations, co-organizer of Semaine Nationale de la Protection Juridique des Majeurs.
• UnapeicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Union nationale des associations de parents, de personnes handicapées mentales et de leurs amis - national advocacy organization for people with intellectual disabilities, co-organizer of national protection week.
• Point de ContactmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Partnership to publish practical guides helping parents protect children from illegal content online. Joint publication for Safer Internet Days awareness campaign.
• Centre socio-culturel Emile Romanet (Varces)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Local center hosting Promeneurs du Net Parentalité activities - Marie-Laure La Rocca serves as Référente Familles.
• Cité des Familles GrenobleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Municipal family center hosting digital parenting support - Mélanie Miguet serves as Chargée de mission Parentalité.
• DDETS de l'IsèrecoreOthers · 1 January 2025Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités - government partner for AVDL (housing support) convention since 2011.
• Association PANGOLINminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Grenoble-based association hosting Promeneurs du Net Parentalité coordinator Victor Pavailler.
• Caf de l'IsèrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Caf de l'Isère is the primary institutional partner funding and piloting the Promeneurs du Net Parentalité program. The coordination of this network is delegated to UDAF 38. Caf also co-funds the Observatoire de la Vie Familiale (OVF) and various family support services.
• Info Jeunes 38coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Info Jeunes 38 coordinates the Promeneurs du Net Jeunesse program in Isère, parallel to the Promeneurs du Net Parentalité network coordinated by UDAF. Both programs work on digital education for youth and families.
• Maison de l'imagemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for delivering the 'Grandir avec les écrans' (Growing up with screens) program for parents of young children (0-6 years), combining expertise in media education and parenting support.
• ACEPP 38majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Association des Collectifs Enfants Parents Professionnels - co-animates the 'Grandir avec les écrans' program and represents network of parental education initiatives in Isère.
• Caf de l'IsèrecoreOthers · 1 January 2022Co-pilot of Observatoire de la Vie Familiale (OVF) along with UDAF 38 and Conseil Départemental de l'Isère, conducting surveys on family realities.
• Grenoble Alpes MétropolecoreOthers · 1 January 2020Metropolitan authority partner for AVDL convention since 2020, part of 'Logement d'abord' (Housing First) policy implementation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• CAF de l'Isère (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales): Primary institutional partner and funder of UDAF 38, also delivering family support services (allocations, parental leave, housing aid) directly to the same 352,000 families in Isère. Comparable client base, overlapping service areas, and co-funding arrangement.

Direct peers

• Unapei: National federation of associations for families of people with intellectual disabilities. Co-organizes Semaine Nationale de la Protection Juridique des Majeurs and partners with UDAF 38 on protected-adult advocacy. Overlapping mission around vulnerable families and legal protection.
• FNAT (Fédération Nationale des Associations Tutélaires): National federation of tutelary associations and co-partner in the Inter-fédération PJM. Provides the same legal protection services for majeurs protégés that UDAF 38 delivers, with comparable funding model and joint advocacy on guardianship reform.
• UDAF de Paris: Another departmental UDAF in the same national network delivering an essentially identical portfolio: family representation in CCAS/CAF/CPAM, budget counseling, parental support, and protected-adult services. Most direct structural peer given shared statutes, funding architecture, and service catalog.
• UDAF du Rhône: Neighboring departmental UDAF in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes offering the same family association coordination, AVDL housing support, parental workshops, and statutory representation roles across the Rhône department.
• CIDFF (Centre d'Information sur les Droits des Femmes et des Familles): National federation delivering family information, parental support, and rights advice across departmental branches. Directly comparable service portfolio (family advocacy, budget/legal guidance, parenting workshops) with similar public funding structure.

Broad incumbents

• UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales): National umbrella federation of which UDAF 38 is a departmental member. Operates the same family representation, advocacy, and consumer-rights mandate at the national level, providing the structural model and policy platform that UDAF 38 executes locally.
• Emmaüs France: Large national network of associations active in social inclusion, housing for vulnerable populations, and family support. Shares the federated association model and operates AVDL-style housing support that intersects with UDAF 38's mandate.
• ADMR (Fédération Nationale): National federation of local associations delivering in-home personal services and family support across France. Comparable non-profit association model and partial overlap with UDAF 38's housing and social accompaniment services.

Others

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux de France: Federation of community social centers that host several UDAF 38 activities and serve overlapping family populations in Isère. Adjacent ecosystem participant with similar localized, public-funded family support delivery model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@udaf38
• Facebookfacebook.com/Udaf38
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/udaf-38

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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