ASSOCIATION UN TOIT OÙ APPRENDRE

What ASSOCIATION UN TOIT OÙ APPRENDRE does

Association Un Toit Où Apprendre (UTOA) is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in October 2015 and headquartered in Montpellier, operating as a Maison d'Hébergement et d'Insertion Sociale (MHISC). The organization provides housing and social integration services to Mineurs Non Accompagnés (MNA), defined as unaccompanied minors under 18 years old who are separated from both parents and arrive on French territory without adult legal guardianship. UTOA runs a housing portfolio of 20 F4 and F5 apartments in Montpellier with a total reception capacity of 62 young people, employing a cohabitation model designed to combat isolation and facilitate social mixing.

The service portfolio extends beyond housing to include healthcare access via a liberal nurse partner, 24/7 emergency phone access, night surveillance, civil status documentation assistance, an in-house educational program (L'École d'UTOA), and a solidarity bicycle workshop (Atelier Vélo Solidaire). Approximately 11 staff members deliver these services, including social workers (travailleurs sociaux), educational service managers (chefs du service éducatif), technical agents, and night surveillance personnel. The organization operates with no proprietary technology products, APIs, or digital platforms.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial: care and accommodation services are financed directly by the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault, with supplementary support from the European FAMI fund, DGCS, and corporate sponsors. Beneficiaries enter through departmental child protection referrals routed via the Foyer Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille. Karim Bouziane serves as Director of Publication. The organization is independently governed with no parent company, external investors, or funding rounds, and operates exclusively within the Occitanie region of France.

Name

ASSOCIATION UN TOIT OÙ APPRENDRE

Legal name

Un Toit Où Apprendre

Website

https://utoa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association Un Toit Où Apprendre (UTOA) is a French non-profit founded in 2015 in Montpellier, operating a Maison d'Hébergement et d'Insertion Sociale that houses 62 unaccompanied minors (MNA) across 20 apartments and provides social integration, education, healthcare, and civil status assistance, funded primarily by the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing and Youth Integration Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Youth integration programs
• Unaccompanied minor care
• Social-educational support
• Civil status assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Care is funded by the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault (Departmental Council of Hérault). The organization operates as a non-profit association under the 1901 law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Association Un Toit Où Apprendre (UTOA) operates a Maison d'Hébergement et d'Insertion Sociale (MHISC) that provides housing in 20 apartments for up to 62 unaccompanied minors (MNA) in Montpellier, along with socio-educational support, schooling through L'Ecole d'UTOA, healthcare follow-up, civil status reconstruction, and integration activities. Care is funded by the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault, and the organization is part of the departmental child-protection network alongside the Foyer Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille.

Product overview

ASSOCIATION UN TOIT OÙ APPRENDRE (UTOA) is a non-profit social services organization (Association loi 1901) operating as a Maison d'Hébergement et d'Insertion Sociale (MHISC) in Montpellier, France. Founded in October 2015, the organization provides comprehensive support services for unaccompanied minors (MNA - Mineurs Non Accompagnés). Rather than a technology product company, UTOA offers a portfolio of social services including housing accommodation, educational programs, healthcare support, and civil status assistance. The organization does not offer commercial technology products but provides social integration services through its established institutional programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MHISC UTOA — Maison d'Hébergement et d'Insertion Sociale Residential and social-integration accommodation for up to 62 unaccompanied minors (MNA) housed in 20 F4 and F5 apartments in Montpellier, with 24/7 support, night surveillance, socio-educational follow-up, and daily maintenance. Funded by the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault.
• MECS — Maison d'Enfants à Caractère Social Children's social residence operated as part of UTOA's portfolio for child-protection placements in Hérault, complementing the MHISC accommodation service.
• L'Ecole d'UTOA — Educational school and day reception On-site educational program and daytime reception point providing schooling, language support, and competency training (including the PIM diploma) to unaccompanied minors hosted by UTOA.
• Atelier Vélo Solidaire — Solidarity bicycle workshop Vocational and integration activity offering hands-on bicycle repair and reconditioning experience to hosted young people as part of their socio-educational pathway.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Foyer Départemental de l'Enfance et de la FamillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild protection institution that is part of the referral network for unaccompanied minors, working in partnership to build realistic integration projects
• DGCS (Direction Générale de la Cohésion Sociale)supportingOthersDirection Générale de la Cohésion Sociale - governmental body supporting social cohesion policies
• Préfet de l'HéraultsupportingOthersPrefectural authority of Hérault department
• FAMI (Fonds Asile Migration Intégration)supportingOthersEuropean Asylum Migration Integration Fund supporting integration programs
• VINCI ConstructionminorOthersConstruction company partner supporting the organization's mission
• ENEDISminorOthersEnergy distribution company partner
• Culture et Sport Solidaires 34supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural and sports solidarity organization in Hérault providing activities for young people
• ENEDISminorOthersEnergy services company providing support for the organization's activities
• Stratégie de prévention et lutte contre la pauvretésupportingOthersPoverty prevention and fight strategy initiative partner
• ESPACIOsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for integration support services
• CityaminorOthersReal estate partner supporting housing services
• Century 21minorOthersReal estate network partner supporting housing mission
• ProgesimminorOthersPartner supporting organization's activities
• ENGIE CofelyminorOthersEnergy services company partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Federation of French Emmaüs organizations providing housing, integration, and socio-educational support. Comparable in housing-for-vulnerable-populations model and nonprofit status, but with a broader (adult) beneficiary focus rather than MNA specialization.
• ADOMA (CDC Habitat Social): French social housing operator (subsidiary of CDC Habitat Social) running CADA and other accommodations for asylum seekers and vulnerable populations. Comparable as a contracted housing provider for state-funded integration programs, though more scale-focused and less socio-educational than UTOA.
• Groupe SOS: Large French social-purpose conglomerate operating housing, child protection, and integration facilities across France. Comparable on residential care for vulnerable youth and competing for departmental contracts; differs in scale and portfolio breadth.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian incumbent operating MNA reception centers and broader social services nationwide. Comparable as a competing operator for departmental MNA contracts and a potential partner; differs in being a broad incumbent rather than a single-site specialist.
• Armée du Salut (Fondation de l'Armée du Salut): Salvation Army in France operates residential social facilities (CHRS, CADA, housing for unaccompanied minors) under departmental and state contracts. Comparable operating model and funder base, with national presence and broader social services portfolio.
• Médecins du Monde: International medical-humanitarian NGO operating programs in France for migrants and unaccompanied minors, including health and legal access. Comparable as a French-registered operator serving MNA with state and EU funding, but with a medical-humanitarian rather than residential specialization.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French nonprofit focused on housing access for vulnerable populations, including advocacy and operational programs. Comparable on the housing-for-vulnerable axis; differs in its advocacy-led rather than direct-care model for MNA.

Regional players

• Samusocial de Paris: Paris-based emergency social services operator running reception and accommodation programs for vulnerable populations including unaccompanied minors. Comparable service portfolio but primarily Île-de-France focused, not a direct competitor for Hérault contracts.

Direct peers

• Coallia: French association operating housing and social inclusion facilities, including accommodations for asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors. Directly comparable in service model (residential + socio-educational support) and in competing for departmental MNA reception contracts.
• France Terre d'Asile: Leading French NGO specialized in the reception and legal/socio-educational support of refugees and unaccompanied minors across multiple regions. Directly comparable to UTOA in mission (MNA housing, legal status, integration) and funder base (departmental and state contracts), but operating at national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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