Sdat (solidarite Dignite Accompagnements Travail)

What Sdat (solidarite Dignite Accompagnements Travail) does

SDAT (Solidarite Dignite Accompagnements Travail), legally Société Dijonnaise d'Assistance par le Travail, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1906 and recognized as an établissement d'utilité publique. Headquartered in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, it operates across Dijon Métropole and Sud Côte-d'Or through two main pillars: (i) social and medico-social insertion, and (ii) professional insertion through economic activity. The association runs 23 social insertion dispositifs and 6 professional insertion dispositifs, delivering 260,000 hours of professional insertion annually and supporting approximately 300 persons in professional transition contracts. Service lines include emergency and durable housing (CHRS collectif/diffus/hors les murs, Pensions de famille La Maisonnée and L'Escale — 75 places total), housing-first measures (Logement d'Abord), medico-social care (LHSS, ACT, SAMSAH Le Trait d'Union for 54 persons, MAPAM for 33 elderly residents, ACOR Dijon Métropole for 220 places), healthcare access (Centre de Santé Polyvalent de Dijon, Antenne d'Accueil Médical de Beaune, mobile LHSS team), and judicial protection (Service Mandataire Judiciaire à la Protection des Majeurs). Specialized programs include the mutualized mental health team EMAS (with ACODEGE) and the ACCOMP'ANIMO animal-support service.

The business model is a hybrid of public funding, donations, and enterprise services. The dominant revenue stream is multi-layered public subsidies from État, Conseil Départemental de la Côte-d'Or, Dijon Métropole, ARS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, and European Social Fund co-financing for conventioned dispositifs. Secondary streams include individual donations (eligible for a 75% French tax deduction), annual membership fees of €20, and enterprise subcontracting through SDAT Entreprise (industrial subcontracting, green spaces, vineyards, cleaning, laundry, waste collection, building work, cemetery maintenance) serving local Côte-d'Or businesses. Distribution is referral-driven: beneficiaries enter via SIAO for housing dispositifs, via SDAT's commission d'orientation for medico-social dispositifs, via prescription sociale for remobilization workshops, and via Pôle Emploi for ACI professional insertion. The organization employs 176–180 permanent collaborators across Dijon, Beaune, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Seurre, and Chenôve.

Operational moats rest on regulatory authorizations (ESUS designation since 2018, public utility status since 1906) and a deeply embedded institutional ecosystem that locks referrals into SDAT across its territory. Recent strategic activity has emphasized diversification of intervention modalities (LDA expansion in 2019, mobile LHSS outreach), mutualized partnerships with peer associations (ACODEGE, Association du Renouveau), and visible public positioning through earned media (France 3 coverage, RCF Radio podcast 'A Nous la Parole') and cultural programming (Les Traversées Baroques at Foyer de la Manutention).

Name

Sdat (solidarite Dignite Accompagnements Travail)

Legal name

Société Dijonnaise d'Assistance par le Travail

Website

https://sdat.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SDAT is a French non-profit association founded in 1906 that delivers social, medico-social, housing, and healthcare support to vulnerable adults in Côte-d'Or through 23 social and 6 professional insertion dispositifs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Integration Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social integration services
• Professional insertion programs
• Medico-social support
• Emergency housing services
• Workforce reintegration

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: Government funding from État, Conseil Départemental de la Côte-d'Or, Dijon Métropole, ARS, and European funds (FSE). As a recognized charitable organization, SDAT receives public subsidies for social insertion missions.
2. Donations and membership fees: Individual donations (75% tax deduction) and annual membership fees of 20 euros to support the association's mission.
3. Subcontracting and professional insertion services: Enterprise services including industrial subcontracting, green spaces, vineyards, cleaning, laundry, waste collection, building work, cemetery maintenance. Revenue from businesses contracting insertion services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SDAT delivers social and medico-social insertion services alongside professional integration programs for vulnerable adults in Côte-d'Or, France. Its offerings span emergency shelter and durable housing, healthcare access for precarious populations, mental health home intervention, judicial protection, and reintegration through economic activity via insertion workshops and enterprise subcontracting. The association serves as a recognized public utility organization, coordinating 23 social insertion devices and 6 professional insertion devices with approximately 176–180 staff.

Product overview

SDAT is a social and professional integration association operating a portfolio of complementary services organized around two main pillars: social/medico-social insertion and professional insertion. The organization functions as a unified service network rather than a platform product, offering shelter and housing support (CHRS, pensions de famille, LHSS, ACOR), healthcare access (health centers, EMAS, ESSIP), professional reintegration (Ateliers Chantiers d'Insertion, Ateliers de Remobilisation), and specialized support services (SAMSAH, MJPM). SDAT Entreprise also provides subcontracting services to businesses. The services operate across Dijon Métropole, Beaune, Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Seurre territories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SDAT Entreprise (Ateliers Chantiers d'Insertion) Professional integration workshops providing employment accompaniment and work activities for unemployed individuals facing social and professional difficulties, operating across four sites in Dijon, Beaune, Seurre, and Nuits-Saint-Georges.
• Ateliers de Remobilisation par l'Activité Work reintegration workshops serving as a preparatory step for individuals not yet ready for employment, helping them overcome barriers to professional and life projects through progressive activity resumption.
• Centres d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale (CHRS) Social housing and reintegration centers providing shelter and support for individuals and families experiencing severe difficulties in housing, health, and social integration.
• Centre de Santé Polyvalent de Dijon Multidisciplinary health center serving precarious populations far from standard healthcare structures, combining social antenna, nursing center, and medical consultation services.
• Antenne d'Accueil Médical de Beaune Medical reception facility in Beaune providing healthcare access for vulnerable populations with diverse social, medical, and psychiatric issues.
• ACOR Dijon Métropole Territorial specialized social support service for individuals in autonomous housing facing significant social and medico-social challenges, with 220 places capacity.
• Foyer de la Manutention Multi-service facility including CHRS (40 places), therapeutic coordination apartments (ACT), housing for elderly marginalized persons (MAPAM, 33 places), and health halt beds (LHSS, 10 places).
• Lits Halte Soins Santé (LHSS) Temporary accommodation with healthcare support for homeless adults whose health status requires care without hospitalization, offering unconditional access regardless of administrative situation.
• EMAS (Equipe Mutualisée ACODEGE SDAT) Mental health home intervention team serving persons in autonomous housing who combine psychological and social issues, focusing on access to care and crisis prevention.
• SAMSAH Le Trait d'Union Medico-social support service for adults with disabilities (particularly psychological), enabling independent living with combined medical and social assistance, serving 54 persons.
• Service Mandataire Judiciaire à la Protection des Majeurs Judicial protection service for adults requiring guardianship or curatorship, implementing a capability-based approach to strengthen autonomy of protected persons.
• Pensions de Famille (La Maisonnée et L'Escale) Durable housing facilities for isolated individuals with 25 places each, offering individual apartments combined with collective spaces, serving 75 total residents.
• ACCOMP'ANIMO Animal support service including veterinary clinics and pet food bank for pet owners in precarious situations, providing veterinary care for over 300 animals since 2015.
• SDAT Entreprise - Sous-traitance industrielle Industrial subcontracting services for businesses including space maintenance, vineyards, cleaning, laundry, waste collection, building finishing, and cemetery maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 260,000 hours of professional insertion performed each year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Les Traversées BaroquesminorOthers · 7 June 2026Cultural association providing baroque music concerts at Foyer de la Manutention, enriching residents' cultural access.
• Dijon MétropolecoreOthersInstitutional partner providing funding and territorial coordination for social insertion programs. SDAT operates across Dijon Métropole territory with support from the metropolitan authority.
• Conseil Départemental de la Côte-d'OrcoreOthersMain institutional funder and policy partner for social insertion and professional integration programs. Department-level coordination for insertion policies.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreOthersRegional health agency providing funding and authorization for medico-social devices including LHSS, ACT, MAPAM, and healthcare centers.
• European Union (FSE - Fonds Social Européen)minorOthersCo-financing through European Social Fund for insertion and professional integration programs.
• ACODEGEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-piloting partner for EMAS (Équipe Mutualisée ACODEGE SDAT) - mutualized mental health team combining expertise of both organizations.
• Association du RenouveaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-pilot for mobile LHSS teams working on outreach healthcare for people without stable housing.
• RCF RadiominorOthersRadio producer partner for 'A Nous la Parole' podcast series giving voice to SDAT residents sharing their integration journeys.
• CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)minorOthersFamily allowance fund providing funding support and coordination for family-oriented social programs.
• CPAM (Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie)minorOthersPrimary health insurance fund partner for healthcare access programs and coordination.
• Pôle EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational employment agency providing orientation for professional insertion workshop (ACI) beneficiaries and coordination on employment integration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Emmaüs France: Federation of French Emmaüs organizations operating social insertion activities, housing, and economic activity (recycling, second-hand). Comparable in the integration-through-economic-activity logic that SDAT Entreprise pursues.
• Coallia: Major French non-profit association (ex-FNARS heritage) operating CHRS, LHSS, ACT, CADA, and professional insertion devices nationwide. Closest direct peer to SDAT in terms of multi-device medico-social and housing portfolio, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Association Aurore: Paris-based non-profit running CHRS, LHSS, ACT, and social insertion devices for homeless and excluded populations. Directly comparable operating model to SDAT's social insertion pillar across multiple devices.
• Habitat et Humanisme: French association focused on housing for vulnerable populations, including pensions de famille and accompanied housing. Directly comparable to SDAT's Pensions de Famille (La Maisonnée, L'Escale) and ACOR dispositifs.
• Samu Social de Paris: Operates mobile outreach teams (maraudes) and emergency accommodation for homeless populations in Paris, directly comparable to SDAT's Équipe mobile LHSS and outreach activities covered by France 3 during the 2026 heatwave.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins du Monde: Medical humanitarian organization running health centers for precarious populations in France, similar in mission to SDAT's Centre de Santé Polyvalent de Dijon and Antenne d'Accueil Médical de Beaune, though focused on healthcare rather than multi-device accompaniment.
• Croix-Rouge française: National humanitarian association operating a much broader portfolio of social, medical, and emergency services. Comparable in serving vulnerable populations across housing, health, and insertion, but at national scale and with emergency response capabilities SDAT does not have.

Emerging players

• ATD Quart Monde: International movement fighting extreme poverty and social exclusion in France. Shares SDAT's mission of accompaniment for the most excluded populations, but with a stronger advocacy, training, and research orientation than direct service operation.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French housing-focused foundation advocating and operating against homelessness and poor housing. Overlaps with SDAT's Logement d'Abord activities and housing insertion mission, with a national advocacy rather than direct-operations focus.

Regional players

• ADAPEI de Côte-d'Or: Departmental parent association for friends and families of people with intellectual disabilities, operating medico-social facilities in the same territory as SDAT. Comparable as a regional medico-social association sharing the same institutional funders and ARS conventions in Côte-d'Or.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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