What SOLFA does

SOLFA (Solidarité Femmes Accueil), founded in 1947, is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) that delivers direct social services to women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence, and increasingly to perpetrators of such violence, across the Hauts-de-France region. Operating through 36 establishments and services and employing roughly 200 specialized collaborators, SOLFA provides a comprehensive service continuum: 24/7 emergency listening (11,404 calls handled in 2024), emergency shelter, day centers, child protection, parental support, professional insertion, legal and psychological accompaniment, and perpetrator accountability programs. Its service mix includes several "first-in-France" programs — Centre Clotaire (perpetrator accountability, est. 2008), Accueil Gaïa (residential facility for adolescent girls in prostitution situations, 2025), and TARA (day and night service for at-risk youth, 2022 and 2025 respectively) — alongside a mobile outreach unit operating in the Nord and Aisne departments.

Business operations are service-delivery, not technology-driven; the platform is fundamentally a distributed network of physical facilities augmented by a mobile unit and a retrained workforce. There is no proprietary technology or AI layer; the "product" is human care, clinical case management, and protective shelter. Revenue mechanics are those of a French association loi 1901: multi-source public subsidies (CAF du Nord, Département du Nord, Préfectures, MEL, Ville de Lille, Communauté Urbaine d'Arras, and ~10 additional municipal/intercommunal bodies), corporate philanthropy through flagship endowment-fund patrons (La Redoute, Promod, Nocibé, RougeGorge Lingerie, Chronodrive, Boulanger, Camaieu, Kiabi), foundation grants (Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Monoprix), and individual donations channeled via HelloAsso and 'Je donne pour elles' campaigns. Services are free to beneficiaries at point of delivery; training programs and donor-funded instruments (e.g., emergency hotel nights at €39k/year) round out revenue streams. GTM is community-led rather than commercial — outreach via media (France Inter, BFM Grand Lille), social channels, and direct referral from public partners.

Name

SOLFA

Legal name

SOLIDARITE FEMMES ACCUEIL

Website

https://solfa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SOLFA is a French non-profit association founded in 1947 that runs 36 establishments and 200 staff across Hauts-de-France to provide emergency shelter, day centers, perpetrator accountability, child protection, and professional training to women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence. Services are delivered free of charge and funded by public subsidies, corporate patrons, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services for Women and Children Victims of Violence

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Women violence support
• Domestic violence shelter
• Social services nonprofit
• Perpetrator accountability programs
• Child protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hellemmes-lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: SOLFA receives funding from government institutions including CAF du Nord, Département du Nord, Préfet du Nord, Département Pas-de-Calais, Préfet du Pas-de-Calais, Ville de Lille, Communauté Urbaine d'Arras, Dunkerque Grand Littoral, MEL - Métropole Européenne de Lille, Caf du Pas-de-Calais, Communauté d'Agglomération de Lens-Liévin, Ville de Dunkerque, Ville d'Hazebrouck, and Ville de Lys-Lez-Lannoy.
2. Private donations and fundraising: The organization conducts fundraising campaigns including direct donation appeals ('Je donne pour elles'), tombolas, and charity events. Donations are used to fund emergency hotel nights for women and children victims of violence.
3. Fonds de dotation (Endowment fund): Created in 2017, the endowment fund finances specific projects including listener positions (84,000€/year), emergency hotel nights (39,000€/year), socio-esthetic workshops (12,000€/year), and sports sessions (6,000€/year).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOLFA provides direct social services for women, children, and young girls affected by violence, exploitation, and social precarity across the Hauts-de-France region of France. Through 36 establishments and services, the association delivers emergency shelter, day reception centers, mobile outreach, child protection, parental support, perpetrator accountability programs, and professional insertion assistance, all free of charge to beneficiaries. SOLFA also operates an endowment fund (Fonds de Dotation) and a training catalog for external professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre Clotaire: First accommodation and accountability center for perpetrators of domestic violence, established in 2008 in Arras, labeled CPCA (Centre de Prise en Charge des Auteurs de Violences Conjugales).
• Accueil Gaïa
• Olympe
• Joséphine
• Héra
• TARA
• Simone
• Rosa
• Nina et Simon.e.s

Products and services

• Centre Clotaire France's first shelter and accountability center for perpetrators of domestic violence, providing individual and group accountability sessions, psychological follow-up, and socio-educational support to prevent recidivism for men condemned by justice.
• Accueil Gaïfa First establishment in France dedicated to young girls aged 13-21 in prostitution situations, providing specialized accommodation, autonomy accompaniment, and protection.
• Accueil de jour Olympe Day reception center for women victims of domestic violence in Armentières, offering spaces for listening, support, and reconstruction.
• Accueil de jour Joséphine Day welcome center located at 9 rue Saint-Eloi, 59140 Dunkerque, offering listening and support services for women victims of violence.
• Accueil de jour Simone Day welcome center serving women and children in the Douai and Hénin-Beaumont area.
• Accueil de jour Rosa Day welcome center for women victims of violence.
• HÉRA - Centre maternel et parental Maternal and parental center in Lille city center with capacity for 14 family entities, celebrating 30 years of service in 2025, accommodating families in vulnerable situations.
• TARA - Accueil de jour et de nuit Day and night reception service for young people around sexuality, risky sexual behaviors, and prostitution situations, with emergency night shelter device added in December 2025.
• Nina et Simon.e.s - Mobile itinerant reception Van-based mobile itinerant reception service reaching residents across Nord and Aisne departments to provide outreach to underserved areas.
• Catalogue de formations SOLFA Training catalog for external professionals and organizations covering themes of violence support and prevention, including modules on domestic violence and minors in prostitution situations.
• Fonds de Dotation SOLFA Endowment fund created in 2017 to finance specific projects including listener positions (€84,000/year), emergency hotel nights (€39,000/year), socio-esthetic workshops (€12,000/year), and sports sessions (€6,000/year).
• Emergency shelter services Emergency accommodation for women and children in immediate danger, including hotel nights funded by donations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,000+ women supported annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• La Sauvegarde Du NordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2025Co-constructed and co-hosted the Olympe day center project in Armentières, opened May 2025. La Sauvegarde Du Nord worked alongside SOLFA to create this refuge for women victims of violence.
• CAF du NordcoreOthersCaisse d'Allocations Familiales du Nord provides public funding support for SOLFA's activities in the Nord department.
• Département du NordcoreOthersDepartmental council of Nord provides institutional funding for social services and violence prevention programs.
• MEL - Métropole Européenne de LillecoreOthersMetropolitan area of Lille provides regional funding and support for SOLFA's metropolitan operations.
• PLIE de Lille AvenircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for professional insertion organized the 'Forum au féminin Ça bouge pour elles' event in November 2025, co-financed by European Social Fund, bringing together 300+ women and 50 partners.
• La RedouteflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerThree-year collaboration including co-creation of bags with SOLFA beneficiaries, event support, and general sponsorship. Nathalie Balla (co-CEO) served as founding president of the endowment fund.
• PromodflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured SOLFA in Micro Expresso podcast for International Women's Day 2026. Ongoing partnership for events and support.
• NocibéflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for beauty and wellness events, participated in International Women's Day activities supporting SOLFA beneficiaries.
• RougeGorge LingerieflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing partnership including donation of lingerie for beneficiaries and support for events and fundraising activities.
• ChronodriveflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerSince August 2021, allows customers to donate their 'Olé' loyalty points to SOLFA. Ongoing support for emergency accommodation funding.
• BoulangerflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated screens for digital signage across 8 SOLFA structures, improving communication with beneficiaries.
• Caisse d'Épargne Hauts de FranceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched simplified bank account opening procedure for violence victims in November 2024, facilitating financial autonomy for survivors.
• CamaieuflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFive-year partnership including point-of-sale donation collection, awareness campaigns for national violence hotline 3919, and visibility on receipts and merchandise.
• FNACAV (Fédération Nationale des Associations et de Centres de prise en charge d'Auteurs de Violences conjugales et familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOLFA is a member of FNACAV through Centre Clotaire. Co-organizes annual inter-regional conferences on violence perpetrator intervention topics.
• Communauté Urbaine d'ArrascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPorting authority of 'Home des ROSATI' multi-partner device that includes Centre Clotaire, labeled CPCA (Centre de Prise en Charge des Auteurs de Violences Conjugales).
• Le Coin FamilialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Home des ROSATI providing perpetrator accommodation services alongside Centre Clotaire.
• ASEJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Home des ROSATI providing pre-sentencing judicial control services.
• SPIPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Home des ROSATI providing probation period follow-up for perpetrators.
• France Victimes 62coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Home des ROSATI providing victim support services.
• Unibail-RodamcocoreOthersProvided retail space in V2 shopping center for SOLFA's listening and support cell during COVID-19 lockdown.
• Direction Régionale aux droits des femmes et à l'égalitécoreOthersCoordinated and financed equipment for COVID-19 lockdown support cell in shopping centers.
• KiabiflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner network for donation collections and awareness campaigns, including relay of national violence hotline 3919.
• ID Kids/Picwic ToysflagshipOthersDonated toys for children accompanying mothers at the shopping center support cell.
• Mairie de LilleflagshipOthersContributed to financing the European Parliament visit project for SOLFA beneficiaries.
• Département du NordflagshipOthersContributed to financing the European Parliament visit project for SOLFA beneficiaries.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation des Femmes: French women's foundation that funds and amplifies associations working on women's rights and gender-based violence. Operates as a fundraising/grantmaking intermediary structurally similar to SOLFA's Fonds de dotation, addressing overlapping beneficiary causes.
• France Victimes: National federation of victim support associations including partner France Victimes 62 in SOLFA's Home des ROSATI device. Comparable in providing psychological and legal support to victims, with national coordination and public funding model.
• Femmes Solidaires: Long-standing French feminist association with local committees providing listening, legal support, and awareness on women's rights and violence against women. Operates a comparable national network of member-led local structures serving similar populations.
• Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes (FNSF): National federation coordinating ~70 member associations across France delivering shelter and support services to women victims of violence. Directly comparable to SOLFA's mission and beneficiary base; SOLFA just voluntarily exited this network in February 2026.
• Le Planning Familial: French federation running regional family planning centers that include support for women in vulnerable situations, including violence. Comparable non-profit governance, public-funded model, and regional establishment footprint, though broader in scope (sexual health, contraception).

Direct peers

• Mouvement du Nid: French non-profit focused on prostitution and sexual exploitation, including minors. Operates programs directly comparable to SOLFA's Accueil Gaïfa and TARA services, with national footprint and similar shelter-plus-accompaniment model.
• La Sauvegarde Du Nord: Major Hauts-de-France social services association co-constructing the Olympe day center with SOLFA. Operates comparable child protection and family support services in the same region, with overlapping funders and beneficiary segments.
• La Maison des Femmes de Saint-Denis: Specialized facility offering comprehensive care for women victims of violence, including sexual exploitation. Comparable model of integrated medical, psychological, and social services under one roof; referenced as a model for similar facilities nationally.
• FNACAV (Fédération Nationale des Associations et Centres de prise en charge d'Auteurs de Violences): National federation of perpetrator accountability centers of which SOLFA's Centre Clotaire is a member. Directly comparable as it coordinates the same niche of perpetrator responsabilization programs and co-organizes annual conferences with SOLFA.

Emerging players

• Centre Hubertine Auclert: Île-de-France regional resource center on gender equality that funds and trains associations working against violence against women. Comparable in its training catalog and public-private partnership model; operates as a resource intermediary rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/SOLFA-Solidarit%25C3%25A9-Femmes-Accueil-100066279232681/?locale=fr_FR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solfa-solidarit%C3%A9-femmes-accueil/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/solfa.association

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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