What APASO does

APASO (Association pour la Prévention, l'Accueil, le Soutien et l'Orientation) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1989 by a Chilean clinical psychologist at the time of the RMI law, delivering integrated psychological, social, and legal support services across the Ile-de-France region, primarily in Essonne and Paris. The association operates three principal sectors: psychological consultations (individual and group therapy for insertion, children/parents, youth via PAEJ, and students), access to rights services (legal permanencies, PADJ for youth, judicial measures including minor reparation and citizenship stages), and social accompaniment (RSA psychosocial support in Paris, MASP personalized accompaniment). A multidisciplinary team of approximately 50 employees — including clinical psychologists, lawyers, social workers, career counselors, and administrative staff — delivers services through APASO offices, partner institutions (town halls, Crous, Mission Locale, community centers, schools), and home visits.

There is no proprietary technology platform; services are human-led and delivered in person. The organization runs sub-brands including PAEJ (Points Accueil Écoute Jeunes), PADJ (Point d'Accès au Droit des Jeunes), and Le Petit Port (a parent-child LAEP space). APASO also offers professional support services — technical support to social workers, practice analysis/team supervision, and professional training — generating a small fee-based stream alongside grant-funded free services to beneficiaries.

The business model is institutional funding-driven: APASO is financed by public grants from ARS Ile-de-France, the French State (ANCT, FIPD, Ministry of Justice), the City of Paris, the Département de l'Essonne, Cnaf, CPAM, and multiple municipalities. Beneficiary services are free; minor fees (€50–€150) are collected from participants in mandated citizenship stages. Customer acquisition occurs through partner referrals and institutional relationships rather than direct marketing, and the organization has no app, API, or technology integrations.

Name

APASO

Legal name

Association pour la Prévention, l'Accueil, le Soutien et l'Orientation

Website

https://apaso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APASO is a French non-profit founded in 1989 that delivers psychological counseling, legal access services, social accompaniment (RSA, MASP), and youth and parental support across the Ile-de-France region, primarily Essonne and Paris, financed by public institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Mental Health Support

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Psychological counseling services
• Social support services
• Legal access services
• Professional training programs
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Massy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding / Public Grants: APASO operates as a non-profit association funded by public institutions. The organization receives financial support from government bodies including ARS Ile-de-France, the French State, departmental councils, municipal governments, and semi-public organisms such as Cnaf, CPAM, and others. Services are primarily free to beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

APASO is a French non-profit association that delivers free psychological consultations, legal access services, and psychosocial accompaniment programs for vulnerable populations in Ile-de-France. Its offering spans individual and group psychological consultations (for insertion, children/parents, youth, and students), legal information permanences, RSA and MASP social accompaniment, judicial measures for minors, and professional training and supervision for social sector professionals. All services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of approximately 50 staff through physical offices and partner institution sites.

Product overview

APASO (Association pour la Prévention, l'Accueil, le Soutien et l'Orientation) is a social welfare organization founded in 1989 that offers a comprehensive suite of psychosocial services across the Ile-de-France region, primarily in Essonne and Paris. The organization operates through three main sectors: psychological consultations (individual and group therapy for insertion, children/parents, youth via PAEJ, and students), access to rights services (legal information, youth legal access points, and judicial measures including minor reparation and citizenship stages), and social accompaniment (RSA and MASP programs). APASO also provides professional support services including technical support for social workers, practice analysis sessions, team supervision, and professional training. All services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of approximately 50 employees including psychologists, jurists, social workers, and career counselors through various locations and partner institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PADJ (Point d'Accès au Droit des Jeunes): Point d'Accès au Droit des Jeunes - provides legal information and orientation services for young people under 30 in Paris and Essonne
• PAEJ (Points Accueil Écoute Jeunes)
• Le Petit Port

Products and services

• Psychological Consultations - Insertion Individual and group psychological consultations for persons experiencing mental distress related to social, family, or professional difficulties (isolation, precarity, separation, workplace suffering, unemployment, illness), delivered in Massy, Longjumeau, Les Ulis, Palaiseau, and Chilly-Mazarin.
• Psychological Consultations - Children and Parents Psychological consultations for parents and children facing questions or difficulties, complemented by parent-child exchange sessions including Forum des parents, Le Petit Port (LAEP - Lieu Accueil Enfants Parents), and Cafés des parents, offered in Paris 14th arrondissement and Essonne municipalities.
• Points d'Accueil Écoute Jeunes (PAEJ) Listening, psychological support, information and orientation service for young people aged 10-25 facing difficulties, operating in Massy, Les Ulis, Longjumeau, Gif-sur-Yvette, and within schools across Essonne.
• Psychological Consultations for Students Confidential and free psychological support services for students residing or studying in Essonne or Paris, offered at Crous facilities, universities, and APASO locations.
• Legal Access Permanences - General Public Legal information service providing individual consultations on family law, labor law, consumer law, criminal procedures, immigration law, and housing law, with concrete assistance for administrative procedures and file preparation.
• Point d'Accès au Droit des Jeunes (PADJ) Legal access point for young people under 30, coordinated across Paris and Essonne, providing legal information, support and orientation on criminal records, work permits, fines, salary disputes, and debt.
• Réparation pénale des mineurs Judicial reparation measures for minors, authorized by the Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse (PJJ) since 2001, aiming to take responsibility, consider the victim, and restore social integration in Essonne.
• Citizenship Training Stages Citizenship awareness sessions mandated by the Évry Prosecutor's office for adults in Essonne, including half-day sensitization sessions and two-day responsibility sessions, with participant fees of €50 and €150 respectively.
• RSA Accompaniment Psychosocial support for RSA benefit recipients in Paris whose barriers to social and professional integration are related to mental health difficulties and/or addictions, with individual interviews and collective workshops on employment, health, socialization, and cultural access.
• MASP Accompaniment Mesure d'Accompagnement Social Personnalisé (MASP) for residents of central Paris and arrondissements 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 20, providing regular interviews, home visits, physical accompaniment, and collective activities to address budgetary, administrative, housing, and health issues.
• Technical Support for Professionals Technical support service for social professionals working with RSA beneficiaries, with weekly sessions at Paris social services where APASO psychologists provide clinical support and assist in identifying psychological issues.
• Practice Analysis and Supervision Practice analysis and team supervision sessions for social sector professionals, facilitated by clinical psychologists in a secure environment to discuss experiences, difficult situations, and improve accompaniment and orientation effectiveness.
• Professional Training Courses Professional training courses on themes including child violence management, welcoming disadvantaged populations, orientation toward healthcare, foreigners' residence rights, and labor law, delivered by psychologists and/or lawyers.

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Point Justice Essonne / CDADmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal access to justice network partners for legal accompaniment services in Essonne.
• Centre Socioculturel Maurice NoguèsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for legal access permanences and youth services in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
• Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse (PJJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJudicial Youth Protection authority has authorized APASO since 2001 to implement criminal reparation measures for minors in Essonne.
• Crous de Paris et Crous d'OrsaymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent housing and services organizations host APASO psychological services for students at their locations.
• Mission Locale de ParismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment and support organization hosts weekly psychological consultation services for young people aged 16-25.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• REVV (Réseau d'Écoute et de Veille Vulnérabilités): French non-profit network providing psychological listening and support services. Comparable to APASO in offering free psychological listening and guidance services to vulnerable populations, though operating as a network rather than a single regional association.

Direct peers

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: French non-profit focused on housing access and accompaniment for people in precarious situations. Comparable to APASO in providing legal access accompaniment (housing law) and social insertion services for vulnerable populations in France.
• Association Aurore: French non-profit operating shelters, social accompaniment, and psychosocial services for vulnerable populations in Paris and Ile-de-France. Comparable to APASO in target population, geographic focus, and integrated psychological/social service model.
• ALYS (Association de Lutte contre l'Exclusion Sociale): French non-profit in Essonne providing social insertion, psychological support, and administrative/legal accompaniment. Direct peer to APASO in geographic footprint, population served, and multidisciplinary service approach.

Broad incumbents

• Secours populaire français: Large French non-profit providing social aid, legal access support, and cultural activities to people in precarious situations. Comparable to APASO in targeting vulnerable populations through free, grant-funded psychosocial and legal services.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of French non-profit associations combating poverty and social exclusion through community-based services. Comparable to APASO as a similarly structured French non-profit delivering social accompaniment to vulnerable populations, though with a broader homelessness/poverty focus.
• Médecins du Monde: French humanitarian medical non-profit providing healthcare and social support to vulnerable populations. Comparable to APASO in operating free, multidisciplinary psychosocial services for vulnerable populations with public and institutional funding.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French humanitarian non-profit providing health, social, and emergency support across France. Comparable to APASO as a similarly large, multi-service non-profit delivering psychosocial and social insertion services with public funding.

Regional players

• Mission Locale de Paris: Paris-based youth insertion organization providing employment, social, and psychological support to young people aged 16-25. Comparable to APASO as a regional institutional partner and service provider for youth psychosocial support and social insertion.
• CCAS de Paris (Centre d'Action Sociale de la Ville de Paris): Paris municipal social action center providing social accompaniment, RSA support, and legal/psychological referrals. Comparable to APASO as a direct regional peer delivering public-funded psychosocial services to similar populations in Paris.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookm.facebook.com/PAD-Jeunes-91-359237795146078
• Instagraminstagram.com/padjeunes91
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associationapaso

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