ANEF Loire

ANEF Loire

Saint-Étienne, France

Children & YouthHousing & HomelessnessEmployment & SkillsAddiction
AssociationRegional reach
Profile last updated: June 28, 2026

About

ANEF Loire is a non-profit association based in Saint-Étienne, France working on children & youth, housing & homelessness, employment & skills +3 more.

ANEF Loire is an association working in social action across the Loire department in France. It runs 22 establishments and services covering child protection, specialised youth prevention, support for young adults and adults, and access to housing. Its services include residential homes for adolescents, a home for unaccompanied minors, a reception and orientation service, emergency and insertion housing with scattered-site accommodation, housing sub-letting schemes, and a financial aid fund for young people in difficulty. The association also runs La Lanterne, a community hub in Chavanelle focused on mutual aid and reducing isolation, and organises events such as a 2025 conference on child sexual exploitation. Its work is funded and mandated in part by the Loire departmental council and the Direction Départementale de la Cohésion Sociale.

Location

Saint-Étienne, France

Organisation type

Association

Languages

FR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthHousing & HomelessnessEmployment & SkillsAddictionRefugees & MigrationCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Dispositif HORIZON

Supports young people aged 11 to 18 and their families through a personal or family crisis, aiming to avoid placement.

Mous Alpe

Supports the social and professional integration of young people and adults in difficulty.

Maison d'Enfants à Caractère Social (MECS)

Hosts and supports children and adolescents placed under child protection.

Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale (CHRS)

Provides scattered-site housing with personalised social support to promote social and professional reintegration.

Accompagnement Vers et Dans le Logement (AVDL)

Supports isolated people and families moving from emergency or insertion CHRS into independent housing.

Intermédiation Locative (LIML)

Sub-lets housing to isolated people or families to support their access to standard tenancies.

Fonds d'Aide aux Jeunes en Difficulté (FAJD)

Provides emergency financial aid and support to young people and families facing complex situations.

Service Éducatif en Milieu Ouvert (SEMO)

Delivers educational measures for children and families in their own homes.

Prévention spécialisée

Street-based outreach to young people aged 11 to 25 at risk of social, educational or family breakdown.

Centre d'Hébergement pour Mineurs Non Accompagnés (CHMNA)

Accommodates and supports isolated young foreign nationals.

Countries of operation

France

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Conseil départemental de la Loire, CAF, CHU de Saint-Etienne, SOLIHA Loire, Ville de Roche-la-Molière, Direction Départementale de la Cohésion Sociale

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