It’s finally official, the partnership with the UNCCAS has been signed (National Union of Communal Centers for Social Action)! Having already been part of the Soliguide steering committee for several months and following great successes at the local level (Strasbourg, Nice, Annecy, etc.), the UNCCAS is a partner of choice for Solinum.

What are CCAS and CIAS?

The Communal Centers for Social Action (CCAS) or Intercommunal (CIAS) are public administrative establishments. In 2019, there were approximately 14,500 in France. Often located in town halls, these centers aim to ensure that everyone can benefit from the assistance they are entitled to and implement various local aid programs, such as municipal health insurance, the Student Minimum Income or the Guaranteed Municipal Minimum Income.

Its mission is twofold:

• It supports the allocation of legal social aid : It informs and guides people in difficulty and processes aid applications. This helps combat the non-take-up of social benefits.
• It initiates local social programs (the scope of which can be very broad): providing interest-free loans, emergency relief or food aid, and managing municipal facilities (nursing homes, summer camps, etc.). It may also fund events and outings.
  There are no real limits to these initiatives, other than the resources available and the municipality's social policy.

What does this partnership involve?

The goal of the UNCCAS is to represent, defend, and structure the national network of CCAS and CIAS. It highlights and promotes social action at the municipal and inter-municipal level by fostering the exchange of experience, the dissemination and capitalization of best practices, and thus being able to strengthen and legitimize the observation, intervention, and innovation capabilities of CCAS and CIAS. Its work takes place on a national as well as a European scale : dialogue with state representatives, members of parliament, government agencies, and partners to adapt existing systems and contribute to the national debate on social policy.

Partnering with the UNCCAS allows:

• Social work professionals and volunteers to have a better understanding and analysis of social service offerings across the country ;
• To make the referral of vulnerable individuals more effective : finding the right contact to meet their needs;
• Individuals in need to find suitable services for themselves through a high-performance tool.

Discover the activities of CCAS and CIAS on our website Soliguide.fr.

Sources:

Aide-sociale.fr

UNCCAS