The 2024 National Social Housing Congress was held in Montpellier, where TAPAJ France participated as an exhibitor for the very first time. This national event marked an important milestone for the TAPAJ network, as it provided the opportunity to sign four framework agreements with major social housing providers. These partnerships will directly benefit thirteen TAPAJ programs across the country. And for the first time in TAPAJ’s history, these agreements are set to run until 2027, marking a shift toward long-term collaboration between the medico-social field and housing actors.
Since 2017, TAPAJ programs have been working hand in hand with social housing providers in the field. These partnerships have steadily expanded, reaching 60 partner organizations by the end of 2024. Today, this sector represents TAPAJ’s largest group of partners by number.
But it’s not only the number that’s growing; the quality and stability of these collaborations are also deepening. This was clearly demonstrated at the 2024 National Social Housing Congress.
The four organizations that signed long-term framework agreements during the event were: 3F Occitanie,Est Métropole Habitat Lyon, ICF Habitat Nord-Est, and LogiRep. These agreements are fully aligned with the French State’s commitment to TAPAJ under the French national anti-poverty strategy: the Solidarity Pact, reinforcing the shared goal of reducing youth insecurity.
Through these multi-year partnerships, housing providers are actively contributing to the fight against social exclusion and precarity among vulnerable youth. This type of long-term support is essential to embed TAPAJ programs in local communities and to ensure the sustainability of addiction centers that operate them.
In 2023, social housing providers accounted for 43% of all long-term contracts within the TAPAJ network; a figure that reflects both their growing engagement and their strategic importance to the future of the program.
3F Occitanie: The Largest Regional Deployment of TAPAJ to Date
The social housing provider 3F was already familiar with TAPAJ, thanks to its ongoing partnership with TAPAJ Bondy in the Île-de-France region.
Now, it’s the turn of its Occitanian subsidiary 3F Occitanie to step in and support the program on a much larger scale.
Through a newly signed framework agreement with TAPAJ France: the cities of Nîmes, Perpignan, Toulouse, and Montpellier will all benefit from this deployment.
This makes 3F Occitanie the largest regional partner to date in terms of coverage and number of TAPAJ programs supported.
The work hours offered across these four locations are a strong example of how the TAPAJ model can be adapted and expanded across multiple urban contexts: demonstrating its scalability and relevance in diverse territories.
With Est Métropole Habitat: A Lasting Public Partnership
To build on this success, EMH submitted a proposal to the City of Lyon for continued funding. The project received support, enabling the job sites to continue over the following years.
As Farida put it:
“Depending on the results of this experiment, if it proves successful, we could consider extending this initiative to several of our neighborhoods.”
This partnership with EMH shows how public housing actors can foster meaningful, long-term pathways for young people facing social and health-related vulnerabilities: right at the heart of their communities.
Two years later, TAPAJ participants in Lyon have proven their effectiveness:
Est Métropole Habitat has now committed to a three-year partnership!
The adventure will continue until 2027; and who knows, it may even inspire other public housing offices to join the movement!
A Commitment Across Four Territories with ICF Habitat Nord-Est
As part of TAPAJ’s growing network of housing partners, ICF Habitat Nord-Est has made a major step forward by signing a new framework agreement supporting four territories: Amiens, Lille, Metz, and Strasbourg.
TAPAJ was already familiar with the ICF group through ICF Habitat Atlantique’s partnership in Lorient. Now, the Nord-Est branch is fully on board—showing strong and immediate support for these four local programs.
The agreement guarantees a minimum of 3,000 hours of work per year across these sites, making ICF Habitat Nord-Est the leading housing partner for TAPAJ in the Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions.
This level of commitment reflects a shared vision of long-term inclusion, and highlights the key role housing providers can play in supporting vulnerable youth through stable, territorially embedded partnerships.
LogiRep Is Rapidly Expanding Its Support for TAPAJ
It all began in 2022, with LogiRep supporting TAPAJ programs in Bondy, Évry, and Rouen. Today, the partnership has expanded to include TAPAJ Créteil, making LogiRep the leading housing provider in Île-de-France in terms of TAPAJ program deployment.
A subsidiary of the PolyLogis group, operating in both Île-de-France and Normandy, LogiRep has shown a deep commitment to the TAPAJ model, even in the face of challenges encountered on job sites.
Rather than becoming obstacles, these difficulties were turned into opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and adaptation; ultimately strengthening the partnership.
“The framework agreement reaffirms our determination to continue supporting this initiative, which focuses on the integration and assistance of vulnerable groups, while also contributing to the improvement of our tenants’ living conditions.”
The 2024 HLM Congress also offered a valuable space for new connections and exchanges with professionals across the sector. TAPAJ and LogiRep look forward to building on this momentum—and we’re confident that new collaborations are just around the corner.
