Mutual aid between neighbors France

Do you have some free time and especially the desire to share? You are a good candidate for volunteering! If you don't know how to make yourself useful, which association to contact, you've come to the right place. The Toulouse Volunteer Centre guides you according to your profile and aspirations, in order to put you in touch with one of the 180 Toulouse-based associations that belong to it. Since 1977, the Centre has been investing in various institutions to inform actions in the field and prepare future volunteers. Smart to give meaning to your daily life!

It's hard to imagine your child being sick... we love them so much that the idea makes us nauseous. Alas! life is made of hazards that we cannot control. The association Pédiatrie Enchantée offers a bubble filled with beauty and joy to give to hospitalized children. They come to put a little culture through music, singing, drawing and writing. The children marvel, laugh, have fun, play and forget for a moment the difficulties they are going through. The toddlers are lulled by the harp, the older ones have a taste workshop. Each child finds joy and comfort. An association that brightens hearts with accuracy!

Founded in 1946, Secours Catholique helps the most vulnerable in France and around the world. Its 900 salaried employees and some 58,000 volunteers are involved in a wide range of causes, including emergency situations, welcoming migrants and refugees, literacy training and prison work. In Rennes, the association carries out a wide range of actions, divided into three areas of activity: homelessness and conviviality, migrants and the general public. Close to the people, volunteers are on the lookout for homeless people, offering luggage storage and administrative assistance, organizing soccer tournaments to foster social ties, and French courses to help people integrate into society...

Emmaus collects on a simple shot, as well as furniture, books and objects. Vide are organised every year and are very successful.

Roof Carbon White is a humanitarian association Law 1901. Its aim is to assist disadvantaged children in Bhaktapur in Nepal. The association was established in 2008. Its president and founder Sylvain Lamy, surrounded by volunteers and his relatives, together carries out a beautiful heart history. Through the sponsorship of children or membership, you can help the association to finance the education of a few children. Concerts and solidarity evenings are organised and gather more and more world (recently in Juliano and in the municipal home with the White Carbon Carbon's rock Band) where sponsors, adherents and future members bring new hope and happiness for the future of these children. The association grows, currently more than children are enrolled through sponsorship!

To train you first aid, and why not join the volunteers who complement the public services. 

To train you to the first rescue or handling of a defibrillator. And why not participate in the various emergency plans or emergency relief devices on the department's events.

Founded in 1985, on the initiative of Coluche, the Restaurants du Coeur - Les Relais du Coeur by its official name - have never stopped working, helping and providing voluntary assistance to the most disadvantaged, particularly in the food sector. Thanks to the generosity of the public and the work of our volunteers, everyone contributes in their own way to helping the most disadvantaged get by... Not just in winter, as in the past, but all year round! The Colmar branch of Restos du Coeur distributes meal baskets for people to cook at home, as well as a resto Bébés du Coeur, a place for babies aged 0 to 12 months to receive material aid (clothes, diapers and childcare and hygiene products). Other initiatives include a weekly knitting workshop and, more recently, access to a hairdressing salon, enabling the most underprivileged to regain their self-confidence with a haircut, a change that facilitates professional reintegration. The Restos du Coeur's missions are expanding, and kind-hearted souls can get involved as volunteers or make a donation. Call the Restos du Coeur center in Colmar or visit the website!

Founded in Colmar in 1973, the Hope Association is a humanitarian action movement and a reflection group to address the disastrous effects of the social divide that penalizes the most disadvantaged. It provides assistance to vulnerable people by enabling them to take or regain a full place within the social body. Reception, hosting and support structures and judicial services were established. For example, a hundred men and women are permanently housed (the association has homes in Colmar, an accommodation center in Volgelshiem, a night shelter and a place of life: the Ferme de la Clausmatt). Its housing service allows for more than 200 people to stay. Workshops to promote social integration are also offered (carpentry, mechanics, forestry work and green spaces, laundry, sorting and upgrading used objects…). If you have a little free time and want to help others, don't hesitate to volunteer!

At Emmaus, we know solidarity and we have been practicing it for 70 years. 14 rue André gide sou chéco is well known and there is also the rue Lavoisier in the ZA de la Fiée des Lois in Prahecq and still the courtyard of Chaume.

If you want to "make the cleaning", don't hesitate to get rid of everything that doesn't serve you anymore but can service others: appliances, furniture, clothes… A truck spends several times a week on Avignon. For other municipalities, the association operates by sector.

Caritas's mission is to put an end to poverty and commit itself to dignity and solidarity on behalf of vulnerable people. Until June, permanent work on the Arc-en-Ciel street forces staff to welcome you to Rue de Léon, behind the court of instance. Personalized hospitality and coaching, individual meeting time, possible financial assistance, help in finding jobs… The entire team - permanent and voluntary - is there to help and support those in need.

Created in 2010, Permis de Construire, an association under the French law of 1901, has already reached out to 1,400 prisoners to help them find their way back to society. Located on the second floor of the Pirmil association center, its four employees and volunteers fight against the isolation of former prisoners, which is often present when they leave prison. The association offers five support courses to people under sentence: self-care, living one's citizenship, relationships, developing one's professional project and boosting one's application. The aim is to make people leaving prison the pilots of their lives. With results, since more than half of the projects result in a return to employment. The association is seeking to establish partnerships with local companies.

The French Red Cross offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities in a variety of fields. Whether you'd like to help vulnerable people, become a first-aider, teach life-saving techniques or accompany children, there's sure to be an assignment to suit you. French Red Cross volunteers work to prevent and alleviate human suffering. They are trained and supported in their volunteer activities and projects. Whether you have specific skills in logistics, communication or administrative tasks, or would like to acquire qualifications in first aid, you can put your talents at the service of a worthy cause. By becoming a volunteer, you can not only help others, but also acquire new skills, meet new people and enjoy enriching experiences. So don't hesitate, join the French Red Cross volunteer community and make a difference in the lives of people in need.

Buy here is a good action… You can find everything on site (1 500 m 2 exposure): used equipment in good condition, crockery, furniture, clothes, bedding, appliances, trinkets, paintings, etc., are at a small price among the companions of Abbot Pierre. In addition, a new service has been put in place: We now come home (under certain conditions) to rid people of the overly cumbersome objects they want to separate.

Open every day and on the first Sunday morning of each month, this association is a privileged place for those who enjoy browsing. Many old dishes (in perfect condition) and a large room for books, cds, discs and even dvds.

Les Restaurants du Coeur offers both food aid (Heart Restaurants and Restaurants Baby), distributed in Arras and in the surrounding municipalities of Artois-Ternois, assistance for professional integration and housing, and solidarity actions (for example, holidays). The organisation of the Restaurants was modified in early 2012. With its 4000 m 2 warehouse, the new Dainville site manages the supply of the 36 Artois-Ternois distribution centers. In Arras, the two centres (which also make Baby Restaurants) are located in rue Jean-Jaurès and rue Péguy. As for the centre of Beaurains, it deals with professional integration and housing. The Restaurants of Arras are more than 500 volunteers and a million meals served.

Born in 1945, the Popular Relief is a non-profit association declared a major national cause. It is entitled to receive donations, bequests and donations. The association has undertaken to act against poverty and exclusion in France and the world. It brings together people of all opinions, conditions and origins that wish to promote solidarity. This address brings together two entities, each of which has volunteers: at 38 Baudimont Street, the headquarters of the Federation of Pas-de-Calais are responsible for the management and administration of solidarity in the department. At number 40 is the local committee, which offers food and clothing aid, furniture, and organises solidarity actions (holidays, Christmas, etc.).

It would be wrong to think that the Restos du Coeur only distribute food aid. Employees and volunteers act in various ways: daily marauds in Marseille, emergency reception in a centre in Aubagne (20 beds), integration workshops, assistance with returning to work, cultural and leisure activities (debates, cinemas, libraries), welfare assistance (hairdressing and beauty services). Les Restos du Coeur de Marseille is constantly looking for volunteers to welcome people and distribute food, but also for drivers and companions to deliver the 42 centres in the department and strengthen the mobile teams in the street.

Volunteers from the Tinhi Kmou association have had the good idea of contributing to the fight against waste by offering produce as well as fresh fruit and vegetables to the people of Nantes. They also deliver school supplies and clothing. They collect unsold goods from supermarkets, markets and the hospital in Saint-Jacques. Trucks of volunteers make the rounds to help those in need, but not only. The association's main objective is to combat wasteful consumption. Unlike conventional food aid associations, Tinhi Kmou does not require proof of income. All that's required is a small contribution of a few cents a month.