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ESC: Care for unaccompanied minors (Orléans)

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About the project

ESC: Care for unaccompanied minors (Orléans)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Activités : La Croix-Rouge française (CRF) a pour vocation de prévenir et d'apaiser toutes les souffrances. En France, à travers ses 950 unités associatives, elle anime et initie toute l'année des actions de solidarité (aide alimentaire et vestimentaire, SAMU sociaux, hébergement d'urgence...), de protection de l'enfance (lutte contre l'illettrisme, accueil mère-enfant...), de lutte contre la solitude des seniors et contre les violences. Auxiliaire des pouvoirs publics, la Croix-Rouge Française intervient lors de catastrophes naturelles et de situations d'exception (tempêtes et inondations en France). Avec ses 678 établissements, la Croix-Rouge française dispose d’un réseau sans équivalent de services adaptés, dans les champs social, médico-social, sanitaire et de formation. Membre du plus grand mouvement humanitaire mondial (188 sociétés nationales), elle compte 18 000 salariés et environ 60 000 bénévoles.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteer will take part in activities of the French Red Cross Orléans local branch, aiming at animating actions to enable young isolated migrants to access services, leisure and culture to better integrate the local community. Together with two French young service civique volunteers: Accompany minors to their appointments (administration, health, school…) and invest in these moments together to exchange, understand their desires, needs and expectations. Organize awareness sessions with other associations on sexual violence, sexually transmitted disease, drug addiction etc. Host a daily drop-in center for minor migrants with coffee, tea, biscuits, games and a moment to talk and feel at ease Put in place collective actions (sports activities, cultural outings, debates on the news, games, initiations to sports of the country of origin ...) with young French Red Cross volunteers and other actors of the territory: sports associations, cultural institutions, etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will be in team with another European volunteers. They will live in differents studios in the same building. They will receive pocket money and money to buy food. They will by provided with a public transportation card and a a bike. Timetable could be flexible according to activities. However a typical volunteering day will start at 9am and finish at 5pm with a one-hour lunch break. The volunteer could be asked to work on evenings according to local branch’s events. The volunteer will have two days off per week and two holidays per month.

🎒 Leisure activities

French Red Cross Welcoming Training: Red Cross movement, values and principles, French Red Cross activities and organisation, French Red Cross organisation and activities in Orléans > First aid course (1 day) > Migration training: what is migration and how to welcome migrants (1/2 day) > French language courses: 2-hour group course + 1.5- hour individual course

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Available for the whole duration of the project • Ready to live an a small town • Strong motivation to support vulnerable young people. Commitment to solidarity, inclusion, and human dignity. Alignment with the principles of the Red Cross Movement (neutrality, impartiality, humanity). Emotional maturity and patience. Open-mindedness and adaptability. Empathy and ability to listen. Basic French is a strong asset. Readiness to work in a multicultural and sometimes emotionally challenging environment.
Deadline: 13/06/2025 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

FR46055

02/09/2025 → 31/08/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 13/06/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Orléans, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:42 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French