ESC: Solidarity with our elders – European and United

Name: ESC: Solidarity with our elders – European and United
Start: 2024-09-16
End: 2025-03-17
Location: Angers, France

Code: 40022 Copied

France European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Unis-Cité is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 to encourage the concrete commitment of young people to fight against inequalities, racism and exclusion, and thus develop living together. Unis-Cité has been working to promote voluntary service for young people aged 16 to 25 (30 years for young people with disabilities), so that it becomes natural, whatever their background, to dedicate a stage of their life to solidarity and thus contribute to the emergence of a society of responsible and united individuals, aware of their own role in building the society of tomorrow, alongside associations, public actors and businesses. In Saint-Etienne, the organization is located near the city center. We host between 40 and 50 french volunteers each years in voluntary service. They can invest themselves in it for 6 to 8 months, full-time, in teams, within the framework of the French Civic Service, while benefiting from a training course, an allowance, an insurance and recognition which then facilitates their integration. This experience provides young people with a basis for acquiring the skills and codes of living together and promotes concrete learning about diversity.

💼 What the programme involves

20 volunteers will be recruited for the project: 10 French volunteers and 10 volunteers from other European countries. The volunteers will be divided into teams of 4 (2 French & 2 Europeans). Each team will work on 2 different topics: • “Solidarité Seniors” program, the aim is to take up the challenge ‘ageing well’ of elderly, at home and in care facilities. Volunteers will visit isolated elderly people, organize and set up group outings or events, intervene 1 day a week in a structure (retirement/nursing home etc.) and participate in the evaluation of the impact of their action on the beneficiaries of the project. • “European and United” program, the volunteers will develop awareness about Europe and its ideals, and will work within an intercultural team of 20. The volunteers will organize workshops to promote Europe and European volunteering. In addition, the European volunteers will support the French volunteers and help them prepare their own mobility project

🏠 Accommodation on site

The program covers: travel expenses, accommodation, food (allowance), bus transport, pocket money and health and other insurance. In details: We manage your accommodation at a FJT: Foyer jeunes travailleurs ; it is a Youth residence (young worker’s residence) Each month, you will receive, pocket money and a food allowance. We will cover your travel expenses to and from Angers, and you will have a local transportation bus card and a bicycle

🎒 Leisure activities

In addition to the ECS seminars we will offer additional training for volunteers. You will be working with the elderly, we will therefore train you to be able to accompany them and to offer them services/activities. We can also support you on your post-volunteer projects, resuming studies, travel, work...

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Motivation to learn or improve your command of French, ability to communicate with different people. Enjoy working on a team. A desire to be in contact with the elderly is essential. The driving license is not required. Due to a short timing we are not able to recruit volunteers that need a visa. Do you want to be part of a team of 20 young people made up of 10 French people and 10 young people from all over Europe? Yes? JOIN US FOR THIS ADVENTURE! You must respond by sending an email to this address ONLY: [email protected] , thank you !
Deadline: No application deadline

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

FR40022

16/09/2024 → 17/03/2025

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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

34 Rue des Noyers, 49000 Angers, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:58 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French