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ESC: Volunteering in a community hosting mentally challenged adults

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering in a community hosting mentally challenged adults

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

La communauté de L' Arche de la Vallée est nichée au cœur de la Drôme des collines, dans le village d’Hauterives, renommé pour le Palais idéal du Facteur Cheval et sa nature verdoyante. Classée station verte, la commune de Hauterives offre un environnement calme, dans un cadre rural mais néanmoins dynamique. La commune d'Hauterives est située entre deux collines qui forment la vallée de la Galaure. Elle est distante d'environ 50 km de Valence, 80 km de Lyon, 70 km de Grenoble et 26 km de Romans-sur-Isère. L’économie est portée par le tourisme et la visite du palais idéal, l'agriculture, l'élevage et l'apiculture. Les commerces sont nombreux : boulangeries, boucherie, primeur, pizzerias, traiteur, bars, ... Un supermarché est présent. Sur la commune, des associations sportives, culturelles sont présentes et accessibles à tous.

💼 What the programme involves

Context: L'Arche La Vallée is a medico-social establishment but it is above all a place where people, with and without disabilities, live together. It is the relationship between the person "helping" and the person "helped" that is at the heart of the project as a source of fulfilment for both. More information: https://www.arche-lavallee.org/ Presentation of the mission: You will be volunteering within the community of l’Arche la Vallée in the small town of Hauterives in southeast France. The community hosts adults with mental disabilities around values of solidarity, fraternity and openness. You will take part of various workshops with them like arts, gardening, games etc. You will be also able to organise activities and workshops. Be aware that the community is located in a rural area, it is beautiful but quite remote and far from urban areas. The closest big cities are Grenoble (1h drive) and Lyon (1h30 drive). A car can be borrowed to go around during free time.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation : studio appartement Week-end are free / 2 days of extra holidays are granted per month of mission

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You have an interested in the field of psychology, you are motivated, patient and want to learn and share.You like nature and you are ready to live surrounded by it. A small experience in the field of personal care is appreciated but not compulsory but motivation and your human abilities are very important. IMPORTANT : To apply, please send by mail a personalised cover letter and a CV to both [email protected] and [email protected] with the title of mail : Volunteering 2024 Arche La Vallée
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

FR38520

01/02/2024 → 31/10/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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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

26390 Hauterives, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:39 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French