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How France's free CCAS centres can help residents

Most French towns have a centre communal d'action sociale providing multiple services, but their existence is often unknown to foreign residents

Volunteers helping Ukrainian families settle in France

A British-run association in western France has been providing housing for Ukrainian families and is selling cookbooks and Christmas cards to raise funds

Is there any support in France for English-speakers with Alzheimer’s

We look into what help you can get if you have Alzheimer's or know someone with this disease

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Help for the bereaved is just one phone call away

The Bereavement Support Network helps English speakers who have recently lost a loved one

Stade Toulousain rugby coach joins heart-warming support of Welsh boy

Former All-Blacks player Jerome Kaino, who lives in France, joined thousands of big names to send messages of support after the boy was mocked online because of his weight

What support is available for MS sufferers in France?

How can I can find a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) support group in France? I have been recently diagnosed and live in Belvès, Dordogne. P.W.

LBT Global: Charity supports relatives facing an overseas crisis

The charity deals mainly with missing persons, but also helps victims of any type of serious crime abroad

Impartial free support available for young people in France

Free help and information on all aspects of life are available to people aged 15 to 25 across France at Point Information Jeunesse or Bureau Information Jeunesse centres

French Cancer League continues to grow

The main French charity for cancer is the Ligue Contre le Cancer, which was set up in 1918.

Cancer Support France volunteer gets New Year honour

A volunteer with Cancer Support France (CSF) was awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List.

Volunteers needed as Alzheimer’s support grows

British volunteers in Normandy and Dordogne are working with the national charity Association France Alzheimer (AFA) to help English-speakers who have or are caring for someone with dementia

One good turn can help fund cancer support

The Cycle for Life ride is long but mostly flat

Volunteers help ease the pain and cost of funerals

Volunteers from an association are helping bereaved families cope with the pain, the bureaucracy and the cost of funerals by offering important moral support and assistance

Bookshop is a welcome drop-in for cancer chat

“A lot of people still do not know about us, and perhaps that is not surprising if you have not been affected by cancer yourselves”

Support groups

How France's free CCAS centres can help residents

Volunteers helping Ukrainian families settle in France

Is there any support in France for English-speakers with Alzheimer’s

Help for the bereaved is just one phone call away

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