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How to give one hour a month to your local community in France

Volunteers can help with activities ranging from gardening for a neighbour to helping out at a care home

Scheme sends clowns to cheer up children in hospital in France

New volunteer clowns are trained by professionals before interacting with children and their families

Crossing boundaries for ski services in Vercors, France

We look at how not-for-profit associations from different departments are coming together to offer skiing in Les Coulmes at the Col de Romeyère, Presles and Rencurel

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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

British veterans group in France needs help setting up breakfast clubs

The events let veterans and serving members of the British armed forces offer mutual support and make new friends

English-speaking animal rescue charity in France appeals for helpers

The Phoenix Association warns that animal welfare is at stake without more people to help with its fundraising efforts

Help for the bereaved is just one phone call away

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

New online initiative in France: to volunteer just one hour a month

The scheme is ideal if you do not want a long term commitment but still want to help out

Paris 2024 Olympics to seek English-speaking volunteers

Around 45,000 volunteers will be needed for the Games, and they must speak English or French and be over 18 years old in 2024. Roles include welcoming guests and participants and assisting at ceremonies and with medical services

French app alerts nearby volunteer first aiders in health emergencies

Anyone can download the ‘Staying alive’ app and get alerts to give medical support to people experiencing cardiac arrest in the vital minutes before firefighters arrive

French animal sanctuary in urgent need of donations

Big V, a sanctuary in France that cares for more than 160 rescued animals, is in urgent need of donations and volunteers if it is to survive

Hang phone cable from window to help the homeless

People in towns and cities with windows facing the street have been asked to leave a plug extension lead dangling from a window – ground or first floor only – to help homeless people recharge their mobiles.

Covid-19: French charity cares for pets of key staff

A charity in southern France is calling for volunteers to look after the pets of healthcare staff, frontline workers, and hospitalised patients during the Covid-19 crisis.

Equine trust in France seeks help to meet demand

An animal rescue charity is seeking helpers and foster homes due to a rise in the number of horses, ponies and donkeys it takes in.

Tiny french alpine ski resort saved by volunteers

Locals have got together to run their beloved ski resort themselves because the council decided to close it after 50 winters.

Help beat deaths on the street

“Our slogan is: By alerting society and honouring the dead, we are also acting for the living"

20 million make difference

Volunteers help wherever they can

Volunteering is not as easy as you think

Finding a way to ‘fit in’ is a common difficulty for Britons who move to France, with the language barrier being a key problem. But, despite being sufficiently confident in her French to apply for citizenship, Sue Evans says she is still struggling to find a way to help in her community

Restos du Coeur is more than food

Well-known food aid group Restos du Cœur is looking for volunteers in its programme to help people look for work. The charity, started by the late comedian Coluche, is in the middle of its food bank activities with its winter campaign which runs until March.

Volunteers

How to give one hour a month to your local community in France

Scheme sends clowns to cheer up children in hospital in France

Crossing boundaries for ski services in Vercors, France

Volunteers helping Ukrainian families settle in France

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Equine trust in France seeks help to meet demand

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Tiny french alpine ski resort saved by volunteers

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Voluntary donations reach €7.5 billion

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