Growing by helping the elderly in Rennes!
les petits frères des Pauvres
Petits Frères des Pauvres (région Ouest)
Rennes, France
Description
Like many young people before you, who had a fantastic experience with our elderly, join our association to be part of this beautiful solidarity chain! Together with another European volunteer, your goal will be to help elderly who suffer from loneliness and social isolation. How? Main mission: organize workshops in order to help them to become familiar with digital tools (smartphone, internet, tablet computer...). You will also visit them and take part in social events in order to create friendships and help them to feel confident again. You will be part of a team of French staff members whose mission is to help 31 teams of volunteers of all ages at the regional level. We want to allow you to have a memorable and exciting experience of volunteering within a well-known organization where staff and volunteers work alongside! In France, we are already a solidarity chain of 15 000 volunteers and 400 staff! But the challenge is huge: in France, 1 older adult out of 4 is isolated...
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
You will be 2 European volunteers. Location of accomodation and mission: 35700 Rennes (Bretagne region). You will live in the city center, hosted in a youth worker building. The place of the mission is the regional offices of the organization. You will receive pocket money 530€/month). You will benefit from health insurance.
Training during the activity
- You will benefit from dedicated trainings during all the year (it takes place in different cities in France: it is a great occasion to discover France and to meet with other volunteers from every age!). - You will take part in the trainings organized by the French National Agency ('On-arrival' and 'Mid-term'). - Supervision and advices will be provided by experimented staff and volunteers. - Conditions will be created to help you to fit-in well in your new environment and to get to meet other young people. You will access French courses.
Participant profile
The mission is perfect for someone who: 1/ like talking with people in general, and elderly in particular 2/ like team work but also autonomy 3/ want to feel useful, want to give and are ready to receive 4/ is able to have a conversation in French and have the will to progress 5/ is open-minded and want to acquire social, intercultural and personal skills TO APPLY: click on "APPLY" and explain in few sentences why you are motivated by this project :) It is a plus to have a driving licence but not compulsory.
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 02/02/2026 to 01/02/2027
Activity location
9 rue de Suède, Rennes, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 15/12/2025 20:30
Project code
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000347779