Support underprivileged youth and families in rural areas


Support underprivileged youth and families in rural areas

Maison des Familles de Montdidier

MONTDIDIER, France

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

Apprentis d’Auteuil is a Foundation composed of more than 200 youth centers. Its goals are to welcome, educate, train and insert more than 30,000 young people in distress and accompany their families. We help them to gain confidence in themselves and the adult world. We develop the individual talent and personal skills of each young person and help them to find their place both professionally and personally. Your main task will be to support disadvantaged families and young people in their extracurricular life, training, leisure and integration. You will : - Set up activities/workshops/games for children and their parents on the themes of the environment, ecology, digital technology, food, etc. - Set up times of exchange, information and awareness (workshops, games, presentations, debates, etc.) on different themes related to international issues and education for citizenship and international solidarity - Contribute to the setting up of a welcoming, friendly and warm space

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

During your mission, you will receive a monthly financial compensation for pocket money, food and public transportation. You will be autonomous to do your shopping, prepare and eat your meals.The Maison des Familles is equipped with a kitchen. All of these details will be mentionned in the volunteer agreements. It will vary depending of the length of the mission. The organisation will provide an accommodation for the future volunteer. The holidays will be positioned on the days when the structure is closed. The mission is located in a rural area, in a small town of 6000 inhabitants

Training during the activity

The French national agency for ESC projects will run 2 seminars in which the volunteer will be invited to take part. Also, you will have access to the OLS platform which offers online french trainings during your mission. Apprentis d’Auteuil also provides training such as « how to animate an activity on education for citizenship and international solidarity ».

Participant profile

We are looking for a volunteer who is willing to work in a team and is able to make proposals. The candidate must be motivated to work with young people in difficulty. The volunteer must be willing to share his/her culture and meet other people. This mission is particularly suitable for any candidate who is willing to open up to others and to have human relations, to discover the professions of the social sector. Basic French skills are required in order to be able to communicate with families and paid and volunteer staff. more details about the mission available on request

Activity dates

A total of 30 week(s) during the period 01/01/2023 to 31/08/2023


Activity location

8 rue Saint Pierre, 80500 MONTDIDIER France


Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, United Kingdom


Activity topics

Education and training


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 31/01/2023