A number of CESC member associations exist to help support people in various kinds of difficulty.
The British Charitable Fund
12 rue Barbès 92300 Levallois-Perret 01 47 59 07 69 Email britishcharitablefund@orange.fr |
EnVol
Equipes Nouvelles de Volontaires c/o IHFB 3 rue Barbès 92300 Levallois Email envol2009@gmail.com Volunteers have reopened an English-speaking welcome and information service at the Barbès building of the Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique, destined to help with the out-patient maternity department and the British doctor's consultations on Thursdays. Bilingual volunteers are most welcome to join the team. |
GOAL Ball Paris
06 21 93 56 22 Web www.goalfrance.org Founded in Ireland in 1977, GOAL works towards ensuring that the most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental needs and rights of life: food, water, shelter, medical attention and literacy. It is non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political. See www.goal.ie for full details of their work. |
Junior Guild of the American Cathedral
28 avenue George V 75008 Paris 01 53 23 84 00 Email cgpercie@orange.fr The Junior Guild was founded in 1920 to provide an organization through which the women of the American Cathedral and other women in Paris could engage in charitable work. The Junior Guild's purpose is to raise money to use in charitable work, and to spend that money where it will do the most good. For well over 80 years the Junior Guild has given moral and financial aid to individuals and families referred by local agencies or interested parties. |
Message
Mother Support Group 01 58 60 00 53 Web www.messageparis.org Email info@messageparis.org MESSAGE Mother Support Group is a non-profit, financially and politically independent 1901 association, with over a thousand members, entirely run by volunteers. The primary aim of MESSAGE is to provide a support network for English-speaking parents or parents-to-be in the Paris area. All nationalities are welcome, although the group functions exclusively in English. |
Paris Ideal School
34 bis rue du Cotentin 75015 Paris 06 89 02 07 74 Web www.ideal-school.fr Email parisidealschool@yahoo.com Designed for autistic children, Applied Behavioral Analysis is an educational approach which combines behaviour analysis and intensive intervention to produce optimum integration into society by increasing behaviours considered appropriate and decreasing behaviours considered inappropriate. Children who have autism need an individualised, structured context in order to learn. Studies have shown that the earlier an ABA program is initiated, the more far-reaching the results. |
Royal Air Forces Association
Web www.rafa.org.uk Email meleniston@tiscali.fr The Royal Air Forces Association provides friendship and welfare support to serving and ex-serving members of the RAF and their families throughout the world. Each year we help tens of thousands of people by offering a wide range of welfare services that include home and hospital visits from a volunteer field force; long-term residential care; short-term convalescent and respite breaks; sheltered housing resettlement advice and advice on war pensions. |
The Royal British Legion
8 rue Boudreau 75009 Paris 01 47 42 19 26 Web www.rblfrance.org The Royal British Legion is a charitable organisation known throughout Britain. The Paris Branch has the distinction of being the very first Branch of the organisation, its articles actually pre-dating the official establishment of the RBL. The organisation acquired its premises right in the centre of the city at a time when such a thing was possible for a charitable organisation. Members benefit from a highly convenient pied à terre in the centre of Paris. The Paris branch welcomes members of all nationalities and offers an attractive range of facilities and events for a very moderate subscription. |
Salvation Army
Web armeedusalut.fr The Salvation Army is an integral part of the Christian Church as well as a registered charity. The Salvation Army is at work in 109 countries worldwide. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love for God and its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs. From its earliest days in the 19th century, the Salvation Army has accorded its women equal opportunities. Officers wear uniform to identify themselves to you. But you don't have to wear a uniform to take part in the work of the Salvation Army! |
St Anne's Guild
American Cathedral 23 avenue George V 75008 Paris 01 53 23 84 00 Web www.americancathedral.org Email communications@american-cathedral.org Thanks to St Anne's Guild volunteers, the Cathedral offers a weekly lunch for homeless Parisians, hosting a hot, sit-down, well-balanced meal for guests who seek not only food but acceptance in the warmth of the Cathedral's hospitality. Other Guild volunteers, through the Love in a Box program, provide holiday gifts to to several charities for distribution to thousands of needy children in Paris, Strasbourg, Mulhouse and Bulgaria. |
SOS HELP
emotional support in English by telephone 01 46 21 46 46 Web www.soshelpline.org SOS Help is a telephone listening service and crisis line for the English-speaking community in France. Trained listeners are available every day from 3pm to 11pm, including holidays. The service is confidential, anonymous, and non-directive. Information on community services and resources is also available for English-speaking callers. |
SPRINT
Sharing Professional Resources, Ideas and New Techniques Web http://sprint.france.free.fr/sprint.html Email sprint.france@free.fr SPRINT acts as a referral service and information source for English-speaking families with children who have special needs. It also provides a network of connections and information for English-speaking and bilingual professionals. There is a specialized library at the American Cathedral with a selection of books and articles on related topics. This collection is available by appointment only. |
TOC H Association
Web toch.org.uk Email mhopkin@free.fr The Paris Branch was started in 1937. The aim is for elderly British subjects to keep in contact with each other, so monthly teas are organized and a Christmas lunch is held. When possible they are taken out for a day in the country and are visited at home when they are not well. Most meetings and activities take place at Saint Michael's Church, 5 rue d'Aguesseau, 75008 Paris. |
Revised 26 June 2012