Today, more than 300,000 people are homeless in France, according to the Fondation Abbé Pierre. What can you do to help in the face of this social emergency? In this article, the wenabi team suggests 7 ways in which you can mobilize to help homeless people in a concrete and realistic way.
🍞 Distribute meals to the most needy withnonprofit the Salvation Army
- "Rescue, Accompany, Rebuild," is the motto of L'Salvation Army nonprofit works for an inclusive and supportive society.
- Give some of your time to enable isolated and homeless people to have a balanced and complete meal every evening.
🔎 Discover the solidarity action of Jorisa company employee, who spent a day with the Salvation Army 🦺
💬 Learn how to approach a homeless person with Entourage!
- L'nonprofit Entourage helps isolated people by creating support networks within a community willing to act against exclusion.
- Entourage invites you to take the plunge, according to your availability, with the "simple as hello" mission that will enable you to create links with isolated and homeless people. Forget your preconceived ideas and dare to meet people 💪
🤝 Share your network with those who don't have one with LinkedOut
- Entourage also invites you to take your solidarity with the homeless a step further with its initiative LinkedOut. This project's mission is to give a professional network back to excluded and precarious people, thanks to the massive distribution of their CVs on social networks and the support of a volunteer coach until they return to employment.
- Act against exclusion through professional integration and restore the confidence of isolated people in precarious situations by enabling them to make new professional contacts💼
👟 Take part in a solidarity walk with La Balade des Lucioles
- La Balade des Lucioles is a nonprofit that collects unsold food from partner bakeries and restaurants and redistributes it to homeless people.
- Join the swarm of fireflies in your turn by helping to distribute snacks through the streets of Paris, sharing moments of conviviality with homeless people.
- The Balade des Lucioles also offers you the opportunity to donate clothing during your journey of solidarity 👕
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✔️ Understand the situation of the excluded in a fun way with La Cloche's quiz!
- La Cloche is a nonprofit that acts to recreate social ties and enable everyone to change their outlook on life on the streets through activities, training and events.
- nonprofit puts you to the test in the form of a 5-minute quiz to find out what you know about social exclusion, and how you can spread the word!
♟ Create warm moments with isolated people around a games table
- Come and discover the evening workshop devoted to board games, and create great moments of sharing withnonprofit La Cloche.
- The opportunity to re-establish contact with people in social distress 💫
🏠 Take action for homeless women: become a solidarity host
- Solinum is a nonprofit that supports various initiatives against exclusion and precariousness by strengthening their impact through innovation and digital technology. 40% of homeless people are women, and accommodation structures are not adapted to these audiences. Women are more vulnerable on the streets: violence, aggression, etc.
- That's why Solinum has developed the Merci pour l'invit which connects private volunteers who can offer an available room to homeless women, accompanied by a social worker. Welcome these women and help them rebuild their lives 👭
We've outlined 7 ways to help the homeless. There are plenty of others: it's up to you to invent them with kindness and empathy.
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