This inspiring ESC volunteering opportunity in Angers, France 🇫🇷 invites young people from across Europe to take part in a meaningful social project supporting elderly citizens while promoting European values, intercultural dialogue, and solidarity. Volunteers join mixed teams of French and international participants, engaging in community-focused activities that build empathy, responsibility, and social cohesion. With full support, accommodation, allowances, and a vibrant intercultural environment, this project offers both personal growth and concrete impact on the local community.
Volunteers become part of a structured, supportive environment combining social action, teamwork, and European awareness-raising activities. Angers offers a dynamic blend of culture, heritage, and welcoming community life—an ideal place for social engagement, youth mobility, and European solidarity.
✨ Project Highlights
- 👵❤️ Support elderly citizens through visits, conversations, social activities, and weekly involvement in senior centres
- 🌍🇪🇺 Promote Europe, ESC values, and intercultural understanding through workshops and community events
- 🤝 Join a 20-person intercultural team (10 French + 10 volunteers from other European countries)
- 🏡 Enjoy safe accommodation in an FJT youth residence, plus food allowance, pocket money, transport card, and bicycle
- 🧳 All travel expenses covered both ways
- 🗓️ Activity Dates: 05 January 2026 – 15 May 2026
- 👩 Only female volunteers can apply due to residence availability
- ⛔ Applicants requiring a visa cannot be accepted (insufficient processing time)
✨ Your Main Tasks
- 👵🤗 Visit and accompany isolated elderly people to reduce social exclusion
- 🏡 Participate weekly inside nursing homes or retirement centres
- 🚶♀️ Organize group events, cultural outings, and social activities for elderly beneficiaries
- 📊 Contribute to project impact evaluation and community feedback
- 🇪🇺 Facilitate workshops to promote Europe and ESC programmes among youth
- 🤝 Support French volunteers preparing for their own European mobilities
- 🎉 Join intercultural events, teamwork sessions, and community-building activities
✨ Accommodation, Food & Transport
- 🏠 Accommodation provided at a Youth Residence (FJT)
- 🍽️ Monthly food allowance + pocket money
- 🚆 Travel from your home country to Angers and back fully covered
- 🚍 Local bus card provided
- 🚲 Bicycle available for everyday use
- 🛡️ Insurance included
✨ Training & Learning Opportunities
- 🎓 ESC On-Arrival and Mid-Term Trainings
- 🧩 Additional thematic workshops and practical learning sessions
- 🌱 Guidance for future plans (studies, job search, mobility projects)
✨ Participant Profile
- 👩 Female applicants only
- 🇪🇺 Must be from one of the eligible ESC programme countries
- 💬 Motivation to learn or improve French
- 🤝 Strong interest in elderly support and social action
- 🌍 Open-minded, adaptable, and cooperative
- 🚫 No driving licence required
- ❗ Visa-requiring candidates cannot be accepted
✨ Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇪🇸 Spain
✨ Application Deadline
05 December 2025 — 12:00
Application Link:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49065_en
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