Solidarity and Housing Day Projects

In 2026, Solidarity and Housing Day will take place on Friday, September 18.

22 activities will take place in France. Please note that the number of spots for each project is limited. In Marseille, given the high number of registrations, we reserve the right to redirect you to another project.

The 2026 Projects

Project 1 Marseille

At a bed-and-breakfast in St Just, the project involves: – Assembling kitchen base cabinets – Maintaining outdoor areas (cleaning and pruning) – Clearing out the garage – Cleaning common areas (floors, windows, walls, and the inside of furniture)
Habitat & Humanism

Project 2 Marseille

In downtown Marseille, near the Saint-Charles train station, the project involves: – painting and cleaning windows, – assembling furniture and performing various small tasks, – planting vegetation on the rooftop terrace. Number of employees required:
CHRS Claire Joie

Project 3 Marseille

At its space near the Porte d’Aix, the project will mainly involve painting and cleaning. The space has great potential but currently needs several pairs of hands to restore it and turn it into a welcoming and cozy space for young people. 30 volunteers needed
Contact the Club

Project 4 Marseille

At a facility in Marseille, a team works closely with the “wakers” to provide personalized support aimed at helping them make a lasting change in their lives. At this site, the project involves: – painting, cleaning windows and walls, – assembling shelves and installing fixtures (towel rods, toilet bowls), – landscaping the rooftop vegetable garden. Number of volunteers needed: 15.
Wake Up Café

Domont Project

In a locker room/day center, the project involves: – painting – cleaning and interior setup – installing signage on the storefront
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

Entremont-le-Vieux Project

The project involves: – Painting the common areas and two residents’ bedrooms – Assembling kitchen cabinets – Performing some minor outdoor work There will also be a tour of the dairy farm.
Hope 73

La Roche-sur-Yon Project

The project involves: – cleaning the windows of the AJ building after the walls have been cleaned with a Karcher pressure washer, – restoring an apartment to its original condition following a family’s move-out, – cleaning the shutters at the Espace Femmes, – removing moss from the rooftop terrace. Weather permitting, the perimeter walls will also be cleaned.
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La Rochelle Project

The project involves improving the living environment for the young people cared for by the organization: – Clean the facade and the area around the building’s entrance – Clean the floors and stairs in the hallways leading to the young people’s living quarters.
Horizon Habitat for Youth

Le Lamentin Project (Martinique)

The project aims to help create a more welcoming, functional, and pleasant space through several renovation initiatives: • Painting to refresh and beautify the reception and storage areas; • Plumbing work to improve the existing systems; • Restoration and maintenance of green spaces; • Various renovation projects aimed at restoring this community-based facility to its full potential.
Chenn Lanmou

Lille Project

The project involves giving this shelter a fresh new look.
Marthe & Marie's House

Lyon Project

The project will involve painting work at the Vienne Residence, a center for housing and social reintegration.
ACOLEA Foundation

Nancy Project

The project consists of: – Renovating a three-bedroom apartment (F4) of approximately 70 m² to serve as a shelter for young people under the foundation’s care. The goal is to create a warmer and more functional environment through furniture, decor, storage solutions, kitchen equipment, balcony improvements, and, above all, a thorough cleaning, – Reorganizing and refurbishing the workshop house through cleaning and disinfection, tidying up, improving living and activity spaces, and cleaning the outdoor area.
SOS Children's Villages

Nantes Project

In 2 or 3 apartments occupied by households, assign teams to: – Wash the walls – Install insulation – Repaint the bathroom – Perform a thorough cleaning
A Roof of My Own

Nice Project

More information to come
Foundation of Nice

Pierrelatte Project

Landscaping of the outdoor area of a shelter for minors under child protective services: – building a wooden playhouse, – setting up a shaded area, – installing a sandbox…
Plurals

Rennes Project

At the Chantepie Children’s Center, volunteer staff will work to beautify and maintain the buildings that house the children. The work will focus in particular on renovating the facades of the Albatros building (cleaning, removing graffiti, painting, and maintaining the outdoor areas) as well as restoring certain areas of the Jardins de l’Enfance building, including painting, deep cleaning, and maintenance.
Public Institutions of Hallouvry (EPH 35)

Rouen Project

Émergence.S: The project will focus on improving and beautifying communal living spaces to make them more welcoming and pleasant for the beneficiaries: painting and refurbishment, stripping, cleaning and restoration, reorganizing and decorating the spaces, upgrading the furniture, as well as gardening and enhancing the outdoor areas. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Society – Headquarters – Community Café: The project will primarily involve the restoration and improvement of the premises: deep cleaning, minor renovation and painting work, repair of certain equipment and surfaces, improvement of common areas, and other work to make the premises cleaner, more functional, and more welcoming. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Society – Meal Distribution Site: The project will focus more on cleaning, restoration, and building maintenance, particularly in restrooms and the most deteriorated areas: deep cleaning, resealing joints and making minor repairs, painting and refurbishing equipment where possible, supplemented by efforts to generally improve the living environment. + Donating furniture, organizing storage + assisting with meal distribution.
Émergence.S and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

Saint-Chamas Project

The ADAMAL residential home in Saint-Chamas houses 5 young people. 🍽️ The kitchen is in particularly poor condition 🌿 The outdoor areas and living spaces need to be redesigned The project involves: – Beautifying, adding greenery, and redesigning the outdoor areas – Creating a warmer and more welcoming living space (dining room/living room) – Redesigning and modernizing the kitchen, which is in particularly poor condition.
ADAMAL

Vitrolles Project

Renovation of a house in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, including helping to sort through the garage and maintain the garden.
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The 2025 Projects

In 2025, 20 community service projects took place in Franceand and 5 projects internationally : in Brazil,, in Morocco, in Luxembourg, and’Spain.

On September 19, 2025, 400 employee volunteers carried out renovation and improvement work at shelters for people in precarious situations.

Thanks to their dedication, 5 700 people were able to benefit from better reception conditions.

Project 1 Marseille

The project involves: – repainting the walls of the waiting room and removing the stickers, – installing a clear plexiglass cover on the outdoor table and varnishing the benches, – sprucing up the outdoor area, – cleaning the windows in the large room. 15 volunteers needed
Soliane

Project 2 Marseille

The project involves: – assembling a planter and a high table, and adding greenery to the outdoor space, – installing a self-adhesive backsplash in the kitchen area, – creating a relaxation area: assembling a bench, hanging pictures and applying stickers, – hanging wallpaper in the meeting room, – cleaning the windows and window frames. Project complete, registration closed
Clubhouse

Project 3 Marseille

The project involves: – cleaning and repainting the association’s office, – assembling furniture and doing odd jobs, – a group workshop to prepare lunch. 20 volunteers needed
Cantina

Project 4 Marseille

The project involves: – repainting the walls on the ground floor and in the stairwells, – performing carpentry work (replacing glass doors and locks), – assembling furniture, – sprucing up the outdoor patio (including tree pruning). 15 volunteers needed
A Place of Respite

Aix-en-Provence Project

The project involves painting the rooms in this residence and renovating the common room.
Delta Sud Community Center

Besançon Project

The project involves: – Painting and refreshing the space – Sorting through the thrift store’s inventory
The Guests at the Feast

Projects for 2024

In 2024, Solidarity and Housing Day took place on Friday, September 20. 

It mobilized nearly 400 volunteer employees to work on 20 community service projects.

Project 1 Marseille

Workshops to spruce up the future Marseille shelter—a place that offers welcome, a listening ear, care, support, and guidance to women who are victims of domestic, intra-family, sexual, and gender-based violence: – Signage project – Moving and setting up – Sorting donations (in partnership with volunteers from the Maison des femmes) – Painting work (gate, stairs, etc.)
La Maison des Femmes Association

Project 2 Marseille

Renovation project for a community center (primarily painting work) located on Rue Loubon in Marseille. The center serves approximately 40 people, including youth in the child welfare system and women who are victims of domestic violence.
Alternative social housing

Project 3 Marseille

The Action Bomaye space, located in the Aygalades neighborhood of Marseille, is a true hub of creativity where young people can explore a wide range of artistic and cultural activities. The activities planned for the day will primarily involve painting.
Bomaye Initiative

Aubignan Project

At Transition’Elles, a women’s shelter and collaborative space dedicated to providing support and facilitating physical, material, financial, social, and psychological recovery and reintegration for women who are victims of violence, the following activities will be carried out: – Installation of drywall – High-pressure cleaning of the terraces – Application of waterproof paint on one of the terraces – Painting of an emergency shelter room – Scrubbing and painting of the terrace railings – Sanding and painting of the “outdoor lounges” made from pallets
Women's Lifestyle

Bouches-du-Rhône Project

Renovation of a house in the Bouches-du-Rhône: removal of wallpaper and application of plaster
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Chartres Project

The Jacques Bourgarel residential facility provides care for 45 adults with physical disabilities, with or without associated conditions. The facility offers two types of housing: private rooms within the facility itself, as well as detached units located near the facility. A multidisciplinary team addresses the needs of residents regarding all aspects of their daily lives. Major cleaning, painting, and decorating work within this facility.
France Handicap Association