Association: The Traveling Orchestra Supported Project: Traveling Concerts The Traveling Orchestra is a young association that brings together musicians around a common goal: to bring classical music to those who can no longer travel. Created in 2024, the orchestra distinguishes itself through its commitment to reaching out to seniors (sometimes isolated or living with disabilities), performing in care facilities with the same artistic standards as in major concert halls. Con

Association: Fit Your Mind Supported Project: Care to Dance The Fit Your Mind association develops innovative initiatives to improve the quality of life for people facing mobility, balance, or memory challenges. Through its Care to Dance program, the association offers adapted dance workshops, accessible to everyone, and especially to seniors and people with Parkinson's disease, using an approach that respects each individual's abilities. A project to keep you moving The Care

Association: Bistrot Bertha Supported Project: Bertha Mobile in Indre-et-Loire The Bistrot Bertha Association works to create joyful and welcoming spaces within facilities for the elderly. By transforming institutional spaces, either temporarily or permanently, into genuine open bistros, the association takes concrete action to combat social isolation among seniors, promote the integration of facilities within their local communities, and rebuild social connections between re

Association: Ch’ti Clown Supported Project: Aging Well with Clowns in Palliative Care For over 15 years, the Ch’tiClown Association has been working to put people back at the heart of care, working with the most vulnerable populations in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and residential care homes. Through the intervention of clowns trained in palliative care, the association strives to improve the emotional, relational, and social well-being of dependent elderly people,

Association: Temps de Vie Supported Project: The Augustinian Sisters' "Pot'âgé" (Veterans' Potluck) The Temps de Vie association mobilizes over 3,000 professionals and volunteers to support more than 10,000 families each year. For over 30 years, it has been working to develop social and health-related services, committed to innovation, local cooperation, and respect for individuals. Our foundation is pleased to support the "Le Pot'âgé des Augustines" project. What does the pr

Association: Rhiz’homes Supported Project: Intergenerational Workshops in Paris The Rhiz’homes association, founded in 2022 and recognized as a public interest organization, works in the 19th arrondissement of Paris to combat social isolation among the elderly and change society’s perception of them. As part of its commitment to promoting inclusion and solidarity between generations, the On Seniors’ Side Foundation supports a project by the association offering free weekly wo

Association: Papy Boom Supported Project: The Tenth Inter-Home Olympics Papy Boom is an association committed to the well-being and fulfillment of seniors, offering them adapted physical, cultural, and social activities that promote vitality, conviviality, and intergenerational connections. Celebrating the Energy and Solidarity of Seniors We are delighted to support Papy Boom in organizing the tenth Inter-Home Olympics, a unique event that honors seniors and celebrates their

Organization: Le LaM Supported Project: Silver Friday Le LaM (Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary, and Outsider Art) is a major cultural institution in the Lille metropolitan area that promotes 20th and 21st-century artistic creation while making art accessible to all audiences. The Silver Friday Project: A Museum Open to Seniors Le LaM has conceived the Silver Friday project, an initiative dedicated to people aged 65 and over. Every Friday afternoon, the museum wi

Association: A Shopping Bag for a Student Supported Project: Solidarity Mentoring The association "One Shopping Bag for One Student" connects a family with a student facing financial hardship in the same city to provide support and build a relationship. The mentor commits to supporting the student throughout the academic year by regularly providing them with shopping bags and being there for them (meetings, invitations, moral support, shared leisure activities, etc.). A proje

Association: What Really Matters Supported Project: Every Story Really Matters The association What Really Matters aims to encourage everyone to reflect on what truly matters in life, by promoting the transmission of essential values ​​and the sharing of experiences. When high school students preserve and pass on the memories of our elders ✦ An intergenerational writing project The Every Story Really Matters (CHCV) project invites high school students to meet weekly with resi

Association: Freyja asbl Supported Project: EmpreinteS When Cinema Becomes a Social Connection For many elderly people living in care homes, culture is too often inaccessible. This observation led to the creation of Freyja asbl, a Belgian association that combats marginalization by using cinema and the arts as tools for social inclusion. Its new project, EmpreinteS, fully fulfills this mission: it is a mobile cinema that comes directly to residents of institutions like the "P

Association: Vivre aux éclats (Living in Splendor) Supported Project: Fugues et Facéties (Fugues and Facetiousness): The Art of Connecting with Dependent Elderly People Since 2007, this association has been using art and clowning to foster social connection with elderly people, including those with the highest levels of dependency. The project is based on the regular visits of professional clown duos to nursing homes and Alzheimer's units. Two to four times a month, they move

Association: Association for the Establishment of the Chartreuse de Neuville Foundation Supported Project: Inclusive respite activities and a resource center for caregivers and vulnerable individuals A living heritage dedicated to respite and social connection The Chartreuse de Neuville association is transforming a heritage site into a place of respite, culture, and inclusive encounters. Since 2019, the association has been developing innovative activities for caregivers and

Association: Neighbors and Care Supported Project: Innovative and Supportive End-of-Life Care at Home Our foundation supports the Neighbors & Care association, which is introducing an innovative approach to home-based palliative care in France, centered on proximity and comprehensive support for people at the end of life and their loved ones. In France, nearly 400,000 people need palliative care each year, but 75% do not have access to it. Yet, the majority of French people e

Association: Bagatelle Foundation Supported Project: Bagatelle Solidarity Caregiving In France, one in six people is currently a caregiver. In the Gironde department, this represents more than 250,000 people, often left to their own devices to support a loved one experiencing a loss of independence. This responsibility, which can take up several hours a day, leads to stress, isolation, exhaustion, and even professional difficulties. With over 160 years of experience in caregi

Association: DUO for a JOB Supported Project: DUO for a JOB Objective: To help eliminate inequalities in access to the job market for young people from diverse backgrounds, to value the knowledge of our elders, and to combat discrimination by rebuilding social connections, understanding, and local solidarity. Principle: To identify and train seniors through intergenerational mentoring / to share their experience to support young people in their journey to employment. Supporte

Association: Le Rocher Supported Project: Shared Meals Shared Meals is an initiative led by the association "Le Rocher" in the Pile neighborhood of Roubaix. Its objective is simple and essential: to create opportunities for intergenerational encounters and exchanges around a meal prepared and shared together. Every Thursday, as well as on certain Sundays throughout the year, residents, volunteers, and members of the Le Rocher team gather to cook and share a convivial lunch. T

Organization: The Paris Federation of the League of Education Supported Project: Read and Have Read Read and Have Read is an intergenerational project that encourages seniors to read stories aloud to children (nurseries, preschools, elementary schools), thus sharing the joy of reading. The project contributes to changing perceptions of seniors with the aim of uniting our fellow citizens. Seniors build and maintain social connections: with children, with the educational commun

Organization: Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust Project: The project aims to improve the well-being of older people by removing barriers that prevent those with reduced mobility from accessing nature on an equal footing. The financial support enables YDMT to fund the purchase of additional all-terrain vehicles for use at designated sites in the Yorkshire Dales. This will also allow intergenerational groups to spend time together in nature and enjoy the beauty of the Yorkshire

With "Together Wise," Uilenspel aims to harness the power of intergenerational exchange. This involves senior citizens as volunteers within the organization, allowing them to use their life experience and time to support children facing social vulnerability. This project not only strengthens children's developmental opportunities but also enhances social connections and the well-being of older adults. Association: Uilenspel vzw Supported Project: Together Wise – Seniors and c