A warm heart in the city

In the deprived areas of the Côte d’Azur, Bras Ouverts runs drop-in centres to welcome, help and accompany those in need.
Our mission includes :

– help with food and clothing
– affordable furnishing
– a charity book café
– discussion groups, culture, art and craft, help with homework

After a career as manager of a luxury goods boutique, I found myself out of work. At my age, I had no chance of finding another job, and I lost my job-seeker’s rights. The social worker at the CCAS in Vallauris gave me the address of Bras Ouverts. I was welcomed very kindly by the team there and I was able to feed myself once again. The manager, Claire Anjou, asked me for a CV and thanks to her I found a job. I am now an administrative and technical assistant in a charity helping young people. By economising on the cost of food, I am little by little getting back on my feet.

 

Thank you to Bras Ouverts for their warm-hearted generosity, their kindness and for having brightened up my daily life.

Key numbers

45 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS

+ More than 1 000 people and 700 households helped each yeare

3 CENTRES IN VALLAURIS

AND 1 IN GRASSE

110 tons

of food distributed in 2021