“I have a good feeling with the elderly.
I love to listen to them talk.
It really is a rich and interesting audience.
»Anaïs, 21, is completing her civic service at the Terre-Nègre nursing home in Bordeaux (Gironde).
No more discussions in the morning with residents in their rooms, afternoon entertainment (cooking workshops, scrabble, etc.), walks in the establishment's grounds with them.
Everything that was his daily life for six months.
While the mission of this student in psychology comes to an end, the Secretary of State in charge of Youth and Engagement, Sarah El Haïry, announces reinforcements for seniors taken care of in nursing homes, residences autonomy or with home help (public or private non-profit structures only).
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“Thanks to civic service, young people are already engaged in solidarity between the generations
(Editor's note: since 2015)
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What we are doing today is opening 10,000 additional missions, creating the conditions necessary to facilitate the deployment of other young people to the elderly.
With two main objectives: to fight against situations of social isolation and to strengthen intergenerational links.
»Work carried out with Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy.
15,000 host organizations are now eligible for civic service accreditation.
Government communication is underway to let them know and encourage them to get started.
It is up to them to volunteer to welcome a young person within the strict framework of this mission.
No question of replacing a vacant job
“I had asked to work with the elderly.
I feel comfortable with them, specifies Anaïs.
During a summer job, I cleaned in a retirement home and my psycho internship was carried out in an nursing home, ”she argues.
Lasting at least twenty-four hours per week and six to twelve months, the assignment does not replace a vacant post.
"We will be extremely vigilant on this subject," warns Sarah El Haïry.
The young person provides assistance and intervenes in complementarity, while benefiting from on-site tutoring and training adapted to the elderly and vulnerable groups concerned.
Anaïs, 21, is completing her civic service at the Terre-Nègre nursing home in Bordeaux (Gironde).
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No question either of assigning him a recurring task.
On the program in particular: participation in the realization of leisure activities, exchange time, learning and support in the use of new technologies ...
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"Very well," comments Pascal Champvert, president of the Association of Directors in the Service of the Elderly (AD-PA).
We are so far behind in helping the elderly that anything the state does to this end is a good thing.
I am delighted that home help has not been forgotten in the context of civic service.
Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the resources allocated, in terms of positions and salaries, which left home help aside.
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The Covid crisis acts as an indicator
For his mission, the young person in civic service receives compensation of 473.04 euros net per month paid by the State, as well as 107.58 euros monthly paid in cash or in kind by the reception structure for the costs. transport and meals.
Created in 2010, civic service is intended for young people aged 16 to 25 without qualification requirements, and up to 30 years for young people with disabilities, who wish to commit to serving the community.
On July 14, the President of the Republic announced the creation of 100,000 new civic service missions, in addition to the 140,000 carried out today by young people mobilized for the general interest.
They are used in sectors as varied as education for all, sport and the environment.
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The health crisis, with its significant social and psychological consequences for the elderly, has put a cruel spotlight on the needs of the structures which take care of them, hence these 10,000 more missions. “Today, there is a real appetite among young volunteers to want to intervene on issues of breaking loneliness and intergenerational ties. How to improve it? How to build it? I think it is the fruit of this particular period which, tomorrow, I hope, will consolidate commitments. In this, the crisis has really been revealing. "