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Cooking in a restaurant
Share your cooking and your culture, find a job in the restaurant industry and meet people.
Learn French at the University of Nantes
Obtain a university degree to begin or resume studies in France.
Learn about life in Saint-Nazaire
PARL'On accompanies and helps refugees to understand the procedures of daily life in Saint-Nazaire.
Learn French
Improve your French in a language training center which is also an official examination centre.
Volunteering
Benenova offers you to get involved in volunteering actions in Paris, Lille, Nantes and Rennes.
Stay with a family
"J'accueille" connects families who have a free room and homeless refugees.
Meeting people in your neighbourhood
La Cloche is an association that helps create social links with homeless people.
Discover entrepreneurship
Training programs and a support group to turn dreams into projects.
Learn French
Gaining autonomy in French in your daily life: employment, citizenship, participation in cultural life
Cooking to meet other residents of Nantes
Cooking with other people and sharing a meal, participating in workshops...
Train in building trades
Support for training courses leading to qualifications in the building and public works trades.
Find a job and accommodation in Loire-Atlantique
Overall support: access to rights, administration, housing and work...
Learn a trade in the crafts industry
Sandwich courses to prepare for a vocational certificate in cooking, hairdressing, baking, mechanics, etc.
Prepare for job interviews
Personalized advice and free clothes to prepare for a professional appointment
Learn French to find a job
4 hours of French lessons a week (reading, writing, A1) and help with entering the professional world
Take part in activities and receive individual support
Activities, help and advice from a volunteer, for children and young people up to 25 years old.
Learn and take a French exam
French courses to improve your written and oral level (levels A2, B1 and B2)
Find your sport
Activities all week! Gym, football, cricket, basketball, badminton, cycling, swimming...
Take part in cultural and sports workshops
Do activities and meet new people in Nantes
Meet people in Nantes and take part in activities
Building an intercultural duo with a resident of Nantes
Learn French and be independent
French courses for social and professional life + internship in Nantes, Saint Nazaire, La Roche sur Yon
Get psychological help to feel better
CESaME44 helps to take care of the mental health of any exiled person via listening & collective activities...
Prepare for the Highway code
4 half-days per week to understand the Highway code, driving vocabulary, transport
Get support for your professional project
4 months to find a job with a professional coach, a mentor, and company contacts.
Go to a listening and reception centre for women who are victims of violence
Listening, advice, help for the daily life of women in difficult situations of violence
Learn how to get around your city
Take public transport, read a map, prepare a itinerary, go to an appointment in the city and the department
Know your level and find a French course
Oral and written assessment, help finding a French course, personalized advice
Doing a civic service in Nantes
8-month team program with young French people for a mission useful to society + French lessons
Know how to get around (public transport, bike, scooter, car)
Individual support to be mobile in Nantes, buy a car or a scooter.
Learn French in small groups
French courses for all levels, during the week, in the evening, at the weekend, preparation for the DELF
Doing activities with other women
Meet other women to go out, discover activities and learn French
Find a job or training course in Nantes
Find job or training course offers suited to your profile, and get help to apply
Learn how to use a computer and improve your French
7-week training with digital and French courses
Organize and take part in activities
Meetings, sports and cultural activities, events, accommodation, volunteering
Etre accompagnée pour sortir de la prostitution
2 ans d'accompagnement pour les victimes d'exploitation sexuelle : travail, français, papiers
Support for your professional integration
Individual and group support to help you succeed in your professional and social integration
Make and use an e-photo
An e-photo is required for official documents. Explanations on how to make and use it on the internet.
Apply for French nationality
Apply for naturalization by decree to become a French citizen.
Create a personal account on the Étrangers en France website (ANEF)
By creating a personal account, you can complete your procedures online (residence permit, naturalization, etc.)
Requesting a customary certificate for marriage or civil partnership
If you are a refugee, you no longer need to provide a certificate of custom to get married in France
The family reunification process
You wish to bring your family to France to live with you.
Getting your residence permit
How to apply for and retrieve the definitive residence permit.
Getting married in France
Everything you need to know about the marriage process in France.
Get emergency accommodation by calling 115
Emergency number to be admitted free of charge to an emergency accommodation centre
Register and request assistance from CAF
CAF provides financial assistance in different life situations. Find out how to register and apply.
Renew your residence permit
Apply for a new residence permit on the Étrangers en France (ANEF) website when your card expires.
Apply for social housing (HLM)
Apply for social housing (HLM) with a rent adapted to your income.
Request a travel document
Apply for a travel document to travel outside France.
