Society itself generates its own evils – and these range from poverty, violence, unemployment, ill-treatment and exclusion to contempt and neglect of those who are different. What action do we take faced with the scale and diversity of society’s needs today?

The choice of the Fondation de France is to support association or community projects, usually operating in small structures. These will be groups giving attention to the human as well as the material environment of people who are fragile or in situations of breakdown in their lives.

Identifying flexible and appropriate solutions, giving assistance over a number of years, providing funding, making results known – this is the role of the Fondation de France in such fields as: social cohesion (housing, employment and activity), children (prevention of violence), people with disabilities, the elderly, international solidarity.