The government has just launched a platform I want to help to identify volunteers who want to help elderly, isolated or destitute people, in connection with the associative networks.

The associations (Restos du Coeur, Secours Populaire, the Food Bank, Emmaus, the Little Brothers of the Poor...) have made it known in recent days that they are short of manpower: 58,000 young people in civic service can no longer continue their missions.

Young people in civic service and in compulsory national service are targeted in priority by the platform, but all French people under 70 years old can register on the platform.

The platform offers to help with four vital missions:

• food and emergency aid: distributing basic necessities (food, hygiene, etc.) and meals to the most needy.
• Exceptional childcare: help to look after children of caregivers or of a child welfare facility.
• Link with isolated vulnerable people: participate in maintaining the link (telephone, video, e-mail...) with isolated vulnerable people: elderly, sick or disabled people.
• Local solidarity: shopping for essential products for the most vulnerable neighbors.

People can choose to contribute to the fight against the epidemic by carrying out solidarity actions in your building or on your street or join a structure that needs help.

A platform to mobilize the actors of digital mediation

It further highlights the needs of the 13 million people who are far from digital.

The Mednum, launched Thursday, March 19 an initiative to federate initiatives and mobilize digital mediators, employees and volunteers, social workers: all actors who want to participate.

The platform, digital solidarityThe platform, was initiated by the MedNum and the Digital Society program of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion and co-constructed with DINUM and #APTIC.

A toll-free number is currently being set up: in order to operate, it will require the mobilization of advisors capable of supporting users remotely by telephone.