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Association Horizon Amitié

Association Horizon Amitié

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Horizon Amitié is a non-profit association under local law, founded in 1973 by Mr. Jean Chaumien, initially to provide shelter for former prisoners and offenders. Starting in 1974, the association opened its first Accommodation and Social Reintegration Centre, the CHRS PRECHTER, which was also the first in the Lower Rhine Department. Throughout its history, Horizon Amitié has experienced significant growth and notable diversification of its activities in order to respond to the evolving challenges faced by people in severe social difficulty. Thanks to this development, the association currently employs 250 staff members and welcomes 2,000 people daily through daily social support services at one of its 18 facilities, each carrying out specific activities. All of the association's actions share the common goal of facilitating the reintegration into society and working life of people temporarily lacking employment, housing, or decent living conditions, through all moral and material means, including the creation of social enterprise businesses. The association specifically targets people being discharged from hospitals, former prisoners, foreigners, political refugees, people in…

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