The "Maisons de la vie associative et citoyenne" (MVAC) (Associations and community centers)
What is it?
The "Maisons de la vie associative et citoyenne" are resource centers dedicated to supporting and developing associative life and citizen participation in Paris.
Advice and information
- support for associations and community project leaders
- access to a specific training program tailored to the needs of associations
- help in finding volunteers
- support in the search for associative and civic partners
- information on the local associative fabric, tools and major events linked to associative life and citizen participation(jemengage.paris, forums des associations, CICA, carte citoyenne, nuits des débats, budget participatif, etc.).
Communication support
- communication support and training modules to publicize your initiatives
- access to communication media such as association bulletin boards.
Work and meeting places
- reservation of meeting rooms and offices for associations: space is available for administrative and non-administrative activities (volunteer training, legal advice sessions, etc.), as well as for residents' groups and local democratic bodies.
- access to workstations and coworking spaces
- provision of lockers, photocopying and documentation facilities
- domiciliation of head office and reception of mail for associations and collectives.
Who can register?
Open to all forms of commitment:
- associations under the French 1901 law declared in the Journal Officiel Junior associations
- associations in the process of being created
- (neighborhood councils, citizens' councils, CICAs, senior citizens' councils, etc.) and any Parisian seeking information on community life.
Simplified procedures
Are you an association or collective?
- register on Paris Asso;
- send a written request by post or e-mail describing your activities to the person in charge of the Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne*.
- sign the internal regulations.
*Maximum one month between written request and registration
A new set of internal regulations gives you full details of all the services offered free of charge by MVAC.
Contact
Find all the contact details and opening hours of the Maisons de la vie associative et citoyenne at paris.fr/search/lieux.