The International Federation of Little Brothers of the Poor (french: Fédération internationale des petits frères des Pauvres or french: Les petits frères des Pauvres) is a federation of volunteer-based non-profit organizations committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly. They aim to create links between elderly people who need to make friends for example clubs or classes. Even during lockdowns they want to help those in need maintain contact. It was founded 1979 in Rolle, Switzerland and has been recognized as a NGO (

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

) in consultative status (category II) with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. In 2008, volunteers held a benefit concert in

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, France, to raise money for the organization.

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Its member countries / organizations are: *

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

: les petits frères des Pauvres *

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

: les petits frères des Pauvres *

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

: Freunde alter Menschen e. V. *

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

: The Little Brothers (Friends of the Elderly) Limited. *

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

: Los Hermanos del Anciano A.C. *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

: Mali bracia Ubogich *

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: Amigos de los mayores / Amics de la Gent Gran *

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

: La Fondation les petits frères des Pauvres *

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: Little Brothers - Friends of the ElderlyWebsite: http://www.littlebrothers.org

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* http://www.petitsfreres.org Website of the International Federation of Little Brothers of the Poor * http://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr Website of French mother organization: les petits frères des Pauvres * https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-05-lonely-americans_x.htm USA TODAY Article: Isolated Americans trying to connect {{Authority control Charities for the elderly Organizations based in Quebec Charities based in Canada

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