Croix-Bleue Suisse
Bern, Switzerland
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Founded in 1877, Croix-Bleue Suisse is a non-profit association based in Bern, Switzerland working on addiction, health, children & youth.
Croix-Bleue Suisse (Swiss Blue Cross) is a non-profit association founded in Geneva in 1877 to help people with alcohol and other addiction problems and to promote a life without dependency. It is the national umbrella association of regional Blue Cross organisations active across 22 cantons in Switzerland, and is part of the International Blue Cross network. Its work includes addiction counselling, prevention, health promotion and social integration, offered through regional organisations, meeting places, and second-hand shops. Its national secretariat is based in Bern. The organisation also runs an online shop for alcohol-free products and a publishing house, which was transferred to Mosaicstones on 1 January 2024. Its activities target people affected by addiction, their relatives, children, young people and women and girls.
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Addiction · Switzerland
Dance project that strengthens girls and young women through dance and movement and encourages a life free from dependency.
Azzurro
Addiction · Switzerland
Alcohol-free meeting place in Bern offering low-threshold encounters and exchange without addictive substances.
Brocki second-hand shops
Community development · Switzerland
Network of second-hand shops offering people in difficult life situations useful occupation while funding social work.
Bärenhöfli
Addiction · Switzerland
Alcohol-free café and meeting place in Bern, one of the first places where people can gather and exchange without alcohol.
