Institut du Sacré-Coeur

Institut du Sacré-Coeur is a non-profit association based in Sart-Saint-Laurent, Belgium working on children & youth, refugees & migration, community development.

The Institut du Sacré-Cœur is a Belgian asbl active in youth welfare in the Namur region. It provides residential care, supervised independent housing and socio-educational support for children and young people who need help outside or alongside their family environment, including unaccompanied foreign minors. Its services operate across several municipalities in the Namur province, including Yvoir, Anhée, Dinant, Jambes and Sart-Saint-Laurent. The organisation traces its origins to a children's home founded by the Sisters of Saint Vincent de Paul in Yvoir in 1928. Its work is placed under mandates from the Service d'Aide à la Jeunesse and the Service de Protection de la Jeunesse. Its programmes include art therapy, sophrology and a youth choir, Family for Life. The asbl is funded largely by private donations and partner support.