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Ordre de Saint-Jean

Association des Œuvres de Saint-Jean

Paris, France

HealthElderly careDisabilityRefugees & MigrationTax-deductible donations
AssociationInternational reach5000+ staff46,000 volunteers
Profile last updated: October 30, 2026

About

Ordre de Saint-Jean is a non-profit association based in Paris, France working on health, elderly care, disability +4 more.

The Ordre de Saint-Jean in France, operating through the Association des Œuvres de Saint-Jean, is a recognised public-utility association that serves people who are sick, isolated, excluded or in social difficulty, in France and abroad. Its activities include hospital-based houses for families and patients, volunteer visits to hospitals and retirement homes, support for students and young refugees, support for people with disabilities, and humanitarian medical projects, notably a dental clinic and diabetes clinic in Madagascar and aid to refugees and families in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon through Saint-Jean International. The order is a Protestant branch of the Order of Saint John, with around 4,100 members and about 46,000 volunteers, and it is active in roughly 50 countries. Donations are tax-deductible, and the association also receives legacies.

Location

Paris, France

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Association loi 1901

Legal name

Association des Œuvres de Saint-Jean

Staff

5000+

Members

4,100

Focus areas

healthcarehospital supportelderly carerefugee supportstudentsvolunteeringhumanitarian aidMadagascarSyriaIraqLebanon

Languages

FR

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthElderly careDisabilityRefugees & MigrationHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefChildren & YouthEducation

Works for

PatientsCarersFamiliesElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesRefugees & MigrantsStudentsChildrenPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmesGrant-making

Programmes

FIL ROUGE

Education · France

Supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in continuing to professional higher education through mentoring, cultural outings and help finding housing.

FIL ROUGE II

Education · France

Extension of the FIL ROUGE programme for students from vocational baccalauréat tracks, including help finding apprenticeships.

La Visite Saint-Jean

Health · France

Volunteer visits to hospitalised people and residents of retirement homes, offering listening, workshops and support to families.

Maisons hospitalières

Health · France

Hospital-based houses that host patients' families and outpatients in large hospitals across France.

Countries of operation

FranceMadagascarSyriaIraqLebanon

Funding & support

Volunteers

46,000

Funded by

Individual donationsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerLegacy giving

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

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Partnerships

Saint-Jean International, Ordre de Malte France, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, Fondation du Protestantisme, AMADIA

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