Little Brothers of the Poor Foundation
French public-interest foundation supporting adapted housing and living conditions for low-income or isolated elderly people.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
The Fondation des Petits Frères des Pauvres is a French foundation recognized as being of public utility. Created in 1977 under the name Fondation Bersabée for social housing, it took its current name in 2003 and broadened its scope, becoming a hosting foundation (fondation abritante) able to shelter other foundations. Its purpose is to facilitate and sustainably improve the living conditions of elderly people with low resources or in isolation, particularly in the area of housing, either directly or indirectly by enabling other organizations to carry out such programs.
History
The Fondation des Petits Frères des Pauvres was created and recognized as being of public utility in 1977 under the name Fondation Bersabée for social housing. In 2003, it took the name Fondation des Petits Frères des Pauvres. It then broadened its field of intervention and its mode of action by becoming a hosting foundation (fondation abritante) able to welcome sheltered foundations (or under its aegis).
Products and positioning
A public-interest foundation focused on improving the living conditions of low-income and isolated elderly people, notably through housing.
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