‘Let refugees into your homes’ France pleads with citizens to help ease migrant crisis
THE French government has urged citizens to welcome refugees into their homes because the country’s migrant centres are so crowded.
By TOM PARFITT & ROMINA MCGUINNESS
Express.co.uk
Thu, Aug 11, 2016
There are currently 147 reception centres across France, but these are in massive demand as desperate refugees continue to flee the Middle East.
Housing minister Emmanuelle Cosse has pledged to built a further 50 centres before the end of next month in a desperate bid to ease the crisis.
But she has also called on French people to open up their homes to migrants in need. Several organisations have already promised to help.
The group Singa has helped 300 migrants find a temporary home since it launched its ‘Calm’ scheme last June.
Singa co-director Alice Barbe said: “We match people according to where they live, their job, their hobbies, and the languages they speak.
“If things work out, the migrant will remain in the person’s home for a minimum of two weeks, and for up to nine months.”
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