Our guiding principle is one which is essential to the whole human race if there is to be any life worth living, and any true peace and happiness either for the individual or society: Serve those worse off than yourself before yourself. Serve the most needy first.
http://www.emmaus.org.uk
As well as having such worthy sentiments they do get some good things to buy along with the odd bit of tatt.
French link is
http://www.emmaus-france.org/