The opening of the 40th Restos du Coeur campaign, in Marseille, priority for families with very young children

The launch of the 40th Restos du Coeur campaign at the Grawitz center in the northern districts (16th). Here the manager Elisabeth Raude welcomes the increase in allocations aimed in particular at very young children “Here there will be, throughout the campaign, a person dedicated to very young children, we will provide, diapers, bottles, pacifierswhat we couldn’t do last year, the instruction is not to refuse any family, even if sometimes it’s difficult when you have to manage a family of 9 people”

39% of people benefiting from restaurants are minors, including 128,000 babies welcomed last year by restaurants du coeur

This year, restaurants will try to refuse as few people as possibleby prioritizing children under 3 years old, this is what the spokesperson for the association launched by Coluche in 1985 said in any case. In the 16th arrondissement, at the time of distribution , lots of young women and lots of strollers. Kenza, 27 years old, registered for the first time at Restos du coeur, no choice she says “I graduated with a BTS but, when I left Toulon for Marseille, I did not find a job, restaurants allow me to get diapers which are very expensive for me and to prioritize my expenses on food , I have two children and I am now pregnant

“It’s been a month since I registered at the Restaurants, it’s a first for me and I hope to quickly leave my place” – Kenza, 27 years old

Last year, restaurants saw an influx of 200,000 more beneficiariesnotably because of high inflation. There were 1.3 million beneficiaries in France during the 39th campaign, including nearly 34,000 in the department (13)
163 million meals were distributed last year in 2348 reception centers everywhere in France, including 46 in the mouths of the Rhône

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