Closed school canteens and an empty fridge, today is the reality faced by many families weakened by confinement. "There are many children who no longer eat three meals a day because they no longer have access to the canteen," warns Julie Zerlauth, advocacy and awareness manager for Unicef France. There was a lot of concern about whether the children would continue to learn but not so much about whether they would be able to continue to eat. ”
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One in five children lives below the poverty line in France, or nearly 3 million children, recalls UNICEF. And while inactivity or partial unemployment plunges many French people into a precarious situation, associations are sounding the alarm about food difficulties.
"An influx of requests"
Shortly after the start of confinement, Secours populaire noted "an influx of requests, particularly from families with children" . "On our phone line, people say they have nothing left to give to
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