in Yonne, a traveling tour with the Restos du Cœur

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P.-L. Monnier, E. Sizarols, Ph. Goldmann – France 2

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The health crisis has worsened the situation of those who already knew precariousness. While the Restos du Cœur launched their 37th campaign on Tuesday 23 November, the France Télévisions teams followed them to the Auxerre region.

Behind the tranquility of autumn, some are worried about winter. In Yonne, precariousness is gradually increasing. The itinerant trucks of the Restos du Cœur stop first in the small village of Seignelay. On the street after a separation, a woman recognizes that she needs “a bit of everything”. Without work, she sleeps with friends, with her four children. She only eats in the evening, because she wants to prioritize her children. Food is free, and distribution is weekly.

On the tour, the beneficiaries are more and more numerous: 300 people in 2020, and at least 400 in 2021. The families are mainly rural and isolated. “If we don’t go, they have nothing”, says a volunteer. In another municipality, many new beneficiaries have been weakened by the health crisis. To keep the trucks running, around ten volunteers take turns. “It’s getting worse anyway, we can feel it”, says Marie Henry, members of Restos du Cœur for 15 years. She notes an increase in young people in precarious situations.

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