Overview
- The association began nationwide distributions on 18 November, stating it anticipates equal or higher volumes than last winter.
- During 2024–2025 it assisted about 1.3 million people and delivered 161 million meals, providing roughly 35% of France’s food aid.
- Leaders report severe hardship among beneficiaries, with 77% living on less than half the poverty threshold and nearly half under 25, including about 40% minors.
- Capacity limits persist despite 78,000 regular and 30,000 occasional volunteers, with around 60,000 people turned away last winter and a renewed appeal for sustained public support.
- Local data signal mounting pressure, including a 12% rise in Vaucluse, an Avignon site closure affecting around 2,500 people weekly, and a mobile distribution truck planned from January 2026.