Overview

• The association launches its 40th campaign with a priority on children, targeting support for single mothers to help break intergenerational poverty.
• Founded on September 26, 1985 after Coluche’s Europe 1 appeal, the charity has grown to serve 1.3 million people with 163 million meals in 2023–2024.
• About 75,000 regular volunteers operate across more than 2,300 locations, and the organization now delivers roughly 35% of food aid in France.
• Reports say the charity nearly had to close last year as inflation and rising demand strained its operations.
• Its financing was reshaped by the 1988 “loi Coluche” that made donations tax-deductible, complemented by fundraising such as Les Enfoirés and expanded services beyond food aid.