Student ·e ·s: 30 places to find help and meals in France

Students have been taking visioconference lessons for a year for a year and that they remain cut from all over the world.Sometimes locked up in crazy spaces, they sink into great depression.Several surveys published by the Observatory of Student Life in September 2020 highlighted alarming data.According to these studies, 33 % of students interviewed encountered financial difficulties during containment and 16.8 % of them said that it is much more than in normal times.But guardian angels reach out to them to see the light at the end of the tunnel.A precious help to give a boost to the morale of the students.

Private seasonal jobs and additional income, students are found in great precariousness.Fortunately, to bring them a dose of comfort, the solidarity actions are increasing.Enlanes of generosity are counted in the plural.To wake up their taste buds and offer them a rejuvenating parenthesis, many gourmet operations have emerged.Throughout French territory, kitchens come back to life for a good cause.We take stock.

Restaurants

1 - The CROUS

Since January 25, all students, stock markets, can benefit from two meals per day at a price of € 1.To access this reduced rate, simply activate your Izly account on the dedicated site.

For the past few weeks, university restaurants have reopened so that students can eat in suitable conditions.Behind the stoves, the cook in hot, balanced and comforting dishes.In total, 400 points of sale are accessible on French territory.To find the place closest to you, go to this interactive map.

2 - The reflection, Paris 3rd

Generosity dormant in the DNA of this restaurant.The team of this gastronomic entity is mainly made up of a carrier of Down's syndrome. For several months, "the reflection" has been transformed into a mutual aid.The employees bring their stone to the building to help precarious students.

The kitchens are reborn, and the agile little hands are agitated to concoct tasty dishes.Several suppliers have also got their hands dirty."Boots in town" gives fruits and vegetables, the pastry chef Benoît Castel delivers bread and "La Maison Jacquet" offers products based on truffles.Result: 2 middays per week, these meals made with love are available at only € 1.

📍 The reflection 11 rue de Braque 75003 Paris

3 - Les Nautes, Paris

The Agep student association and the Agoraé Paris organization combine their strength to chain distributions of hot dishes prepared in partnership with the restaurant Les Nautes.Daily almost 50 dishes are offered to precarious students.An eco -friendly mind also reigns.To avoid waste and use of plastic, come with your personal Tupperware.

Meet from Monday to Friday between 4 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. at 1 quai des Célestins in the 4th arrondissement.You can register now by clicking here.In line with this salutary approach, they also distribute free food baskets in the 10th arrondissement, from Monday to Saturday, from March 8 to 23.Note the address: 26 rue des Petits Hotels - 10th.You can register and find a date by clicking here.

4 - Babelville, Paris 11th

After crossing the door of this social canteen, the trip to the African continent is imminent.Exotic odors mix and make your mouth water.Here, laughter resonates through the walls.This friendly place offers tasty and authentic dishes inspired by traditional West Africa cuisine.

Cooks serve generous portions there.In a collegial atmosphere, we can recover hearty dishes at mini prices.The roasted mafé plate is € 4.50 or sometimes on the day, the excellent traditional couscous, at the same price.

📍 The canteen of Babelville 77 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 75011 Paris

5-The star of Fez, Mantes-la-Jolie

In the Yvelines, solidarity initiatives also flourish.Armed with a good dose of energy, Brahim Bourkia, manager of this snack, decided to mobilize for the most disadvantaged.This total abandonment of youth by the great institutions revolted the young man.Struck by this injustice, he put on his apron for a good cause.A cheese, a tacos, a sandwich with fries and a drink ... all distributed for free to young people in need.

📍 The star of Fès2 avenue Geo André, 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie

6 - Metsens, Bordeaux

Since February 8, the restaurant offers free meals on presentation of a valid student card.On the menu, dishes with bewitching perfumes reminiscent of our grandmothers' cuisine.Roasted chicken, homemade puree accompanied by small vegetables, a simple meal that gives a smile and brightens the taste buds.

Students are filled and find morale for lunch.Moreover, this initiative is very successful since every day, between 25 and 30 free meals are distributed.

📍 METSENS 137 rue des Terres de Borde 33800 Bordeaux

7 - The bread of friendship, Bordeaux

Another Bordeaux address offers meals to the most disadvantaged, and in particular students.But in the heart of this social restaurant entirely held by volunteers, you can settle at a table to taste your dish in a warm atmosphere.Luxury in these gloomy times.

More and more unexpected profiles push the door of this benevolent place."The bread of friendship" feeds between 80 and 100 people each day.Usually, the price is set at € 1.50 per meal, but during this rough period, 15 to 20 % of customers do not pay or partially.

📍 Le Pain de l'Amitié 43 rue Saint-Nicolas, 33800 Bordeaux

8 - Ad’hoc Café, Amiens

Accompanied by associations such as social grocery store and Agoraé student, the Amiens or Unicef solidarity market and the food bank, the manager of this coffee distributes free dishes to students.

Emptied of its customers for five months, this place finally comes back to life.Bolognese spaghetti, salmon lasagna, veal tagine and curry chicken… A full menu and healthy for students in need.You leave with four hearty meals for the week.

📍 Ad’hoc Café1 Place du Don, 80,000 Amiens

9 - Ecovable network, Paris and near suburb

Last spring, the chiefs of the eco -friendly community hugged their elbows to prepare 30,000 meals for the benefit of nursing staff.At the start of the year, this network, which claims responsible cuisine, decided to help students.Everyone is a second time their sleeves, in a good mood, to satisfy noisy stomachs.

The Ecotable association has launched a crowdfunding on the KisskissBankBank platform.On February 26, more than 3,000 meals at € 6 had been funded.To taste these dishes with a thousand colors and sweet flavors, go to the Linkee centers of the 13th and 18th arrondissement, at the School of Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, at Sorbonne Paris Nord University (Saint-Denis, Villetaneuse,Bobigny) or at the University of Évry.

10 - Chez Marius, Grenoble

The manager decided to reopen her restaurant to bring a touch of delicacy in the routine of young people.For more than a month, she and her team have been offering 50 meals a day at € 1 to Grenoble students.A winning recipe that puts a little spice in the life of these cook at the stop because of the pandemic.

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To better organize its arrival, a "doodle" (an online planning tool) has been set up.Young people can register in advance with their name and student card number.

📍 Chez Marius1 Place Notre Dame, 38000 Grenoble

11 - Chicory, Lille

Since March 15, the restaurant "La Chicorée" has distributed meals at € 1 to students.This system sponsored by the old Miss France Camille Cerf aims to satisfy 100 young people every noon.Rebosted and motivated, Arnaud Meunier, the manager, resumes service in an almost festive atmosphere.

Behind the masks, the smiles are redrawing and these good smells that emanate from paper bags revive the flame of joy.Every day, the basket contains a full meal.Salmon with vegetables and rice on the menu, with a kiwi and a dessert yogurt.A batch of 10 masks is also supplied in addition.Note: this operation will end from April 18.

📍 Chicory, 15 place Rihour, 59000 Lille

12 - The Auberge du Bon Laboureur, Chenonceaux

A thousand beet leaves with goat, poultry with paimpol coconut herbs accompanied by small vegetables, and to top it all a pineapple tiramisu and its lemon cookie ... A gourmet and refined menu that is good.This gourmet restaurant in Chenonceaux launched a free meal distribution campaign in favor of students in favor of students.

A good dose of know-how, a pinch of benevolence, all sprinkled with exquisite flavors ... A necessary mixture which is worth all the culinary stars.Coordinated by the services of the University of Tours, the operation will be renewed every Wednesday until April 7.It is necessary to make a reservation on one of the slots offered by the University of Tours.Here is the list of sessions and distribution places:

13 - Face 06, Nice

An unprecedented creation in France.This solidarity restaurant carried by the Association Face 06 was inaugurated in early March.A symbolic arrival at a time when students are in great financial distress.For the moment, the chairs remain empty and the brand new material wisely waits for life to resume.Faced with the emergency of the situation, facing 06 switches on the "accelerated" mode to provide as many foodstuffs as possible.

Beneficiaries can recover shades.The distribution takes place twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.The goal is to distribute 120 meals per week.

📍 Face 069 rue d'Alsace-Lorraine, 06000 Nice

14 - Culina Hortus, Lyon

Elected best vegetarian restaurant in the world in 2020, this Lyonnais restaurant also embarked on a human adventure.Since February 3, Culina Hortus offers a unique and unprecedented menu to take away every 15 days.

In total, 100 menus will be offered to students accompanied by the City Populaire Secours."Truffle potato velvety, perfect egg, spinach pesto, granola", the card displays a fine and balanced menu.This gastronomic parenthesis puts balm to the heart and gives energy to face this eventful daily life.

📍 Culina Hortus38 rue de l'Arbre dry, 69001 Lyon

15 - Coffee Rapp, Colmar

In this colorful city, a gang of chef · f · s work for the well-being of young people in difficulty.The cook stars in the region hatch a battery of succulent dishes.Every day, it is taking turns to offer 100 meals to students.

To come and collect your meal at the door of this emblematic coffee not far from the city center, simply register on the establishment's Facebook page.An opportunity also to recreate social ties and discuss to break the monotony.

📍 Coffee Rapp, 1 place Rapp, 68000 Colmar

16 - Le White, Chalèze

In this restaurant located at the banks of the Doubs and a few kilometers from Besançon, the same solidarity wind rises.The manager of this restaurant decided to offer a € 1 dish for students twice a week.

With his will and his great determination, the man managed to negotiate with his supplier a drop in prices so that this solidarity action is bearing fruit.It started on February 23 and has been continuing for a few weeks.To read future distribution dates, go to the "Le White" Facebook page.

📍 Le White2 rue des Marronniers, 25220 Chalèze

Grocery store

17 - Aurore Market

Aurore Market is an organic online grocery store.Faced with the deplorable psychological state of students, she launched an online solidarity and collaborative platform to offer them complete organic baskets worth 30 euros.

To benefit from it, simply register on their form with your student card or school certificate.You will then receive this gourmet package directly at home.A practical and necessary solution that allows you to eat healthy while limiting travel.The organization plans to continue this operation until the end of March.

18 - Agoraé

This is the largest solidarity grocery network entirely dedicated to students.Present throughout the territory, they offer students the possibility of obtaining properly obtaining and finding essential products at broken prices.The foodstuffs are 10 % of the market price.

Good to know, here the periodic protections are free.In France, there are 26 grocery stores like this.To benefit from this system, the student must submit a file by indicating his income and expenses.Before the health crisis, the agorae counted 6,000 beneficiaries over a year.They are now 11,000.

19 - Esop

In Bourges, Esopes feeds precarious students and young people.The solidarity grocery store, Aesop, created in 2012 by the Food Bank.A unique concept on French territory.At the heart of the shelves the products are very varied.Dairy products, meat, fruits and vegetables for the food part.But there are also clothes, dishes or even school supplies.

In Esope, the products are sold 25 % of the usual price.The average basket is 7 or 8 euros.This solidarity mini -market already lists 900 beneficiaries.Before registration, a file must be submitted which will then be examined by a social worker.

ASSOCIATIONS

20 - Linkee

This association is a gold mine for students.Since October 2020, she has been committed to preserving their well-being and has continued to multiply projects.Usually intended for the fight against food waste, Linkee sets off in another fight, just as admirable.To respond to current precariousness, the association distributes around 20,000 meals per week, free of charge.A momentum of generosity which allows to fill the fridge of students with dignity.

In these baskets, all the foodstuffs are present: eggs, prepared meals, milk, pasta ... Enough to concoct more calorie dishes.To find the distribution places, follow the team of volunteers on Facebook.All information is communicated there.

21 - Hop Hop Food

This recognized association of general interest by the State, offers solutions to combat food waste.But since the start of the crisis, it has extended its field of actions to support the growing needs of students.

Once your account has been created, you only have to take a picture of the products that you want to give and post them on the application, as on any social network.If you want to recover products, the "I'm looking" feature allows you to see the products offered near you.Hop Hop also organizes collections in supermarkets.Donations are donated to students and precarious people.

22 - Restos du Coeur

The emblematic association founded by Coluche in 1985 sadly welcomes a new audience in its premises.More and more young people are turning to their food distribution centers.Not long ago, the traditional major national collection took place.In total, 1,915 restaurant centers distribution throughout France.

People helped can go there one or more times a week.To support these desperate students, new places have opened.To find the center closest to you, click on this card created by Franceinfo.It brings together all the key points of the Restos du Coeur, Secours Populaire and the Red Cross.

23 - Secours populaire

Food, listening, mediation and orientation assistance are offered to meet the needs of the most precarious students.Some antennas also provide a solidarity grocery store.Others offer various supports: food assistance, clothing, material support for the success of studies (computer equipment, boost at the start of the school year to buy university works and school supplies), advice and an orientation related to othersSocial structures (CROUS, CAF…).

You can also find support for access to care, show and cinema places, aid at the start on vacation ... The general public, sensitive to this cause, is also mobilizing.Dated March 15, more than € 130,000 were collected on Twitch to support students.

24 - The Red Cross

The 80 grocery stores managed by volunteers or employees of the French Red Cross allow people in a precarious situation to do their shopping, and thus to keep their consumer status.The association also offers personalized support checks (CAP).These are payment securities that allow people in difficulty to buy food products in complete dignity.

With more than 2,300 contribution points and 13,000 tonnes of clothing collected in 2016, the Red Cross allows you to have access to a wide range of clothes or shoes.To find the "changing rooms" and "vestiboutics" closest to you, click here.

25 - Food bank

A more global circuit based on the same principles as previous associations.Food banks distribute foodstuffs to a network of 5,400 associations and communal social action centers (CCAS).

Associations and partner CCAS provide food support in several forms.Social grocery stores that offer the purchase of foodstuffs stand on the podium of flagship actions.The person welcomed should not pay more than 10 % of the price of the product when it comes from a food bank.More than 790 social grocery stores are concerned.

26 - COP’1

Since October in different places in the capital, the CO’P1 association has been organizing free food dispensely distributions twice a week to students in precarious situations.Created by students, COP’1 provides some 250 food packages per distribution.

These food baskets weigh on average 5 kilos each.They are the vast majority of organic fruits and vegetables from farms in the region, but also dairy products, dry products (cakes, pasta, rice) and prepared dishes collected the same evening with partner restaurants.

27 - Humanity Diaspo

In collaboration "Le Falaf" and the "750 grams" recipe site, the NGO Humanity Diaspo offers food and hygienic distribution.A wide choice of products is available.Hygienic protections, masks or hydroalcoholic gel for the "hygiene" part.A vegan meal, a dessert and a food package made up of fruits and vegetables, rice cookies and milk for the "food" part.

The distribution is only open to students with a student card up to date and having registered beforehand.The operation is over, but other actions may take place in the coming days.To be monitored on the association's Facebook page.

In supermarkets

28 - Leclerc

In early February, the brand's stores announced that repass baskets for less than € 2 would be available over-place.The objective is to help students in a precarious situation to eat during the complicated period.

In the wake of this low price offer, Leclerc also offers 21 meals at only € 21 for low -budget people.Each week, it puts four baskets of balanced products online which represent a week of food.To benefit from it, simply go to the dedicated site.

29 - Monoprix

Since February 23, to "contribute to the intergenerational link", Monoprix has decided to help students who are part of Mamie-Boom, a recently created platform that encourages young people to support in their outings ortheir leisure people from seniors.

In return for this gesture, students registered benefit from a voucher of 5 euros, as soon as it spent 15 € in store.

30 - Casino

A little less advantageous, but still as useful, Casino participates in the collective effort by offering 10 % reduction to students on Casino products via the Casino Max application until the end of the academic year.

Requests are increasing day by day.So, associations like charitable souls move heaven and earth to find lasting and satisfactory solutions.The Essquisse government of timid advanced, in particular with the creation of the "Psy Check".Ads that occur too late.The mental health of students are sagging and on the canvas the cries of the heart resonate en masse ...

In total, 60 % of students present signs of psychological distress.The "sacrificed generation" is destroyed slowly.If you have dark thoughts, you need support, you can find refuge on the Santepsy.etudiant.gouv.fr site.Nearly 1,300 volunteers are available to support you.