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Struggling French food bank warns it will soon be turning needy people away

Volunteers prepare food packages in Asnieres, northern Paris, for the launch of the Restos du coeur winter campaign in November 2022. © Bertrand Guay/AFP

The French charity Les Restaurants du Cœur, which distributes tens of millions of meals each year, has warned it will have to turn hungry people away and reduce the produce it hands out, because of a lack of funds. The French government said it will step in to help.

Despite calls for donations over the past few weeks, Les Restaurants du Cœur (Restaurants of the Heart) will have to cut back in November, director-general Jean-Yves Troy told a parliamentary financial commission this week.

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