Support for single-parent homes Free lunch delivery New Corona spread around the world April 27, 17:55

In order to support single-parent families whose lives are becoming more difficult due to the new coronavirus, restaurants and other organizations are beginning to provide free lunch boxes. Such support is spreading all over the country.

According to support groups, the new coronavirus has reduced income in single-parent households, and increased expenses such as food expenses due to school holidays have increased the number of households who are suffering more.

Against this backdrop, Yuki Sasa, the owner of an Italian restaurant in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, who grew up in a mother-and-child family, began offering free lunch boxes for single-parent families in the middle of this month. ..

The number of users is gradually increasing, and the staff made lunch for 50 meals containing hamburger and macaroni salad around 27:30 on the 27th.
The staff then cycled around the homes of single-parent families and delivered lunch boxes.


Efforts by these restaurants to provide free lunch boxes for single-parent families are being carried out not only in various parts of Tokyo but also in Kyoto and Fukuoka, and the circle of support is gradually expanding.

Yuki Sasa, who runs an Italian restaurant, said, “I was encouraged by the voice that I was not only financially saved, but also felt warm because I was able to connect with other people. I think that if it spreads, I can help more people who are in trouble if it spreads. I hope to involve various people and make everyone smile. "

Single mother "Household is very helpful"

A single mother in her 30s using this service lives with her daughter who is in the first grade of elementary school.

I lost my husband's cancer three years ago, and I earned a living by working at a snack in Kabukicho, Shinjuku.

However, due to the effect of the new coronavirus, the store's business was closed from the 1st of this month, and the income was zero.

Nowadays I manage to cut my savings and live, but if this situation continues, my savings will run out.

I am worried about how to support my daughter.

My mother said, “I don't know how long such a situation will last, so I'm anxious about the future, and I spend less money and live a little life. Thanks to this service, my household budget is very helpful. Children are now looking forward to eating. I am looking forward to the daily lunch because it is one. "