Louise Douillet, edited by Romain Rouillard 2:54 p.m., July 09, 2022
While inflation is flirting with 6%, the Restos du Cœur fear a drop in donations during their next collection in November.
If this were the case, it would become difficult for the association to assume several expenses, as its president Patrice Douret explains at the microphone of Europe 1.
Will the Restos du Cœur be able to operate normally this year?
The question arises as inflation, which is approaching the 6% mark, makes the association fear a drop in donations during the next collection in November.
Such a situation would be very difficult to manage given the increasingly precarious public supported by the association.
Added to this is the fatigue of the volunteers, exhausted by two years of health crisis.
"What we fear today is to deal with an increase in activity because inflation does indeed strongly affect the poorest, the most fragile, and who will probably be more numerous with different needs" , first points out Patrice Douret, president of Restos du Cœur at the microphone of Europe 1.
Rising fuel and food prices
And to add that the current economic context also weakens the association itself.
"The Restos du Cœur have already been faced for several months with an increase in the cost of purchasing food, for example, and then in operating costs. We have more than 1,000 vehicles which today run on fuel, which still costs more expensive,” he points out.
However, being able to travel is of paramount importance for the Restos du Cœur in order to carry out the various operations.
"Our vehicles that move, they move to deliver food products, to meet the most remote people. So that means that we will indeed need more resources, but above all also more volunteers. “, assures Patrice Douret.