Amandine Ch\u00e9reau hurried from her cramped student apartment in suburban Paris to catch a train for an hourlong trip into the city. Her stomach rumbled with hunger, she said, as she headed for a student-run food bank near the Bastille, where she joined a snaking line with 500 young people waiting for handouts.<\/p>\n
Ms. Ch\u00e9reau, 19, a university student, ran out of savings in September after the pandemic ended the babysitting and restaurant jobs she had relied on. By October, she had resorted to eating one meal a day, and said she had lost 20 pounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no money for food,\u201d said Ms. Ch\u00e9reau, whose father helps pay her tuition and rent, but couldn\u2019t send more after he was laid off from his job of 20 years in August. \u201cIt\u2019s frightening,\u201d she added, as students around her reached for vegetables, pasta and milk. \u201cAnd it\u2019s all happening so fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the pandemic begins its second year, humanitarian organizations in Europe are warning of an alarming rise in food insecurity among young people, following a steady stream of campus closings, job cuts and layoffs in their families. A growing share are facing hunger and mounting financial and psychological strain, deepening disparities for the most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n In France and across Europe, more students are facing food insecurity as the pandemic enters its second year. \u201cI have no money for food,\u201d one 19-year-old said. \u201cIt\u2019s frightening. And it\u2019s all happening so fast.\u201dhttps:\/\/t.co\/b7j6TYFgEd<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) March 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n