To address the growing challenges of food insecurity in France, the AXA Foundation for Human progress supports organizations that work every day to ensure everyone has access to decent food. This commitment is at the heart of our ambition to protect what matters and help build a more resilient and inclusive society.
Across the country, we support a wide range of people, families, people living alone, people experiencing homelessness and students, by funding food purchases, social grocery stores, shared kitchens, reception centers, and logistical or digital solutions that strengthen food aid.
Fédération française des Banques Alimentaires
Supporting the frontline of food assistance
The Fédération française des Banques Alimentaires is France’s leading food aid network, supporting 2.4 million people through 79 Banques Alimentaires (= Food Banks) across the country.
Support from AXA Foundation, dedicated to the purchase of food and related logistics costs, enabled the funding of 137,000 additional meals in 2025, with a particular focus on product quality (organic, local) and a fair distribution based on the needs of each region.
Fondation de l’Armée du Salut
Local responses for the most vulnerable
Alongside the Fondation de l’Armée du Salut, the AXA Foundation supports food aid initiatives that combine access to quality food with social support and the creation of social ties.
In 2025, this support helped to:
Support families, especially single mothers, through shared kitchens and group activities, such as in Paris with La Cocotte / Ciney 18 (27 households supported, with a total of 47 children);
enable hundreds of households to access essential products at very low cost in social grocery stores, such as in Mulhouse with L’Essentiel (389 households, 232,284 meal equivalents) and in Belfort with L’Épicerie des solidarités (116 households, 260 people);
develop welcoming, community-oriented spaces for people facing severe hardship, such as in Marseille with La Bonne Adresse, a new day center equipped with a kitchen.
These initiatives are deployed at the heart of neighborhoods, as close as possible to local needs, to prevent people from falling into extreme poverty.
COP1 – Solidarités Étudiantes
So students don’t have to choose between eating and studying
COP1 – Solidarités Étudiantes combats student poverty through a network of branches in France. The organization provides peer-to-peer support, free of charge and without means testing, in city centers and outside university premises.
Thanks to the support of the AXA Foundation, COP1 has opened or strengthened branches in Besançon, Toulouse, Pointe-à-Pitre and Bordeaux, where it organizes:
Food distributions,
Social support activities (access to rights, employment, culture and sports),
Community-building events (cooking workshops “Fest1”, breakfast gatherings).
In 2025, this partnership made it possible to:
Support 7,000 students,
Distribute 20,000 food parcels within these branches and across the COP1 network.
In a context where 2 out of 3 students skip meals for financial reasons, these actions help stabilize day-to-day life and enable students to continue their studies in more dignified conditions.
Equipage Solidaire – Delivraide
Digital technology supporting young people facing food insecurity
Founded in 2020, Equipage Solidaire supports young people’s well-being by leveraging digital tools and a network of 2,300 volunteers across France. The association created Delivraide, a digital platform that delivers food and hygiene kits to students in need.
Support from AXA Foundation (2024–2026) is specifically dedicated to funding the storage facilities used in the different cities where Delivraide operates.
Impact in 2025
More than 300,000 meals delivered,
120 tonnes of food collected and redistributed,
Over 8,000 students supported,
Improved app and internal tools, making delivery and registration processes more efficient.
By partnering with both major national networks and innovative local initiatives, the AXA Foundation is helping to strengthen the long-term fight against food insecurity: meeting urgent needs, preventing people from falling into extreme poverty, reducing isolation, and enabling children, families and students to focus on their health, education and future prospects.