Meal plan to end bad eating and loneliness

Ending both old people’s loneliness and students’ bad eating has led to a project for seniors to offer meals at home to students, at €4 a main course or three courses for €7.

Connexion journalist

Published Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00

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