“When hunger strikes”, a few words which, day after day, motivate the dozen students who manage the operations of the Dépanne-moi organization. Founded in the fall of 2002 at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the organization has set itself the task of reducing poverty on campus by providing food to those students in need. For, say what you like, although university nourishes the mind, it does not necessarily fill the stomach. This is all the more obvious ever since an UQAT internal survey conducted last year revealed that almost 40% of students experience severe financial difficulties. It is therefore principally to help those who juggle with this financial insecurity that Dépanne-moi distributes food tokens throughout the school year, as well as food hampers at Christmas and perishable and non-perishable food items every two weeks. By working closely with the UQAT financial services and student life services, Dépanne-moi optimizes its involvement. Since January 2003, the organization has responded to over 80 requests for food aid, thus enabling an important number of students to improve their quality of life.