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"In France, clothes are being hung up in the street for the homeless to take"

"An organisation in Paris has come up with an original way of getting people to donate warm clothes to the homeless: by asking them to simply hang them up in the street.

The idea first took root in Canada and in Turkey, and has since spread to Bristol, England. Now, the idea has hit the suburbs of Paris. The organisation Force Comm’UNE dubbed the campaign ‘Hang up your clothes!’ [“Accroche ton vêtement”], and launched the campaign in Cergy...."

Read more: http://observers.france24.com/en/20180316-france-clothes-hung-street-homeless