Feeding Intolerance: Prohibitions on Sharing Food with People Experiencing Homelessness
Source: National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) and the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
From press release:

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) and the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) have released a new report entitled Feeding Intolerance: Prohibitions on Sharing Food with People Experiencing Homelessness. The report details how local governments across the country are using a wide variety of ordinances, policies, and tactics to restrict groups that share food with poor and homeless people. The report also offers examples of more constructive alternatives to these counterproductive laws.
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The criminalization of homelessness in the United States is a severe problem, with cities across the country implementing measures that ban eating, sitting, or sleeping in public. While these regulations have been on the rise over the past 10 years, laws targeting local churches and other groups who feed or shelter homeless people mark a disturbing new trend that threatens the wellbeing of America’s most vulnerable citizens.

+ Full Report (PDF; 737 KB)

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