More cities are making it harder to feed homeless people

[PRB]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...o-the-homeless
"Street feeding is one of the worst things to do, because it keeps people in homeless status," he says. "I think it's very unproductive, very enabling, and it keeps people out of recovery programs."

Instead, he thinks food sharing programs should only be located near what he calls the "core areas of recovery": mental health, substance abuse and job readiness services. Otherwise, he says, homeless people may spend more time pursuing food than the services that will help them get back on their feet.

So basically, according to Mr. Bureaucrat, people should stop wasting their own voluntary money to a bandage solution, we should wait for people to waste MORE government money on "real" recovery programs. Somehow being handed food will keep you so comfy that you'll forget to look for the "real" help you need.

[phill4paul]

[Acala]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...o-the-homeless
"Street feeding is one of the worst things to do, because it keeps people in homeless status," he says. "I think it's very unproductive, very enabling, and it keeps people out of recovery programs."

Instead, he thinks food sharing programs should only be located near what he calls the "core areas of recovery": mental health, substance abuse and job readiness services. Otherwise, he says, homeless people may spend more time pursuing food than the services that will help them get back on their feet.

So basically, according to Mr. Bureaucrat, people should stop wasting their own voluntary money to a bandage solution, we should wait for people to waste MORE government money on "real" recovery programs. Somehow being handed food will keep you so comfy that you'll forget to look for the "real" help you need.

In my experience, this is always driven by neighbors who don't want the feeding operation drawing the homeless to their neighborhoods. Often a church group will set up a feeding operation in a park (often nowhere near the church) and the park becomes a homeless hangout. The complaint from the neighbors is that the homeless litter up the place, discourage use of the park by families, engage in drinking and drugs, and use the neighborhood as a toilet. So, I am willing to bet this is not Mr. Bureaucrat's idea. He doesn't really give a $#@! one way or another. But the neighbors get riled up and start making phone calls to the City Council. The Council members start bugging the City administrator, and pretty soon a new policy goes into effect just to stop the phones from ringing.

[oyarde]

In my experience, this is always driven by neighbors who don't want the feeding operation drawing the homeless to their neighborhoods. Often a church group will set up a feeding operation in a park (often nowhere near the church) and the park becomes a homeless hangout. The complaint from the neighbors is that the homeless litter up the place, discourage use of the park by families, engage in drinking and drugs, and use the neighborhood as a toilet. So, I am willing to bet this is not Mr. Bureaucrat's idea. He doesn't really give a $#@! one way or another. But the neighbors get riled up and start making phone calls to the City Council. The Council members start bugging the City administrator, and pretty soon a new policy goes into effect just to stop the phones from ringing.

I view it as a good thing , the people of means should leave the city , not complain of other city dwellers , LOL

[PRB]

In my experience, this is always driven by neighbors who don't want the feeding operation drawing the homeless to their neighborhoods.

That's not much different than people who don't want illegal aliens near where they live, is it? What now? Do we cheer that governments are acting on behalf of some people, rather than for no reason at all?

Often a church group will set up a feeding operation in a park (often nowhere near the church) and the park becomes a homeless hangout. The complaint from the neighbors is that the homeless litter up the place, discourage use of the park by families, engage in drinking and drugs, and use the neighborhood as a toilet.

Let's go ask these guys if they turned down any recovery services and opportunities thanks to free food.

So, I am willing to bet this is not Mr. Bureaucrat's idea. He doesn't really give a $#@! one way or another. But the neighbors get riled up and start making phone calls to the City Council. The Council members start bugging the City administrator, and pretty soon a new policy goes into effect just to stop the phones from ringing.

Wouldn't it be nice if city councils were so easy to manipulate on other issues?

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

That's not much different than people who don't want illegal aliens near where they live, is it? What now? Do we cheer that governments are acting on behalf of some people, rather than for no reason at all?



Let's go ask these guys if they turned down any recovery services and opportunities thanks to free food.



Wouldn't it be nice if city councils were so easy to manipulate on other issues?

The content of Acala's post is in the content of the National Coalition for the Homeless report. That's in the article that you posted.

Your sentences really don't even make any sense. You might want to work on your syntax.

[Ronin Truth]

More cities don't want homeless people.

[PRB]

More cities don't want homeless people.

Understandable, it's human nature not to like being around poor and dirty people.

[Schifference]

If not already there should be a law against homelessness.

[Danke]

If not already there should be a law against homelessness.

And being poor.

[oyarde]

Overall, it is fairly Godless and despicable for people to make it harder for those willing to serve a meal for others .

[dannno]

Understandable, it's human nature not to like being around poor and dirty people.

Interesting, cause I usually find that don't like being around rich people.

[PRB]

Interesting, cause I usually find that don't like being around rich people.

are they dirty?