Is it legal to restrict food-sharing?
By Jackie Dowd The food-sharing in downtown Orlando went on as usual last Wednesday night, despite the decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the city’s ordinance restricting groups...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Ridiculous Anti-Homeless Laws – Part II
The National Coalition for the Homeless would like to offer a preview of our upcoming report on the criminalization of homelessness by choosing the top ten most ridiculous anti-homeless policies...
View ArticleSoup Kitchen Limits End in Gainesville
In March 2009, a city developer informed the Gainesville, Florida city Plan Board about an 18 year old ordinance that was regularly violated. The ordinance, located here in city code, limited soup...
View ArticleOur 100th Post!!!
It’s quite fitting that we’ve reached the big 1-0-0 during the beginning of a new year! In four years of blogging about current issues homeless communities face, we have covered stories from the...
View ArticleNo Picnic in the Park
Don’t Even Think About Having a Picnic in the Park, by Michael Stoops, Director of Community Organizing We are facing a moral crisis. Cities pursuing higher tourism revenues and greater economic...
View ArticleIllegal to be a Good Samaritan
When did we start expecting that sharing a meal with the hungry and homeless is illegal? NCH often receives calls from generous individuals and organizations who wish to feed the homeless in their...
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