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More laws target feeding the homeless in public, but advocates say it won't...

Published November 06, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print Homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, of the nonprofit group Love Thy Neighbor Inc., center, gets his drivers license to hand...

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Man who broke law by feeding homeless undeterred

Despite being charged with violating a new law by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out to serve more food at a public park. The...

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The Players Championship surprises Feeding Northeast Florida food bank with a...

Ponte Vedra Beach pro golfer Billy Horschel visited Feeding Northeast Florida Thursday as part of The Players Championship’s 2014 Giving Back Month. Horschel arrived with a surprise $10,000 check for...

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Feeding America Releases New Findings From Landmark Hunger Report "Hunger in...

Feeding America Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Feeding America) Facebook Twitter Pinterest × Feeding America Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Feeding America) CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the...

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>Feeding the homeless: Act of charity or a crime?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for...

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White power activist feeds homeless

The organiser of a group taking donations from the public to feed Hamilton's needy has defended the involvement of her husband - white supremacist Kyle Chapman. Hamilton Homeless organiser Claire...

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Activist, 90, cited again for feeding Fort Lauderdale homeless

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the second time in four days, 90-year-old activist Arnold Abbott was cited by police for a violating a new city ordinance designed to stop him and others from feeding the...

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American Income Life Supports Inner-City Community Center Funds used to feed...

VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American Income Life and National Income Life State General Agents, in Victoria, BC for their Spring meeting, donated $25,246 to Our Place...

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Texas Chef Given $2,000 Ticket For Feeding The Homeless From Her Food Truck

News 4 in San Antonio notes that Cheever has been delivering food to the homeless for the past 10 years. In fact, the chef’s good deeds have caught the attention of well-known chefs such as Rachel Ray....

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Denver ChopHouse holiday meal delights the needy, fulfills volunteers

It was hard to figure out who was having the best time at the Denver ChopHouse on Christmas: those who received a free meal or those who served it. "I feel like a very special person in God's kingdom...

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Paterson community group feeds needy at 'homeless park'

– As harsh weather hit the region in the days before Thanksgiving, the freezing temperatures in ’s Lou Costello Memorial Park were offset by warm smiles and friendly greetings. ED RUMLEY/PATERSON PRESS...

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St. Louis Halts Church From Feeding the Homeless – Is Christmas Dead?

One of the most important and kindest gestures of the year is being able to share food and good cheer with the homeless and needy…unless you are in St. Louis. According to Think Progressive a very...

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Fined For Feeding The Homeless, Woman Chef Uses Controversial ‘Religious...

A Texas woman chef who was serving the homeless with restaurant-quality food for free was stopped by the local law enforcement. However, the determined Samaritan has turned a “religious freedom” bill...

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Ninety-year-old man faces jail for giving food to homeless people

A 90-year-old man is facing up to 60 days in jail for feeding the needy due to a new law that bans people in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from meal-sharing with the public. Arnold Abbott risks being fined...

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San Antonio, Texas, Chef Fights City Fine to Feed the Homeless

Joan Cheever has been serving free food to the homeless of San Antonio, Texas, every Tuesday for the past six years. She prepares the food in The Chowtrain, her commercially licensed food truck,...

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Blue bus feeds Cleveland's needy

Cleveland's homeless are a little better off because of the mission work done at Strongsville United Methodist Church. When most people are heading home from work to relax, many church volunteers are...

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Feeding US homeless: Act of charity or a crime?

Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in Florida, a 90-year-old homeless advocate said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public...

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Elderly Man Faces Jail Time For Feeding The Homeless

However, because the new law, the elderly man was arrested and charged along with two ministers Sanctuary Church, which prepares hundreds of meals to dish out every week in their kitchen. Mr Abbott...

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'Chef Arnold,' 90, Cited Again For Feeding Homeless In Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — To Arnold Abbott, feeding the homeless in a public park in South Florida was an act of charity. To the city of Fort Lauderdale, the 90-year-old man in white chef's apron...

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Council gets earful about feeding homeless

RALEIGH (AP) – Members for the Raleigh City Council got an earful Wednesday from residents upset that police officers threatened to arrest groups feeding the homeless sleeping in a downtown park. About...

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