NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless
An interagency task force in New York City, which includes the Health department and the Homeless department, decided that homeless shelters cannot accept donated food to supplement what is fed to the homeless. It is desired that the nutrients and additives to food eaten by the homeless be monitored, such as salt, fat and fiber.
"For the things that we run because of all sorts of safety reasons, we just have a policy it is my understanding of not taking donations," Bloomberg said, as quoted by CBS News. CBS also reported that even surplus bagels are no longer permitted as donations to food shelters.
CBS story link at:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/19/bloomberg-strikes-again-nyc-bans-food-donations-to-the-homeless/
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Rasmussen Reports has run a telephone survey on banning donated food…
82% Oppose Ban on Donating
Food to Homeless Shelters
Monday, March 26, 2012
Americans nationwide strongly oppose a policy similar to the one New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg enacted that bans food donations to homeless shelters.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that only nine percent (9%) favor a policy that forbids people from donating food to the homeless in their communities. Most adults (82%) oppose such a ban. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/march_2012/82_oppose_ban_on_donating_food_to_homeless_shelters
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Blog Author's Comment
If you think that ban against donated food to shelters is insipid and inhumane, get a load of this. Decades ago, medical doctors were told that if they accept Medicare patients and therefore Medicare payments for their services, then they must charge everyone and completely cease free assistance to anyone. My own doctor told me that news.
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