US Cities Increasingly Criminalize Sharing Food with Homeless

US Cities Increasingly Criminalize Sharing Food with Homeless

As the number of U.S. cities criminalizing sharing food with the homeless continues to rise as a result of burdensome requirements on food pantries and individuals, rights groups are condemning the cities for their focus on punishment over solutions. A report released Monday by the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) found that ordinances which…