Record #:

21918

Author(s):

Porter, Jane

Abstract:

A Raleigh ordinance, RCC-9.2022, has been on the city's books since 1998. It prohibits the distribution of food without a permit. The permit costs $800 in addition to liability insurance. Church groups have been feeding Raleigh's homeless for the past six years; however, the Raleigh Police recently threatened to arrest a group of church members who were preparing to distribute breakfast sandwiches to the homeless in Moore Square Park. What resulted was a public relations nightmare for the city.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 35, Aug 2013, p8

Subject(s):

Homeless people--Raleigh