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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- To Arnold Abbot, feeding the homeless in a public park in South Florida was an act of charity. But to the city of in Fort Lauderdale, the 90-year-old man was committing a ...
90-Year-Old Man Charged With Feeding Homeless Says He Won't 'Give Up' Arnold Abbott has been doing it every Wednesday for 23 years.
They also argued that unregulated, open-air feeding programs encouraged the homeless to congregate at public parks, which they said dissuaded other residents from using them.
DOWNTOWN — During the holiday season, big meals and shopping dominate the American psyche, filling up advertising pages with the new thing to buy and the delicious recipes to attempt on family ...
Hurt Park is one of several spots downtown that have become regular sites for “street feeding” of the homeless. For years, it’s been a common practice for church groups — many from the ...