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Report: 21 US cities restrict sharing food with homeless people

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In the United States, 21 cities have restricted sharing food with homeless people through legislation or community pressure since January 2013, and about 10 other cities are in the process of doing so, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) said in a report released Monday. "One of the most narrow-minded ideas when it comes to homelessness and food-sharing is that sharing food with people in need enables them to remain homeless," the report said. One in six people struggle to get enough to eat in the United States, according to Feeding America, an organization that works toward hunger relief.
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