{"id":12875,"date":"2012-03-19T18:35:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T22:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=12875"},"modified":"2012-03-19T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T22:35:10","slug":"letting-people-go-hungry-rather-than-taking-the-chance-that-they-might-eat-something-unhealthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=12875","title":{"rendered":"Letting People Go Hungry Rather Than Taking The Chance That They Might Eat Something Unhealthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Post<\/a>\u00a0reported today that New York City Mayor Bloomberg is blocking food donations to all government-run facilities that serve the city\u2019s homeless.<\/p>\n

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In conjunction with a mayoral task force and the Health Department, the Department of Homeless Services recently started enforcing new nutritional rules for food served at city shelters. Since DHS can\u2019t assess the nutritional content of donated food, shelters have to turn away good Samaritans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The new policy ends the custom of houses of worship in New York who routinely donate food to the homeless shelters.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

\u00a0For over a decade, Glenn Richter and his wife, Lenore, have led a team of food-delivery volunteers from Ohab Zedek, the Upper West Side Orthodox congregation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019ve brought freshly cooked, nutrient-rich surplus foods from synagogue events to homeless facilities in the neighborhood. (Disclosure: I know the food is so tasty because I\u2019ve eaten it \u2014 I\u2019m an OZ member.) The practice of donating such surplus food to homeless shelters is common among houses of worship in the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHS Commissioner Seth Diamond says the ban on food donations is consistent with Mayor Bloomberg\u2019s emphasis on improving nutrition for all New Yorkers. A new interagency document controls what can be served at facilities \u2014 dictating serving sizes as well as salt, fat and calorie contents, plus fiber minimums and condiment recommendations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I appreciate the Mayor’s wanting to make sure everyone gets healthy food to eat, but it seems as if the choice here is whether people in the shelters get healthy food or very little food. The government interference in this matter prevents the churches from providing the charity that is part of their mission. The government needs to step aside and let the churches help.<\/p>\n

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