After reading an article about Fort Lauderdale, perhaps a city with some of the wealthiest population in the US, enforcing an ordinance that restricts feeding homeless people, I am really fired up and incredibly sad. I can not believe how people can attempt to restrict or “starve out” a homeless population while living the high life. Such a disgrace. I could go on for literally hours about this, but I’ll just leave it at that.

I tried to find a list of cities that had bans or other restrictions and couldn’t find a comprehensive list, especially one that cited credible sources so I decided to create one.

List of Cities with Homeless Feeding Bans or Restrictions

The following is a list of cities that have passed ordinances to limit or regulate the feeding of homeless persons. Each city is linked to the source of the information.

I know there are more. If you see one I missed, please add a comment below along with a link to a credible source and I will add to the list.

This list is not intended to be limited to the US only. Please feel free to contribute any city in the world – just add it to the comments below with a credible link.

You Can Help!

Don’t sit by idle if you disagree with these bans and restrictions! Send an email to the mayor, city council, your congressional representative, senator, the police chief and sheriff, etc. Let your voice be heard!

What Do You Think?

Should the government be able to tell individuals or charitable organizations, who, when, where and how they can share food with homeless people?