A dispute between the Salvation Army and 46th Ward alderman heated up this weekend after media outlets reported the Salvation Army was ordered to no longer feed the homeless.
Nancy Powers with the Salvation Army told the Chicago Sun-Times that in a meeting Friday with Alderman James Cappleman she was ordered to halt the agency’s mobile food truck at Wilson and Marine Dr.
The truck feeds people in need several times a week.
Cappleman told WGN TV that conversation never happened and said he does want evidence the Salvation Army’s efforts are on track.
“Rather than blame them for their plight, I wanted to put the pressure on these social services to do a better job of engaging them to get them the help they really need.” Cappleman said.
Nancy Powers who over sees the homeless program in Chicago says she stands by her earlier comments but is “excited” about working on the matter further with Cappleman.
Powers said she hopes to meet again with Cappleman this week.
7 Comments to “Disagreement spurs over Salvation Army food trucks”
March 3, 2013 at 10:50 PM
He says he never said that?! here is an article from Friday http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/18574177-452/b…
the community support for the Salvation Army is overwhelming. It is a pity that you only represented one side of the issue.
March 4, 2013 at 6:25 AM
Your link doesn’t work
March 4, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Worked for me!
March 4, 2013 at 6:38 AM
*spallation replied to your comment on Alderman Demands Salvation Army stop feeding homeless, agency says no / WGN-TV:
The stock market is at record levels because big O keeps printing "free" money. That money has to go somewhere. *
I guess that's why gold is down 6% this year.
March 4, 2013 at 9:02 AM
That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard anybody say. Ever. Do you know how things work? Maybe learn how things happen before opening your mouth and letting everyone know you are a total idiot!
March 4, 2013 at 1:01 PM
Actually it's not. More money in the system means the price of everything goes up – simple supply and demand – except the price of money, commonly referred to as the interest rate, which goes down due to the same suppply and demand. Low interest rates brought about by the over abundance of printed money means it's cheap to borrow money, but soon you can't buy anything with it because of inflation. Look at post WWI Germany. The stock market LOVES low interest rates, companies can borrow for cheap and buying the money market with low interest rates is a looser, better buy stocks, pushing up stock prices.
Those who voted for Obama and his givaways are the idiots. He and they will ruin this economy. But the loosers who voted for him had to because they are too dumb or too lazy to make it for themselves. See ya, I'm going to Belize.
March 4, 2013 at 7:43 AM
this is the link article: look for it under Mark Brown columns or google it:
Ald. Cappleman orders Salvation Army to stop feeding the poor in his North Side ward
BY MARK BROWN March 1, 2013 9:16PM
sun times article