90-Year-Old Man Charged With Feeding Homeless Says He Won't 'Give Up'
Share More ABC US news | ABC Health News Copy Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for the past 23 years, 90–year-old Arnold Abbott has been feeding the homeless at a public beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....
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It was as if the age of social media had crept up upon the hierarchy at Fort Lauderdale City Hall and caught the old fools napping. Suddenly a community that spends millions each year on hospitality...
View Article90-year-old Florida man faces jail for feeding the homeless
Late last month, the city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed a series of laws that restricted where organizations could feed the homeless. On Sunday, when a 90-year-old man received a citation in...
View Article90-year-old Florida man charged for feeding homeless people
updated 10:47 PM EST, Tue November 4, 2014 (CNN) -- Arnold Abbott handed out four plates of food to homeless people in a South Florida park. Then police stopped the 90-year-old from serving up another...
View ArticleFeeding the homeless: Act of charity or a crime?
Add comment Reprints + - Homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, of the nonprofit group Love Thy Neighbor Inc., center, gets his drivers license to hand to a Fort Lauderdale police officer, Wednesday,...
View Article'Chef Arnold,' 90, Cited Again For Feeding Homeless In Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — To Arnold Abbott, feeding the homeless in a public park in South Florida was an act of charity. To the city of Fort Lauderdale, the 90-year-old man in white chef's apron...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale homeless town hall turns testy
A town hall on homelessness Monday night at City Hall did less to bridge the differences concerning a month-old city feeding ordinance than to show how wide a gap exists between the sides. The one item...
View ArticleHomeless advocate faces Fort Lauderdale mayor on TV
While Arnold Abbott said he would move his Sunday feeding operation from a downtown Fort Lauderdale park to a nearby church, the 90-year-old activist vowed to continue providing meals for hundreds of...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale Passes Law That Restricts Feeding Homeless People
Lawfully feeding hungry people in Fort Lauderdale just became much more difficult. The city passed an ordinance on Oct. 22 that limits where groups can set up sites to feed the hungry on public...
View Article#BBCTrending: Arnold Abbot, 90, vows to feed homeless despite arrest threat
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View ArticleActivist, 90, cited again for feeding Fort Lauderdale homeless
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the second time in four days, 90-year-old activist Arnold Abbott was cited by police for a violating a new city ordinance designed to stop him and others from feeding the...
View ArticleHomeless advocates demonstrate at home of Fort Lauderdale's mayor
Dozens of homeless people and their advocates were conducting a demonstration on Wednesday outside the home of Fort Lauderdale's mayor to protest the city's treatment of the homeless. The estimated 60...
View ArticleHomeless advocates rally for change in Fort Lauderdale
Hungry for change, about 100 protested Saturday in front of the downtown federal courthouse against city leaders and their ordinance to restrict outdoor feedings for the homeless. The most coveted...
View ArticleHomeless advocate, 90, gets world attention as Fort Lauderdale tries to stop...
At the age of 90, Arnold Abbott could be enjoying a quiet retirement, reflecting on his combat service in World War II, writing poetry, or even polishing the sequel to his self-published book, "From...
View Article90-year-old faces jail time for feeding homeless
Fort Lauderdale police say Arnold Abbott violated a new city law, but the 90-year-old homeless advocate says his only crime was to “love thy neighbor.” Abbott was charged Sunday along with two local...
View ArticleWWII vet's charity meals for the homeless continue without police presence
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Police were nowhere to be seen at a homeless feeding Wednesday evening in Fort Lauderdale, despite the ongoing battle between homeless advocate Arnold Abbott and the city. The...
View Article90-year-old World War II veteran gains world attention for defiantly feeding...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At the age of 90, Arnold Abbott could be enjoying a quiet retirement, reflecting on his combat service in World War II, writing poetry, or even polishing the sequel to his...
View Article90-year-old gains world attention for defiantly feeding the homeless
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At the age of 90, Arnold Abbott could be enjoying a quiet retirement, reflecting on his combat service in World War II, writing poetry, or even polishing the sequel to his...
View Article90-Year-Old Arrested For Feeding Homeless Better Off Carrying Gun, Not Food
Supporters across the world have erupted since a 90-year-old WWII vet was arrested in Florida for feeding the homeless. But perhaps no one has offered as swift of a takedown of the charges as British...
View Article90-year-old among Florida activists arrested for feeding the homeless
Arnold Abott and pastors from two local churches preparing for second confrontation with Fort Lauderdale officials who have restricted food sharing...
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