(Essen) I wrote the otherday about how a food bank inside Germany had temporary stopped receiving claims from Immigrants as they found that the huge number of them claiming free food, was putting off the vulnerable older German population from visiting. The Essen non-profit is one of 930 "Tafel" food
banks across Germany. They collect food that is nearing its expiration date
from restaurants and supermarkets. People who are unemployed or on welfare can sign up to
receive free groceries for their families at a specified time once a week. The
"Tafel" is an NGO as and as such is not the last stop between needy
families and hunger, which is the responsibility of the state and national
governments. On Thursday, Manager Jörg Sartor stated that as the number
of foreigners had increased to 75 percent of the food bank members, elderly
Germans were becoming too frightened to participate in the program.
"I was approached several times because there was too much pushing and shoving,"
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At least six vans were defaced after a food bank in Essen, Germany said they would not give new membership cards to foreigners (image @WDR) pic.twitter.com/znJvJ6WoXP— Elizabeth Schumacher (@ElizSchumacher) 25 February 2018