A cafe in downtown Nanaimo, B.C., will no longer be offering its 'Soup Token' program, which helps feed the homeless, due to growing safety concerns for staff.
A cafe in downtown Nanaimo, B.C., will no longer be offering its "Soup Token" program, which helps feed the homeless, due to growing safety concerns for staff.Cafe owners Gemma and Gabe Martin began the Soup Token program in February 2016 as a way to give back to the community and help the less fortunate.
The staff have had to deal with situations like people falling asleep at tables or locking themselves in the bathroom, owners say.However, they made their final decision to no longer offer the program after receiving an email from an employee. The email stated that someone had come into the cafe with a pair of knives with blood on them, then put the knives on a table and asked for a bowl of soup.
"The disproportionate number of soups provided versus tokens sold highlights the need for access to free meals," said Gemma Martin.
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