Jon Bon Jovi is criticized by the mayor after opening a restaurant for the homeless

The musician Jon Bon Jovi It has become the goal of criticism by the mayor of the city of Toms Rivers, in the state of New Jersey, for the distribution of food to the homeless. According to the mayor, the restaurant of the community managed by the non -profit organization of the artist, JBJ Soul Foundation, has more problems than solutions for the city.

“We don’t want to become Marco Zero for the homeless. We don’t want to be a warehouse for the problem of homeless people in the state of New Jersey,” said the mayor, Daniel Rodrickin an interview with Fox News. “The state of New Jersey must act and solve the problem. They have resources and transporting people everywhere to Tom Rivers is not a safe situation.”

The restaurant serves people in vulnerable situations

The JBJ Soul Kitchen Community restaurant is not new. The project has existed since 2011 and operates in the logic of “Pay What you can”.

Customers who are able to pay advanced and cover the suggested cost of $ 12 ($ 70.47 in the current conversion) of a meal for those who cannot pay. Those who have no money can also volunteer on the site, which opens from Tuesday to Friday, in exchange for meals.

The conflict point with the mayor of Toms Rivers is a new pop-up restaurant open near the city library on 11 February; This is one of the four project locations, which also exists in Red Bank, Newark and Jersey City.

“I certainly want to closed it, and I want the county to stop pouring people into the tone rivers,” he continued to do so CBS NEWS. according to him, the restaurant is transforming the city into a destination for the homeless and non -profit organizations would transport people there.

“We don’t think that the library is a good place. The problem has never been Bon Jovi, it is the Commission of the Ocean County that is involved in these non -profit organizations. It is a concern for security, these people are not controlled.”

In New sent to the newspaper The New York PostBon Jovi and his wife Dorothea Hurley They declared that the project will continue, the mission of which is to help put an end to the problem of the homeless.

“Jbj Soul Foundation and JBJ Soul Kitchen undertake to put an end to the lack of accommodation through real solutions. We are not here to move people from one place to another and force them to the shadows. Our foundation has built almost 1,000 accommodation at affordable prices and support units. Through JBJ Soul Kitchen, we connect people to resources and services. We are trying to remove the barriers. they prevent them from thriving, not only to survive. “

Source: Terra