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Sunday, November 20, 1994     Page: 11B

Closing the soup kitchen won’t make hunger go away
   
The St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen was founded on the principle that anyone
who walks through the door will be served a meal with no questions
askedThrough the consistent, voluntary, and generous support of thousands of
individuals and groups throughout the Wyoming Valley, this service has
continued over the years.
    A member of Wilkes-Barre City Council claims to know some people who have
jobs and eat at the soup kitchen.
   
I, too, know people who have jobs and eat at the soup kitchen. Many of
these same people have also lived in a shelter for the homeless. They work
full-time, and still they cannot afford to pay rent for a home or financially
make ends meet.
   
Unlike the councilman, I do not share his certitude about who will be
spending eternity in hell.
   
We all know that there are no easy or quick solutions to hunger and
homelessness. Closing the soup kitchen and the shelter will not make poverty
go away.
   
It is good to know that our