Bon Jovi feuds with Jersey Shore mayor over eatery for the poor

nypost.com:

JBJ Soul Kitchen to operate temporarily as a pop-up at the Ocean County Library, telling the Shore News Network its attracting homeless people and disturbing residents.“These people are being dropped by in our community by agencies pretending to be homeless advocates who get paid by the head to import homeless people into our town from all over the state and the East Coast,” Rodrick complained. “These agencies are making millions of dollars importing homeless.

Their plan is not about compassion; it’s about people wanting to profit off the homeless issue.”The pop-up café, which opened on Feb.

11, shares the mission of JBJ Soul Kitchen’s three other New Jersey locations — allowing diners to pay it forward and cover the suggested $12 cost for those who cannot afford their meal.

Patrons who can’t pay are able to volunteer at the eatery — which is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays — in exchange for sandwiches, wraps, bowls and salads.Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, who run the nonprofit restaurant chain, told The Post they will continue to advocate for those less fortunate — and their restaurant will remain there through May.“The JBJ Soul Foundation and JBJ Soul Kitchen are committed to ending homelessness through real solutions.