Federal Judge Blocks Eviction of Homeless Services Provider Mary’s Kitchen

Community members protest the city of Orange's decision to shut down Mary's Kitchen, a soup kitchen for the homeless, in Orange, Calif., on July 13, 2021. Chris Karr/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A hearing on a request for an injunction to block Orange from shutting down the Mary’s Kitchen homeless services provider is scheduled for Sept. 30 in a Santa Ana federal courtroom.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter approved a request for a temporary restraining order on Sept. 17, noting that Mary’s Kitchen is the “sole homeless service provider for adults without minor children” in Orange and has operated in the city for nearly 36 years, starting in 1986.