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NYC's Homeless Men And Women Soon To Have Access To Free Vending Machines

(Action Hunger)

People who are homeless in New York City will be the first in the country to have access to free vending machines, dispensing items like food, socks, shampoo, books and more.

The project started in January in Nottingham, England, as the brainchild of Huzaifah Khaled, founder of the British charity Action Hunger (). Khaled joins ‘s Robin Young to discuss the initiative.

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