Many people simply do not get along. In the park people have the space to take their food away from those they do not like and eat with the people they do like. Serving in People's Park is also part of a community-building effort. While many people don't get along, most people who eat with us do, and our meals have a pleasant, picnic-style atmosphere. Through our meals many people meet and share food who might otherwise never engage with each other.
Students meet homeless people.
Park gardeners meet travelers, etc. Through our meals and other community building efforts, People's Park has become a safer and more pleasant place for everyone. Moving indoors would be counter-productive to the progress we have made in this regard over the last five years. And this brings us to the point about dignity. We have seen soup kitchens and religious missions who serve indoors.