
9:16 pm

January 10, 2011

1:54 pm

January 10, 2011

I don't think it was wrong. I don't usually give money to the homeless (actually I don't see any around here). I do donate to a lot of charities but not to individuals. You don't know if the homeless person went and bought drugs. You do what you feel comfortable doing. If you want to help out the less fortunate, why not donate time.
10:31 am

September 27, 2010

I tend to believe the opposite of what you said, freeme - charities have so much overhead oftentimes, just google "aid to haiti" and see how much was donated and how little progress was made. Giving directly to the individual, you see that you're giving DIRECTLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL. Having said that, I was told something very wise by a friend soon after I moved to NY...to make sure that in giving to this person on the street, you are not taking AWAY from yourself. If you have the money to spare, then give. If your utilities haven't been paid or whatever, pay your utilities. If you are concerned the person would use it for drugs etc, then do what I saw a guy do yesterday -- buy a box of McNuggets, and give it to the person.
2:09 pm

January 10, 2011

6:51 pm

January 10, 2011

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January 10, 2011

11:33 am

January 10, 2011

9:14 am

January 21, 2011

11:04 pm

January 10, 2011

Hiddenobject, I can definitely see where you're coming from. My wife feels the same way, and I used to have that attitude too. However, I think it becomes different when you pass by several of the same people struggling every day. I was going to college in a big city, and it was impossible to avoid homeless people. When they are part of your daily environment, it makes it more difficult to completely ignore their existance and not want to help when you can.
3:35 pm

January 21, 2011

9:17 am

January 10, 2011

4:11 am

February 21, 2013

10:34 pm

October 10, 2013

I tihnk it's good to give money to the homeless and give them the benefit of the doubt. So many brush them off, assuming they use it to buy drugs and alcohol. If they do, shame on them. If they don't, you have helped someone afford food for the day... good on you! Another thing that could be done is offering them food/ drinks instead. I have also prepared care packages, but am unsure how to approach them... Any advice? 🙂
9:04 pm
January 19, 2014

It depends upon the situation-at-hand. Use your head when it comes to giving out cash to homeless people. Ive seen people give money to those they shouldn't and people refuse to help those who need it. In lieu of direct cash, give them food or hygene items. Or ask what they need the most and if its legit, get them that.
Homeless people qualify automatically for SNAP (Foodstamps and EBT) AND tefap. TEFAP is a government program that buys up surplus food and doles it out to agencies like foodbanks and shelters. There are a number of websites that they can use. http://www.usda.gov is one of them. Homeless people have access to 2-3 meals a day at the food bank and direct food they can take with them, plus food stamps.
I have even come across one site, called http://www.givemedatmoney.com that you can download a book and it tells you basically all the tips and tricks to snap/foodstamps . How to get the most out of what is loaded onto your foodstamps/ebt-card. So unless they are mentally impaired or just honestly are unaware, there IS help for them to eat.
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