beggars on the strret...what do you do? (83)

hey solsticemoon



hay mum this is your son speaking no i could not make one sentance i was al over the place but for you i wil try its sunday still tired




damo9

First I would give her a money making opportunity.....example: Clean another elderly womans yard for pay.....something she can do. If she does not do it......she doesn't need it so bad. if she did the job and I paid her, I would also buy her food of my choice as she needed. I will not hand her more money. I will buy her things like rice, noodles, canned goods and other staples....etc. Too many like to used money for other things or buy a bucket of KFC. and spend it all on one meal....etc. The money she earned she can buy needed toilet items or piss off....etc.

Depending on the person and their efforts as to how much I will help them. If you waste money on lazy people....there are children who could have used it and they have no choices.

Sometimes in the winter even though they have not asked, i will walk up to them, and give them money to buy a hot coffee. I feel bad for them as they are the ones carrying all their possesions and obviously have no place to go. It gets cold here in the winter.

yes it was

"Will play video games for food!"

I know this sounds weird...but some homeless people WANT to be homeless, some are temperarily homeless, some are insane, and the rest are on drugs or alcoholics. Unfortuntately there isnt a whole lot you can do.

don't they have to give the money to their parents then? i heard that children beg and then have to give away the money to some grown ups and get nothing themselves.
i think the best idea give food to everyone

There parents are also extremely poor people ... they live in a improvised shelter ,made of tin and cardboard ...and nobody cares
for them, do they have food ,water,education ...nothing....

yes i know, some people in west have no idea how bad it can be and no welfare

Yes.. some homeless want to be homeless... thats true..
Some homeless dont want to be living in their cars... especially with children too

Where do our centrelink payments go... and for all you overseas people... Everyone here in Oz can register for the dole... everyone gets a fortnight check.. its not much about $500 per fortnight.

But this is the story.... if you were homeless and frightened, you'd join up with a street group for safety, and if that group that took you in were into drugs and drink... you'd be obliged to join them...

Amen.

sad situation no matter how you look at it, when you see people with no food or shelter.

Walk a mile in their moccasins....

Many homeless want to be homeless. They are satisfied living simply and having no responsibilities, no bills, etc.
They are still no less a person than any of us are. We should show our love to our fellow man, unconditionally, meaning they need not meet any of our expectations.

A meal, will keep them alive one more day. Give what you can.
Even if it's money, what's it to you what they do with the money. A poor man may drown his sorrows in his drink; it's how he handles life. What is that to you? Let him eat, drink and be merry, if only for the moment.

Even a piece of clean clothing excites them to no end and they rejoice!

One morning, we were in a truck stop in Los Angeles, California.
We had been there previously and saw the homeless gathered in groups there. Before we made the next trip out, from Texas, we stopped at the house to pick up boxes of flannel shirts. My daughter wanted to give them to the homeless people. We arrived at the truck stop. She saw them gathered around a 55 gallon drum burning a fire to keep warm. She walked over with the heap of shirts and passed them all out. They were very happy to receive them and thanked her. About an hour later, a man came over to my truck and knocked. They had told him who gave them the shirts. He was cold and wanted one too. I invited him to come inside and sit down. My daughter pulled a big flannel shirt from her closet, which was her own, her favorite, and gave it to the man. He was so grateful and he began to cry. He apologized for being in the situation he was in. He told us his story, how he got hooked on crack. He said he had nice clothes at home, but he lived with his mother. He could never go home while he was addicted. He did not want his mother to see him this way. He was very ashamed. I gave him a name and number of some friends in L.A. who could help him. We took pictures with him out in the parking lot before we left. We made a new friend.

We have helped thousands of people across the country in our travels. Some we buy meals, bus tickets home, give out blankets in winter, etc. There are many ways to help someone be a little more comfortable.

I once bought a woman breakfast, then gave her a hug. Tears began to stream down her face. Tears of JOY! Her entire countenance changed instantly!!! The act of love thru a hug, worked a miracle!!!

I have brought hundreds of homeless women, men and children into my home. Bought them new wardrobes, shoes, personal items, allowed them to take a break, to rest for a while. Some found jobs, some returned to the streets, one even married my next door neighbor!

You can love them back to life again!!!

HL

yes,homelessness is a terrible situation to be in.

Actually, they are from all walks of life to which put them in that situation. Sure, you may have the very few who lost everything to drug or alcohol use, but that is a very few.
Perhaps I can stand up for these poor folks for a little and say I have spent time talking to many homeless people and from just sitting down and talking to them for about an hour, you know their story and how they got to be in that bad situation. Some lost their jobs due to the business closing and couldn't find another job in time before the next rent was due. They got tossed out, no where else to go but sleep in their car till they have to sell that then its the street alley to live in. Its a rough life.
I have met one man who had the IRS take everything from him, he was once a millionaire and of course made a few bad investments, his wife divorced him and took what was left and the IRS came after him for the past years taxes and he had nothing, so he ended up on the street. Actually, met two of these rich to rags homeless people, one was in the stock market on Wall Street, had it all, then lost it all and owed over a million in taxes.
Since January 3 million people are homeless in America from the huge job market collapse. They have nothing, living in tents or on the streets. These are families and a lot of them have children.
I can go on about the many who lost everything to alcohol as well, but once they realized what they had done it was too late and you can't get a job when you don't have an address or phone. So they are left homeless, perhaps working an odd job for someone shoveling snow or cleaning dishes if they are lucky for a meal. Like being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
But the Governments do nothing for them, no stimulus package for them and they are left to rot and die in an alley and very few could care less.
So something to think about when you see someone just ask for a little help, perhaps if you have that extra dollar and you can spare it to that poor person, remember we all could be there one day if we make the wrong choices. I would like to think someone would give me a meal, a dime or a dollar to get through the day if that day ever comes. What goes around comes around.