@Book wrote:
@kimmiemae wrote:
I applaud all of you for the good deeds you do. We never know why a person is homeless, but I would like to believe the person appreciated the $20 found in their pocket and they will use it wisely.
Having spoken to someone who volunteers with homeless people on a regular basis, I have some knowledge on thIs topic. In her experience 95 percent of homeless people would spend the money on drugs or alcohol.
I've had the police tell me the same thing.
I worked in downtown Dallas 3-11. I would see the pan handlers asking for money presumably to go to the McDonalds a block away. I could see it from my seat at the lobby desk.
More often than not, when they got "$1.08" for the dollar menu (they accounted for the tax), they went to get beer at the 7-11 in the opposite direction from the McDonalds.
A lady who lived in the building worked for a non-profit. She drove around giving out sandwiches to the homeless during the day. There were several "regulars" that me and the overnight guy would have sandwiches for when they needed them. They didn't come every day, just when they needed them.
These were the same guys who would pick the cigarette butts out of the outdoor smokers station. That freaked me out the first time I saw it.