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I don't think simply providing money is helpful because many who are homeless have gotten to where they are due to poor life choices and giving them money often facilitates them making more of those same life choices. I think providing work, food, shelter, getting them in contact with family members, etc. All of that is more helpful than simply giving them money.
There's the additional problem that it's not hard to LOOK homeless. There are several people I've seen and heard of who got rich off the kindness of others. I've had friends tell me about seeing people trading off shifts, getting into the back of a Rolls Royce or Mustang, and having someone else go stand where they were with the same sign. I've heard of people making upwards of $2000 dollars a day by simply begging for money and the list goes on.
When it comes down to it, money by itself doesn't solve problems. Money used wisely is what solves problems, and it's virtually impossible to teach a person standing on a street corner to be wise with the money you give them. I think it genuinely can be difficult to get a job once you've gotten to the point of homelessness. If you don't have decent clothes for job interviews, don't have a lot of experience, or don't have a consistent means or transportation to get you too and from a job, or a place to shower after a long day's work, then yes it can be difficult to get a job. But even then it's not impossible.
I think it'd be most helpful to set up privately owned programs that could help... essentially rehabilitate the homeless, teaching them life/work skills, and providing them a "base of operations" from which they can start until they find somewhere else. There's an old saying "He who does not work, let him not eat." I don't think anyone is OWED a livelihood. If someone isn't willing to put in the level of work required to make a living for themselves, there is no reason anyone should pay it to them. The money earned should be representative of the value of the work provided. (Which... is part of why I don't like minimum wage laws).
Giving to homeless people is only going to help them today, and is not going to help them to find a home and work. Therefore it is important to support selected homeless charities that spend their money helping homeless people with medical, legal or substance abuse issues and help to train them so they can get work. Unfortunately I have seen cases of homeless people who rejected many offers of accommodation because they could earn £150 a day by begging or because the accommodation they were given was too far from their drug dealer. So dealing with issues preventing homeless people from moving to accommodation and getting work is very important, and good charities can help people with that, but only if people want their help.
Absolutely not. In my line of work I interact frequently with the homeless population. Money won't solve their problems. The majority of homeless people are homeless because they can't manage money. They use it on alcohol and drugs before housing/food.
They're also just plain mean people. They think they're entitled to your charity. I had pity for the homeless when I began my job but I got over it real quick when I realized that these people are ungrateful drunks and addicts who will throw the food you give them back in your face, literally throw their feces on you, and cuss you out because you won't let them drink hand sanitizer.
Well I always give... Even if they are liars or not, still I give them, you can never know which one really needs them
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I rather feel I should notify to relevant authorities so futher action could be taken under the Department of Community Development and Welfare Department.
I'm aware it maybe different in different countries. I'm just saying if there were homeless people in mine, although we rarely have them.
I'd prefer to give clothes and food over money. You never know if they're struggling with some sort of addiction (drugs/alcohol, gambling etc), and money could potentially only fuel that addiction. I'd rather give them something that's more useful.
Sometimes, people really fall on hard times. I've been homeless. But I didn't stay there. You can do one of two things with anything that happens to you in life: you can either use it as a crutch and hobble on feeling "poor me" or use it as a stepping stone to something better. No, it won't be easy, but nothing worth going for in life ever is. I get that people make bad choices and sometimes horrible things happen to good people. At times they just need a helping hand to stand them back and brush them off, to remind them of why it's worth it to keep going. Other times, you give the same help to someone else and like many examples here, you find them in an alley somewhere drunk, or refusing the job you offered them etc. Why isn't relevant. There is a guy at a local Walmart that drives a 2017 Dodge pickup in good condition that will park a block or two away and go out panhandling simply because peoples' bleeding hearts pay better than a real job. Personally, if I can work work, my sense of self worth says I have to. I have no right to ask from someone else what I can produce with my own two hands.
No, not anymore. I can't tell who's really homeless or not, and all the people I gave money to are very ungrateful for it. This one guy used to harass people to give him money and like the 15 yo chump I was I gave him $5 and he just said "yeah whatever", when I was 14 this one guy who was outside of a liquor store was asking for money, I was a chump then too and I gave him my $2 in change and he said "next time you better have $5" which fuck that guy. But last year at 19 and learned not to be a chump, this guy who was conveniently outside of a liquor store asked me for change, but all my money in on my debt card now so I had no physical notes to give, so I said "I don't have any money to give, and he went off on me saying he's hungry and called me a b! tch n! gg@ for not having money to give, and at that point I've had it. I walked away and now every time someone asks me for money, I just rudely ignore them and walk off, so if someone who is actually homeless and hungry and asks me for money, they're not getting shit from me all because of the guys who fake being homeless.
Not a choice. When someone loses everything, it is not as simple as "get a job and get yourself out of it". When you are homeless, you lose access to showers and clothes suitable for job interviews. Many places will not hire homeless, and the ones that will do not pay enough for people in most US cities to afford it. I was homeless and had a full time job at walmart. Also, an eviction will prevent you from being able to get approved for a place, even with a job. It is true that some people are homeless due to poor choices and wasted opprotunities, but they are actually the minority. You see them more because they do not know how to survive, but most of the homeless in every city I have ever lived found a way to be out of sight and out of mind and not cause trouble. So it is pure ignorance to just tell someone homeless to "go get a job"? How do you know what they have and have not tried? I personally give homeless people money that I won't miss. What they do with it is on them, but my heart is in the right place and I will be blessed for it eventually.
Not a chance. Im from Detroit Michigan. You see people asking for money at almost every turn of the corner. The vast majority of them are on the streets because they can't make good choices. there's a guy to comes to my shop everyday asking for change because "its my birthday today" the first week I was in my new shop I gave him a dollar n such, no biggie. But weeks go by and he's still using the same thing. I stop giving him money I offered him a job, well paid and he decline. He doesn't want a job, he just wants money. I've even bought food for someone who was outside of a burger joint. He asked for money but I only had card. I felt bad so I went back into the burger place and ordered him a buger n fries. Dude said and I quote "I dont want that greasy shit" and threw the bag at me. I nearly beat his ass right there and then. I've seen and been in so many other similar situations.
Not in the US (it may be different elsewhere).
Virtually all homeless who are begging for money on the streets are alcoholics and/or drug addicts, and the vast majority don't want to quit their addiction.
Housing is usually available to these people, but they don't want it because it comes with rules and restrictions that they don't want to follow.
Instead, they rely on naive people to give them money so they can buy more booze/drugs. That money does nothing at all to help them - it simply enables their addictions.
Give your charity to local food banks, homeless shelters, and outreach programs, but NOT directly to the beggers, who will just further abuse themselves.
Those people need to fail - to be so hungry or desperate that they will accept treatment for their addictions. Until they hit that "rock bottom", they won't take any real help.
Behind every homeless person is a story and/or a tragedy.
Most of the homeless are homeless because they succumbed to some kind of addictive substance, a toxic home environment or character issues.
I usually refrain to give money to homeless because I cannot assess the reason for their status. I would give money if they are victims of toxic home environment but I would not if they were weak enough to start using drugs or because their character prevented pit them in the streets.
What I have done in the past is to give a hot, non alcoholic beverage to a homeless person. I was once disrespectfully insulted for telling a homeless that I will not give any change but I will take him to a McDonald and get him a burger. Apparently, the coins would have been invested in another type of substance and he made me feel it.
NOPE instead the money should go for the homeless people who wants to better themselves and recover from their addictions since you know North America has a opioids epidemic. I wouldn't be surprise if California free money will kill a bunch of homeless people because the money is going to go to drugs and they overdose and die. Not all paramedics can get to these people on time before they OD. I only see a ton of issues this will cause and plus a lot of people will angry that their tax money is going to this yet they barely get any help from the government themselves.
Sometimes people are homeless because they are suffering from depression or an addiction of either drugs ate or alcohol. They beg to get money to feed their addiction. At this point they don’t care about themselves. I don’t give money to the homeless because they’ll most likely use it to finance their drugs. I’ve met a man that once was an attorney and he lost everything after he lost his wife. Some people deal with their grief by numbing it. Some choose to live this way so that they don’t be a burden on any of their relatives or friends. They remove themselves from the real world.
Depends on the timing and if i have cash or change cause everything is on my card, i do hate the same homeless people you catch tryna hustle you at drive throughs as if you gotta double pay them as well, that's annoying af its like now y'all just messin wit ppls hard earn money and these day they ain't that broke most homeless are crackheads here so that's the reason they won't work
Also i don't feel as bad because the US isn't third world, where here a homeless person could catch a drink of water anywhere without, thsy could even get blow up beds and sleep in abandoned buildings, they even use abunch store carts to carry their homes, i even watch a lot of restaurants let them hang in the back so they get a shot at unfinished food or food that wasn't touched... theyre many homeless in Cali but those guys like are comfortable and it's Cali could you blame them weather and access to so much
When I was younger I felt bad for not doing it, so if I had a couple of pennies in my pocket I'd give them.
But as I grew up I realised giving them money isn't the right thing to do, not where I'm from anyway, because they will most likely spend it on drugs- I don't want to contribute to someone killing themselves.
There's plenty of ways to help, such as donating food to homeless shelters. :)
Difficult one. Most spend on the habits that got them homeless in the first place.
Offer food instead of money - those genuine will accept, those not will reject. Or offer it to people with dogs. Because you can be damn sure that money will go to feeding their dog.
In general no. Rather give your money to homeless people shelters who are sure to use the money for good. Giving money directly to homeless people might mean giving them money to buy drugs or alchohol with and also discourages them to go to shelters for help. It can keep them stuck.
No... because you can’t be sure if they are. I’d buy them food or ask them what they wanted that I could buy them. If you give them money and they are truly homeless you are feeding their drug addiction. If they are not homeless then you are giving you hard earned cash to a fraudster!
Genuinely homeless would appreciate a chat and a sandwich!
Give money to organizations that help homeless people. Unfortunately, there is a lot of drug addiction among homeless people, which is why most organizations don't recommend giving money directly to people. If you want to help a specific person, give them food and clothing, and if you can, try to give them the option to contact a shelter that actually has room to take them.
I'm not really for or against it, but I just don't have enough money to be giving some away right now.
I wouldn't judge homeless people if they buy alcohol with whatever money they get, because I'd probably be doing the same thing if I were homeless.
Nobody gives me free money, I have to get up early and go to work.
Why would I get up early and go to work just to give my money to some bum?
If you have money to give to homeless people, then you don't hate your job enough.
In the USA is unacceptable. There are shelters and programs that help people.
There is this homeless lady on university drive in Manhtattan by the NYU campus, who has been there for years. One day it was 0 degrees and police officers tried to bring her to a shelter and she refused.
I dont know how she survives. She doesn't even beg. She just reads books and lays on the concrete
Since the majority of homeless are males (and most of them are likely there because of the anti-male society)... I give money to men who are obviously there because society has kicked them in the ass.
I will NEVER give money to women (they have an endless supply of help simply for being women, shelters, funding, groups, etc.)
I don't give money to young people covered in tatts and piercings, usually with a cell phone. They are NOT homeless.
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