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Originally Posted by Esmme
I brought some homeless people some of my turkey from Thanksgiving this year... I didn't just stop after Thanksgiving either. 
Most people are literally a paycheck away from being homeless. It can happen to anyone! I went out every two days since Thanksgiving and gave food to the homeless. Some of them didn't want help, but many of them were thankful for the food.
I agree, I don't like it when people suggest, "Help out the homeless on holidays!" I mean, it doesn't hurt to help out, but don't forget about the homeless AFTER the holidays are done. Just because the holidays are over doesn't mean that homeless people stop being homeless. 
In SoCal there are soo sooo many homeless people. It's actually very sad. There are so many tents and shopping carts all along the parks and the streets. I wish I could help them all out, but there are way too many homeless people and not enough help for them. |
I used to live in San Diego. When I see pictures on YouTube I cannot believe it. I have seen videos of my old neighborhood and where my son went to school. The homeless are lining all the streets next to my son's old school...with tents. I would have really been freaked out had it been like that when I lived there.
I really don't know the solution. Last night I went to my local Starbucks coffee shop. It looked like a satellite homeless shelter! I had to leave. I mean I just went out for coffee and I felt really depressed.
I don't give food to the homeless anymore because I don't really have the money. In my community the use of drugs has been on the rise so I don't have any contact with the homeless. One must be very careful.
It is such a big problem. All I was saying here is that I do not think it should be suggested that to "feel better" one should volunteer to feed the homeless. We really shouldn't do anything for them just to feel better about ourselves.
One thing is....if it is really cold outside...you can maybe buy a cup of coffee and bring it to a homeless purpose who is standing on a freezing corner with their sign. Especially if it is a younger teen homeless person. That's about as far as I would go but frankly I really don't do that anymore because where I live a cup of coffee now costs $3.25!