| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:07 PM |
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blink187
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They're was a homeless woman sitting on the park bench talking to herself. So I walked up to her and asked her if she would like something to eat. She said please... So I ran across the street and got her a banana and a box of entermans doughnuts.. Poor lady. Makes me wonder how these things happen to people. In my town of solvang ca there is no poverty. We don't see homeless people much simply cause the police run them out before anyone sees them. But I had my 4 minutes to make someone with bad luck happy and full. So I guess my post is.. Have you ever helped a homeless person?
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:16 PM |
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spongebob777
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I've never seen a homeless person.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:29 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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I`ve taken people in when they had nowhere to go...a couple of teenagers..my sons girlfriend and her two babies when they had nowhere else to go.A guy my son worked with who was sleeping in the park..its called compassion for those less fortunate then what we are.
I found myself in that same situation long ago..even spent a couple nights in my car with my kids..Luckily I found a place to live.A lot of people don`t even here where i live.Their moving from place to place with no place to call their own.I give back as much if not more of what was given to me when I found myself in that situation. 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:30 PM |
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kattsmeow
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Then I suggest you go into Jackson and really look around Sponge.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:35 PM |
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spongebob777
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Then I suggest you go into Jackson and really look around Sponge.
No thanks, i don't go to town unless I have to. An then only to Meijers or whatever's closest to the highway.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:45 PM |
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GraciePa
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Tink big Hugs here!!!  It is not easy and just cause there homeless they are still human's. Some could be due to health and mental problems that we don't know of. I have been to NYC several times and it is so sad!! Several times my kids and I have bought someone lunch and dinner. And Blink that was wonderful of you. To give and not want something in return! 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:46 PM |
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lecriveuse
Posts: 1,865
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i'm so proud of u,blink. thanks for helping that poor woman.
i've helped homeless people, too (fed some, allowed temporary shelter in my home, helped find jobs, etc). everytime it gets cold, i wonder how people survive the elements like that. how can some americans turn their backs on their own?
i help because it makes me feel good, and i hope the same is returned to me if i ever need the assist again. 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 12:49 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
Posts: 13,791
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Tink big Hugs here!!!
I do it not only for them but because it gives me the greatest satisfaction knowing that I`ve helped someone..and wanting nothing in return..my reward has always been when I look at their faces and see the gratitude that they are unable to express verbally.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 1:01 PM |
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exiled131
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nope. i have never helped the homeless. we have too many scammers around nowadays pretending to be homeless just to get money and free stuff. if they want help, there are shelters that they can go to.
remember the old saying- never feed a stray. they will only follow you around for more.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 1:18 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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remember the old saying- never feed a stray. they will only follow you around for more.
Thats not always the case...They sometimes repay you when they are settled in..and find a place of their own.A few of the ones I have helped have invited me to dinner..and tried to offer me money..but I refused..I didn`t do it for the monetary reward.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 1:21 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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I have donated time and some money but I'm VERY selective about this...it is usually to someone that I know or know about personally. Along with Exiled's comment on shelters.....I figure some of my taxes are being used for those deemed "in need". I'd probably do more "helping out" if I weren't already helping to support three other families besides myself! 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 2:49 PM |
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Ramjet222
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Yup...worked with this group for about 20 years...
http://step13.org/
know the founder personally. hired his men, donated tons of stuff...read his philosphy.
"Work...works" He is a saint of today...met every president and been in tons of magazines. refuses any govt. help
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 3:44 PM |
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Jankia
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I'm a regular volunteer the first Wednesday evening of each month feeding the homeless in Madison.The homeless here are quite respectfull for whatever we bring to eat and also for clothing,bath products etc.We feed between 60-130 depending on the weather outside.
A few years ago while working in Minneapolis I watched an old,probaly 65,man looking for handouts on the street.
On our break time I went over and gave him two ten dollar bills.He walked about a half block to another old man,gave him one of the two tens and they both went right to the nearest reataurant. 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 4:04 PM |
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swingpup
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Involved in Pro Bono work through Georgetown University Law Center helping the homeless and under privileged with legal issues on both the federal as well as state levels.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 4:10 PM |
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devonguy
Posts: 463
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I’m not going to say whether I do or don’t on this subject, as it says in the bible (somewhere) that doing charitable deeds, is rewarded in heaven. Unless you brag about it! Then its void!
Thread killer eh? 
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 4:25 PM |
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Jankia
Posts: 9,148
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A question asked is not a brag when answered.
Go ahead....your good.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 4:48 PM |
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GuruFromDaNorthPole
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If you know the homeless, you'll find
about a third are drug addicts/alcoholics
a third are scammers and a third
are really homeless.
Our government doesn't have the resources to
treat the addicts and alcoholics. Too bad.
It would be worth the money to treat them and
get them back on the tax rolls.
So you have a decision to make about the rest.
Who are the scammers?
Best to do like some folks here do and help
at the shelters. Feed at Thanksgiving.
Back in the late 90's
I worked with some poor kids at Xmas in
La Paz Mexico....it was the most rewarding
Xmas of my entire life.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 6:30 PM |
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AngelLight
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I help the homeless frequently.....it's part of what I do in my profession.
The woman you were talking to was probably psychotic/mentally ill....what a wonderful and kind thing you did to reach out to her and, well, extend love to her.
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 7:53 PM |
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SunBabe
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Wow, what timing. I clicked on this just as I was on the phone and "harbor-cam" with a friend in the Virgin Islands. He was in the process of handing one of the local homeless fellas a cigarette (part of an evening 'routine' or tradition between the two).
This topic brought to mind all the homeless who live on the streets in "America's Paradise". Yes, some are druggies and/or alcoholics, but most are a bit "off" -- the one who was just on the web-cam is a "nice kid" from NY who was orphaned so decided to run away to Paradise. He has Tourettes and Schitzophrenia and gets a government check -- one friend volunteers to handle his money (not enough to live on), he sweeps sidewalks, begs (politely, with 'class') and is totally non-violent, with "standards" until some smartass decides to give him a hit of crack (as 'entertainment, to watch him 'go off'  )
There are a lot of "stories" behind these guys (and a few women)...annoying and -- even despicable, as some are -- there's been an unspoken "support system" set up among the residents and business people in downtown Christianstead to help keep these people from starving, from having to steal and to keep them warm and dry at night (~grin~ donations of T-shirts, backpacks and 'liberated' American Airlines blankets are much appreciated )
Keeping watch on the homeless also helps the tourist industry...it doesn't prevent their presence, but it definitely tones down the potential danger. There are no effective government agencies in the islands (your tax-dollars at WASTE ), so the "problem" falls onto those that CARE enough to treat these people as humans.
~sigh~ I'll never forget the day one 'nut-case' became temporairily lucid as he helped me pull a definitely drowning 'scumbag' out of the harbor. It might have been a favor to everyone, and to the drowner, to let him go, but...well, he was human and I just couldn't...yanno?
...which brings me to a giggle, the day "Richard" wanted $3 to go to "The Bakery". My friend with a restaurant made him a sandwich (knowing full well that "The Bakery" isn't where they go to eat, but to buy a rock!  ) Richard politely thanked her, opend the package and suddenly threw it on the ground, stomping out yelling about "I don't EAT ham!!! You KNOW I don't eat ham!!" (per his latest "religion of the week", we figured ) This guy's been 'homeless' and a public figure down there for many many YEARS -- and he's still alive, still sorta thriving, still pontificating to the seagulls. He's taken care of, not in the traditional "proper/ideal/civilized" way -- but sometimes everyone has to compromise and accept "whatever works".
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| Mar 5, 2006 @ 7:57 PM |
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Loreli
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Good for you, everyone that helps!
I help collect canned goods for the food bank, adopt a child at Christmas, and help the church collect food for the church Thanksgiving homeless dinner.
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