Panhandlers

[RStar]

My brother lives off of his social security dissability, which only gets him through about 3 weeks of food, motel, and his HIV meds. I do what I can, but he is often living on the streets with hardly 10 cents in his pocket. He will use shelters and soup kitchens, but with doctor appointments and hospital trips he can miss the deadline (some require you to check in by 2pm for a place to sleep!). He has no teeth, is 6 ft tall, and is hardly 140 lbs.

He has told me of the generosity of strangers on the street. At least one took him to a motel and paid for the night. Many have given $10 or $20 dollar bills. And at the end of the month, I'm lucky to be able to give him $20-40. So I'm very thankfull to those people who have helped him.

I'll give someone who looks like he is in the kind of condition my brother is in some change, but I save what I can for him. And those guys in the white coats or with tables set up in front of the store- I have no idea where that money goes, so I normally don't give to them.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by RStar

And those guys in the white coats or with tables set up in front of the store- I have no idea where that money goes, so I normally don't give to them.

I never give to people outside the store. Unless they are girl scouts with cookies. Or the time right after the earthquake and tsunami there was troop of Japanese Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with a boatload of parents and a huge Japanese flag selling lemonade to raise money to go to Japan. I have no idea if the money actually went there but I sure hope it did.