Message from @Dusty Morgan
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lol
Who said that.
Who the fuck said that.
There was this elderly veteran who was shaking and skinny... who looked like he is homeless and living in his truck.
I wanted to help him, but I didn't have enough money to help. He needed 55 dollars, but all I had was 2 dollars and some change.
Ugh I wish I had money to spare...
I would have bought him that phone card he was trying to get.
Maybe he could have used that phone call to call a family member.
Poor guy was shaking, look like he didn't have a bath in days, and was frail.
One thing I always keep in my mind when interacting with the homeless, or even just the vulnerable on the street, is that the majority of the time, even if you cant help with money, dont make it all about that, just talk to them as if theyre a human being
Yea it is nice to be treated like a human
I made small chat, but I really wanted to help.
I talked to him... to the best of my ability since I am hard of hearing.
@Dusty Morgan Money will come and go, but words, and being treated respectfully actually lasts a lot longer
So I did a good thing by treating him like a friend...
I talk to everyone like I knew them.
Treating them like a equal.
But I WANTED to help him get that phone card, he could talk to his family.
Well, thats kindof a good thing, but since you couldnt theres nothing you can do abou it
I only had enough to get a drink and that is it.
I've been in the situation where I've had nothing on me to help with monetarily. So I give them some of the time of my day, ask them about themselves, and listen
I always believed that as a community, we should take care of our veterans.
They done so much for us by protecting us from war.
Make sure our veterans are took care of and then our homeless.
Well yes, it's a shame how many of our homeless are veterans who were probably from low income families and ignored before their service as much as after
I wanted to be a community organizer for that reason only.
Help our poor and veterans.
I has baked a swiss roll today
Build halfway houses for them, that make a intermediate place where they can get on their feet through clothing and showers.
That way they can go to interviews for jobs and help them get back out there.
I would use funding to pay for supplies, payments of employees who are homeless people themselves, and finally I would use the money towards helping them get back on their feet.
@Dusty Morgan that depends on them
We had a program in my city to help homeless people
and they end up on the street with bottle in hand
I would have money set back for therapy to get them off drugs or drinking...
The guy went to therapy for 5 months
to get his life sorted out