Donating To The Homeless -- 101

 


The following is just a bit of information & perfect for the holidays. A lot of the information refers to myself, but I'll give a heads up on this. The rest is general information to keep in mind.

One thing to remember is that  I have an extensive background in pharmacy, medicine, and am educated in Public Health. This means I look at things differently than a lot of people. It's just the way it is.

  1. Do not wake up a homeless person; we have enough problems getting a good night's rest [why do you think so many nod off during the day?]
  2. A lot of homeless have weapons; so, do not wake up anyone who is homeless
  3. I'm going to leave this here, at least think about it. When you give or donate, it feels good, I know. But altruistically, your charity should not be centered around that, rather your mitzvah [good deed] should be silent. That said, consider the person your giving to. Is it about them? Or is it about 'you' feeling good?
  4. I keep about the same eating habits / routines that a housed person does. Think of me as your neighbor. You wouldn't wake up your neighbor to leave food, so why do it to a homeless person
  5. Although there are homeless people that are walking around that mimic what a skid row homeless person might look like. However, the valley is suburbia, not urban skid row. 
  6. There are rats all over the place. If you leave food, you not only attract rats but you're making that person vulnerable to having rats next to them. DISEASE
  7. There are also coyotes and wolves who look for food. If you leave food next to a homeless person, those critters will smell it. Again making the homeless person vulnerable to danger.
  8. Like myself, not only do I have a huge ego along with a lot of vanity, I have also been doing charity work since I was eight. I am also the oldest of three and by nature am a caretaker and a giver. Wanna piss me off? Try giving me something! If I owe you a penny, I will hunt you down to pay it back.
  9. Referring to number 8: I always forget that I should accept anything that is given to me, so I can pass it on. But I forget then later kick myself. However, tryna give me food at night after I am in bed is a waste of time. More than likely the food will spoil. If it's money I can pass it on. See #10
  10. If it's something heavy, I won't take it. I can't. I have enough weight to carry around. Think about the person you're tryna give to. Do they already have a lot of things they are carrying around? Why weigh them down? If they have a cart, fine, give it them.
  11. I would ask if it's convenient that you drop off a blanket or jacket. Don't let your donation wind up in the trash.
  12. When tryna give food: Homeless people do not have refrigeration. I am super adamant about this point. Meat, fowl, pork, mayo, eggs, fish, and beans can spoil ... quickly. Do not give these types of food at night. That person might not get to that food until hours later. Salmonella, e-coli, not good things. Neither are ants, roaches, or crickets tryna get that food ... or raccoons and possums. I had some kids wake me up at 2am tryna give me tuna. Really? Do you get up at 2am to eat tuna? So, they precede to tell me to keep it until morning. Yea, I don't eat tuna for breakfast. By the time lunch rolls around it's 10 hours later ... so, possible case of food poisoning. The kids called me ungrateful. Really? Because I am educated in public health and therefore rejected your donation? That's supposed to be about me and not you!
  13. I have kids tryna give me something that I don't or cannot eat. Again, it's not about you or at least it's not supposed to be. Unfortunately, housed people think that a homeless person should be grateful for anything given to them. Is that so? Are you? Why is the return line at any store a mile long next day after Christmas. Right!
  14. Homeless are just like housed people. We have food preferences, allergies, chronic illness. Please, if you take away any message from this, consider the following: White flour items are the worst for a homeless person. The nutrition value is zero. It only sets up the homeless person to experience a spike then drop in their blood sugar, along with weight gain. Try grains and other healthy foods. Candy, also bad. Soda, also bad. Some people will say it's better than nothing. NO ... IT'S ... NOT!!!
  15. Homeless have more complicated and often accelerated cases of chronic illness ... heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc ... do not give them shitty food just because it makes you feel good.
  16. However .... there are homeless that are drinkers and druggers ... and they crave sugar ... so ... I can't argue with withdrawal chemistry.
  17. There are a few homeless that are vegans, eat Kosher, or are gluten. Please don't feel rejected if they cannot accept your food donation.
  18. If you give do it without expectations. If you give money don't try to control what they do with it. Some homeless use alcohol and drugs to cope with being homeless. They are probably chronic. If you don't give them money, they'll get it somewhere else.
  19. I don't like and believe it to be illegal for someone to enter a private business and ask for money. If I see it or experience it, I will report it. Conversely, if you profile me as being homeless and tryna offer me something or give me food, in a private business, I'll consider it harassment and report it to the owner. Don't embarrass someone just because you need to feel good.
  20. Recap: Think health, homeless need to sleep, chronic illness, it's about the homeless not you.
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