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yesterday after walking to my apartment from campus I noticed three homeless people standing around as though they were waiting for someone..I was somewhat afraid to pass them on my way home but it was the only way I can get home so I just walked in their direction. One of the women approached me and asked me for some money..I honestly would've given it to her if I had the money in my pocket but my wallet was in my bookbag and I was really afraid to open my bookbag, take my wallet out, and hand them some money. And since there were three of them and only one of me (this pathway that I walk is in a park in the woods) I just wanted to get home as quick as possible. It was obvious that they were drunks and addicts, but I still felt bad for them.
There are those homeless people that can change their lives and get a job, but then there are those who are completely lost. There are veterans and people what have been convicted and our out of prison. I mean these people most likely want to work but what are the chances of a convict getting a decent job? The only job they might be hired to do is factory work, but with all the jobs being sent out of the country, that's no longer an option.
I used to volunteer at an Open Door Ministry, we served food for the homeless, but I think a lot of them werent homeless, they just didnt have enough money to buy food. And SagGal, even though you say that these shelters provide food for the homeless, well they dont have enough to provide for everyone. The place I volunteered at, when all the seats were filled they would close the doors to everyone else waiting outside in line. There just isnt enough food in one shelter to feed every homeless person.
Like I said before in this forum, I grew up in a small town and I actually never saw a single homeless person on the street, sleeping or begging for food. I never even saw a homeless person on the street until I visited NYC, and I was so surprised of how many there were there. It was so sad...it was as if nobody saw them. Now that I'm living in the capital city of NC, I see a lot of homeless people, especially around campus. now that I see them so often, I'm afraid that I'm becoming one of those people that passes them by and completely ignores the fact that there is a person, a human being, on the dirt floor sleeping.
There are those homeless people that can change their lives and get a job, but then there are those who are completely lost. There are veterans and people what have been convicted and our out of prison. I mean these people most likely want to work but what are the chances of a convict getting a decent job? The only job they might be hired to do is factory work, but with all the jobs being sent out of the country, that's no longer an option.
I used to volunteer at an Open Door Ministry, we served food for the homeless, but I think a lot of them werent homeless, they just didnt have enough money to buy food. And SagGal, even though you say that these shelters provide food for the homeless, well they dont have enough to provide for everyone. The place I volunteered at, when all the seats were filled they would close the doors to everyone else waiting outside in line. There just isnt enough food in one shelter to feed every homeless person.
Like I said before in this forum, I grew up in a small town and I actually never saw a single homeless person on the street, sleeping or begging for food. I never even saw a homeless person on the street until I visited NYC, and I was so surprised of how many there were there. It was so sad...it was as if nobody saw them. Now that I'm living in the capital city of NC, I see a lot of homeless people, especially around campus. now that I see them so often, I'm afraid that I'm becoming one of those people that passes them by and completely ignores the fact that there is a person, a human being, on the dirt floor sleeping.
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