Comment on What foods would be best to give to someone living on the streets in a very hot/humid country?
balance_sheet@lemmy.world 10 months agoDon’t, find local homeless charities and give them ~~food or ~~ money.
If you can, give them money, not food.
scytale@lemm.ee 10 months ago
That’s interesting. Growing up, we were always told not to give money because if the person is a user or something, they’ll just use it to get their next fix, instead of buying food.
techingtenor@lemm.ee 10 months ago
They are talking about giving to charities, not directly to the homeless. Even if they were talking about giving directly, the drug argument is very silly. If they’re hungry they’re gonna buy food first. Maybe they’ll try to buy less than they need so they can use the leftover for drugs, but that’s their prerogative.
I work with the homeless and the vast majority are just worried about meeting their basic needs and being treated like a human.