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It depends on the homeless person:

Zot

12/13/2002, 11:11:09 AM · 19 of 52
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When someone is homeless, give them a home.

Oddly enough, I tried this experiment last winter. It was very intertaining having up to a dozen former homeless in my 1000 sq ft house, garage and basement.

They are out now, although occaisonally one will drop by and thank me for helping them, and just to say hi. Mostly they were good kids, in trouble. Having a warm place to sleep, and address to put on an employment application and access to a shower and laundry facilities was the leg up they needed.

Mostly they respected my room and personal property. I did lose some minor stuff, but I think on the whole I made a positive difference in some of their young lives. And mine.

I really appreciate my own good fortune, having seen so many examples of how bad it could have been.

That being said, there are REAL REASONS some of them were homeless...

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The takeaway?

The homeless kids were OK. The adults, not so much.

For years afterwards I'd get a knock on the door and it would be one of the kids, just coming by to thank me!

I did so little, it meant so much to them.

Rather humbling...

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I have a nephew who is homeless, no one can help him because he steals from everyone who tries. His own mother has an order of protection against him.
He’s an ex-con who’s been in prison, he’s been a problem his whole life.
I wouldn’t call him dangerous, but I do know he’s been kicked out of every shelter he’s been in. He’s extremely predjudiced against anyone except whites
( he gets that from his dad, my brother in law, along with the mental issues).
I don’t want him around-I don’t trust him at all. He’s a bad apple, sorry to say.

I’m glad you have done what you did. I’m sure there are a lot of homeless people who are NOT like my nephew. His problems run in the family.
He’s only 30…