The nicest thing I did and still do is give people who are standing on the street asking for change money even if I only have a few dollars left. I have been to a detox facility many years ago and spent time with the type of people that are homeless in our country. Some have addiction problems , some have mental problems and some are just down on their luck.

Also a tip, if you see a guy selling news papers in the middle of the interesection and you ever wonder why are they so damn happy and thankful. It is because they are part of a recovery program that allows them to do the paper gig for about a year until they have saved up enough money to move out the halfway house and finally get back on their feet.

Those people just a year prior may have been sleeping on the streets deep into their addiction. When I was in detox , I remember most of the homeless people wanted to get into this program cause it let them sell news papers.

The ones who were accepted usually have came a long way in improving their quality of life, which is why they are usually always in a good mood, because they are getting another chance at life.

Screw it I say instead of donating money to people who comment in this thread donate it to a homeless shelter, they can put this money to good use. Or if you see a person selling newspapers in the middle of an intersection throw them a dollar or two. Homeless people are no different than you and I. They still experience all the emotions we do because we are all human and in this world together.