Similar to you, i never give money because of the abuse potantial, and money itself is just a placeholder for what they actually need. Food does better. I've ma

Similar to you, i never give money because of the abuse potantial, and money itself is just a placeholder for what they actually need. Food does better. I've made experience that alot of poor people are ashamed of their situation and will even refuse when you offer something. In German cities there is a trend to leave returnable bottles after picknicking or just place them next to trash cans, a lot of poor people collect them and are able to feed themselves on the bottles return value. This seems to be the primary tactic here to keep those folks from starving, beside from governmental support.