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> This is a nice generic advice, but I'd like to hear something more specific. Googling "homeless volunteer YOUR_CITY_HERE" would be a start. > Would restaur

> This is a nice generic advice, but I'd like to hear something more specific. Googling "homeless volunteer YOUR_CITY_HERE" would be a start. > Would restaurants and other places commonly refuse to hire somebody as a dishwasher because they don't look like a typical non-foreigner Definitely. Many bars and nightclubs have an unwritten rule that limits the number/ratio of certain minorities at any given time. > how many of them do that - almost all of them, majority, minority, only the handful of worst ones? What is the percentage of "foreigners" vs. "non-foreigners" (whatever definition there is, not sure again) working such jobs? You'll never get this data down to a granular level unless people are truthful about their prejudices towards certain minority, ethnic, religious, etc. groups

smsm42 10y ago
> Googling "homeless volunteer YOUR_CITY_HERE" would be a start. I'm not sure however how it is going to help me with knowing about hiring policies. Also, call me lazy, but I assume at least some of the people may already have information I need and can share. Maybe not true, but doesn't hurt to ask. Not to diminish the idea of volunteering as such, of course. > Definitely. Many bars and nightclubs have an unwritten rule that limits the number/ratio of certain minorities at any given time. "Certain minorities"? Which ones? What kind of limits, could you provide some examples?
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
  > "Certain minorities"? Which ones? What kind of limits, could you provide some examples? This happened to me (am black). I didn't inquire about the exact ratio that the owner found acceptable, but he only wanted a certain number in the club at a time. Since I didn't enter and obviously never returned to such a place, I don't know if even 1 was too many. > I'm not sure however how it is going to help me with knowing about hiring policies. It is nearly impossible to get any quantitative data because it is illegal to not hire based on race, ethnicity, religion, etc. and it is not a policy. People are reticent to disclose their prejudices and biases to those who do not share them
  - smsm42 10y ago
    Thank you for sharing this!

smsm42 10y ago

> Googling "homeless volunteer YOUR_CITY_HERE" would be a start. I'm not sure however how it is going to help me with knowing about hiring policies. Also, call me lazy, but I assume at least some of the people may already have information I need and can share. Maybe not true, but doesn't hurt to ask. Not to diminish the idea of volunteering as such, of course. > Definitely. Many bars and nightclubs have an unwritten rule that limits the number/ratio of certain minorities at any given time. "Certain minorities"? Which ones? What kind of limits, could you provide some examples?

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
> "Certain minorities"? Which ones? What kind of limits, could you provide some examples? This happened to me (am black). I didn't inquire about the exact ratio that the owner found acceptable, but he only wanted a certain number in the club at a time. Since I didn't enter and obviously never returned to such a place, I don't know if even 1 was too many. > I'm not sure however how it is going to help me with knowing about hiring policies. It is nearly impossible to get any quantitative data because it is illegal to not hire based on race, ethnicity, religion, etc. and it is not a policy. People are reticent to disclose their prejudices and biases to those who do not share them
- smsm42 10y ago
  Thank you for sharing this!