The government has many means tested requirements to determine if you really need it. Most charities only take action after the fact; after you are homeless, af

The government has many means tested requirements to determine if you really need it. Most charities only take action after the fact; after you are homeless, after you got severely ill. And they rely on a visual means test. They can feed the homeless on Thanksgiving but don’t have the resources for the other 364 days.