As someone who's experienced homelessness, I am where I am now through the kindness of strangers and doubt I would have made it otherwise. Another homeless per

As someone who's experienced homelessness, I am where I am now through the kindness of strangers and doubt I would have made it otherwise. Another homeless person went out of his way to get me a sleeping bag, someone else would stop and chat, offering ideas for how I may be able to get more help. Another offered me a place to stay until I got back on my feet, 12 years later he's still my best friend. I never asked for money and was never offered it. I'd witness people who did ask with no second thought and, undeniably, they were doing so to fuel a drink or drug addiction (many of these people were also not technically homeless). If you can really help a homeless person then go ahead and do it, that help is unlikely to materialize via a simple transfer of cash though.