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 I am so tired of people. I have had more run in's with people against what I do. It is beginning to wear on me.

 Its almost virulent the way it has been increasing, that attitude that I am a bad person because I try to help the homeless & drug addicts. That I am what is that word ah yes enabling them as if If I stopped giving out water and food the issue would disappear. I suppose it would for a few days maybe a week before they would be back causing damage like they did all last winter. 

Without reason to protect this building the helpful ones will disappear which would leave room for other undesirables, the ones that hate everyone and everything. The ones who will cause damage in and around the building because they have no reason not to. 

"Providing sustenance is a compassionate act that allows individuals to focus on other challenges and is a prerequisite for getting back on their feet" 

How food and water are helpful, not enabling 

• Meets basic human needs: Food and water are essential for survival, and providing them directly addresses immediate, life-threatening needs. 
•   Helps prevent harm: Offering food can prevent individuals from having to steal or engage in other desperate measures to get their next meal. 
•  Focuses on the immediate: These actions allow a person experiencing homelessness to have the energy to think about other issues, like finding shelter or a job 
•  Is a prerequisite for long-term solutions:  Having basic needs like food and water met is often a prerequisite for addressing other issues, such as mental health or substance use challenges 
•  Provides hope: For many, receiving food and water is a reminder that people in the community care, which can provide a sense of hope and dignity  

 
 That is from the Google AI and I went and read the responses to the question in  QUORA. There are a lot of opinions out there but they all say the same thing giving water to the homeless is an act of compassion and does not promote harm  only survival so they can get better if they want to. The same with providing food, it is a basic necessity of life.

 

If I could afford to rent one of the empty store fronts around here I could do it out of the public eye but that would defeat the purpose of making people aware that they are humans too. Or even a house with basement access or a porch would work. The problem with that is the same as it is with everything else if it is a shared house then I would run into the same problems as I run into here.

 

Something for future research once I have an idea of what my income will be. I am certain it won't be enough to rent Jerry's but I can dream. 

 

 
 

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• Provides hope:

  For many, receiving food and water is a reminder that people in the community care, which can provide a sense of hope and dignity
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Helps prevent harm:

Offering food can prevent individuals from having to steal or engage in other desperate measures to get their next meal. 

Provides hope:

For many, receiving food and water is a reminder that people in the community care, which can provide a sense of hope and dignity. 

Focuses on the immediate:

These actions allow a person experiencing homelessness to have the energy to think about other issues, like finding shelter or a job. 

Is a prerequisite for long-term solutions:

Having basic needs like food and water met is often a prerequisite for addressing other issues, such as mental health or substance use challenges. 

Helps prevent harm:

Offering food can prevent individuals from having to steal or engage in other desperate measures to get their next meal. 

Provides hope:

For many, receiving food and water is a reminder that people in the community care, which can provide a sense of hope and dignity. 

Focuses on the immediate:

These actions allow a person experiencing homelessness to have the energy to think about other issues, like finding shelter or a job. 

Is a prerequisite for long-term solutions:

Having basic needs like food and water met is often a prerequisite for addressing other issues, such as mental health or substance use challenges.