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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 652261" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Although they all use the hungry card, because they know it tears up our hearts and makes us feel very guilty, it is 99% probably not true. The homeless have many resources for food...being hungry isn't really an issue. The street community is close and share this info with one another. They access everything from food pantries, to the Salvation Army (great resource), to picking food out of garbage cans from grocery stores that throw out day old food (most still wrapped...a bit yukky, but when you do drugs, you aren't all that concerned with cleanliness) and other places. NEVER EVER send money. If they say, "I'm hungry, send money" DO NOT. Find the resources in your area that are free. If you feel generous, bring them a sandwich or bread and peanut butter. But if you send them money, you are sending them drugs, which is why they are telling you they are hungry. Usually.</p><p></p><p>As you see, your daughter was not starving as she turned down a meal. Starving people don't do that. You are probably right about what happened. And it used to make me sick too. My daughter was never homeless, although I did kick her out, however she had other dire "needs" and requests for money from us, including "I'm sick." We told her to go to a hospital and we'd directly pay the bill. We didn't hear back about that again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 652261, member: 1550"] Although they all use the hungry card, because they know it tears up our hearts and makes us feel very guilty, it is 99% probably not true. The homeless have many resources for food...being hungry isn't really an issue. The street community is close and share this info with one another. They access everything from food pantries, to the Salvation Army (great resource), to picking food out of garbage cans from grocery stores that throw out day old food (most still wrapped...a bit yukky, but when you do drugs, you aren't all that concerned with cleanliness) and other places. NEVER EVER send money. If they say, "I'm hungry, send money" DO NOT. Find the resources in your area that are free. If you feel generous, bring them a sandwich or bread and peanut butter. But if you send them money, you are sending them drugs, which is why they are telling you they are hungry. Usually. As you see, your daughter was not starving as she turned down a meal. Starving people don't do that. You are probably right about what happened. And it used to make me sick too. My daughter was never homeless, although I did kick her out, however she had other dire "needs" and requests for money from us, including "I'm sick." We told her to go to a hospital and we'd directly pay the bill. We didn't hear back about that again. [/QUOTE]
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