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In reply to the discussion: Some things that you may not think about when giving to the homeless. [View all]siligut
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Some things that you may not think about when giving to the homeless. [View all]
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
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OMG, I have quite a bit of what you list and I do have a homeless "friend" who is paranoid schizo
monmouth3
Dec 2012
#6
With her being a woman a dark blanket can mean the difference of life and death.
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
#10
Are their no prisons? And the union workhouses - are they still in operation?
Demo_Chris
Dec 2012
#14
I think that is the most over-looked necessity of the homeless and impoverished:
me b zola
Dec 2012
#26
A lot of food banks also do much more, serving as community resource centers
pinboy3niner
Dec 2012
#46
Many cops don't usually bother homeless women due to the lack of places for them in many areas.
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
#57
If our 1% government cannot provide shelter for the homeless, it could at least
merrily
Dec 2012
#73
Having been homeless myself last year, I can give you a few reasons why...
HamstersFromHell
Dec 2012
#84