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Howard Hale
Creating Opportunities for the Homeless
Roadside Beggars: What are their stories?
Ever wonder who these people are, where they come from and why they can't get a job? We all fantasize about their lives and what got them to the point of standing at a freeway exit, asking for a handout. I usually tell myself, they’re dealing with some addiction issue or are just plain lazy. The reality is I don’t know what the story is. It might be either or neither of the stories I’ve invented. Regardless of the story, it has clearly resulted in a desperate situation. Imagine that life’s circumstances brought you to a place of having to beg for food and money!I'm not one to give out money, unless I think it's going to good use. I've had this conversation with friends and associates. Some give money out of pity; others don't give money at all, mostly because the panhandlers demonstrate a physical ability to work.
That's how I came up with the idea of turning roadside beggars into business people. Everyone should feel good about what they do for a living and I want to feel good about giving them support to do so. But there’s always more to the story than we typically know. In this blog, I will attempt to identify those issues and try, in some small way, to help these people see their ways out of poverty. Stay tuned and we welcome your support with either time or money.
1 comment:
Howard,
Great idea.
We’re in.
Pls call me for our ccard.
Best Regards,
David
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