"Maybe" you could read the rest of the story - in order to have a safe place for herself and baby to sleep at night, she has to agree that the Place TAKES 75% of her money - SHE has no say in it - and puts it aside for her when the 6 months limit for staying is up....
and "maybe" you holier-than-thouers' can Thank God that 'but by His grace, there go you - "
I am not suggesting that the woman is not deserving of charity. But if she is mentally ill then the baby should be in foster care while she seeks treatment. If she is incapable of working due to pain then she is probably incapable of properly caring for the child because that’s a demanding full time job (or so I’m told by my wife).
San Francisco spends $250 million (yes >$41k per person -that’s not a typo) on homeless services every year, with a special priority for families. So there is no reason for her to be begging on the street with an infant. The child should be in daycare while she is training for a job (all the coffee places have openings and they seem to favor baristas with tats, piercings, etc.). She chooses not to work and to use the child as a prop. It’s wrong and not in anyone’s best interests.
I’m sorry, but for His grace I might be jobless and broke, but I would never be begging on the streets with an infant.