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I hate to sound pessemistic(so) but the guy you found was very special. Most people would have just drank the money you gave them. How wonderful for that man though! My dad had a job while on leave of absence helping people get back on their feet. He did this for about 2 years then went back to his blue collar job.

It drove him nuts to see so many people squander opportunity after opportunity. Very very few people took what was offered and ran but that very few that did were sure the high spot of the job. One guy burst into my dads office almost tearful as he showed dad is first paycheck.

Most people had to be called to get them out of bed and get them to go to work which they did poorly. Some opted to go back to jail rather than take the jobs that Dad got for them.

You know ... I agree with you for the most part. I do think that the guy that I had helped probably represents 1% of the homeless, but I recognized this when we spoke and this is why I was willing to take a chance and help him. I think that most squander the money. For example, I am a student and right outside of my classroom building there is a homeless guy who asks "Can you help an old man get a sandwich?" every time you walk buy - every day for the past year. I take public transportation to school, and I have seen this same guy at least ten times walking out of a liquor store near the train station with a bottle of booze.

I do think that most waste opportunity and money, and this is particularly why I disagree with gov't programs, because they take no effort in trying to differentiate the two types of homeless. I also think that individuals or charities should make an effort to help those who really want a second chance.