[Sussex] Helping our homeless

[moggy]

It’s often hard to help out the homeless. As many of you probably do, giving handouts when I see them.
Trying to help out with soup wagons etc isn’t easy. They always seem to have enough helpers when contacting them.
I’ve noticed some people hanging items of clothing round trees and lamposts which seem a very good idea.
Is this something we on NSC could imitate in our local areas?





https://ibb.co/iGj7fG

 

[CHAPPERS]

https://www.galvanisebh.org/

https://www.mungos.org/

 

[mothy]

I personally would normally only give to known charities where people looking for support & assistance will turn to.

My fear of on street hand outs is that it either encourages begging or is used to feed habits - which isn't where i want my money going

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

not a good idea, those Romanian's will have a field day
regards
DR

 

[Bakero]

not a good idea, those Romanian's will have a field day
regards
DR

Making scarecrows?

 

[B-right-on]

I personally would normally only give to known charities where people looking for support & assistance will turn to.

My fear of on street hand outs is that it either encourages begging or is used to feed habits - which isn't where i want my money going

Agree 100%. Saw a bloke asleep in Duke St on Sunday and you could see he was under the influence of some drug or other. Sad, but then again it brings the place down when someone's sleeping across the shopping. street

 

[Thunder Bolt]

A group in Brighton have been placing hot water bottles in trees, with nearby cafes etc, pledging to fill them with hot water.

https://www.facebook.com/HotBottlesBrighton/

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Making scarecrows?

'Homeless' gang pictured getting out of Romanian registered car in ...
metro.co.uk/.../gang-of-beggars-pictured-getting-out-of-romanian-registered-car-in-c...
regards
DR

 

[Pavilionaire]

not a good idea, those Romanian's will have a field day
regards
DR

What a tired stereotype. I employ a Romanian and she is f**king good at her job.

 

[Taybha]

Can't think of anything much worse than to be homeless on the streets , yup there's the scammers but you get to know the real homeless after a while , i remember that young girl who used to sleep rough in the doorways along london round a few years ago , i spoke to her and she said she had been homeless for 4 years she only looked about 20 then ffs , very sad , i'm not sure i'd want to give to a charity that deals with the problem as you never know how much of your quid actually makes it on to the streets , i'm not sure anybody would want my old clothes tbh so the odd quid in the cup here and there will have to do .

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Only takes a couple of quid to buy a warm winter coat out of any one of the dozen charity shops in London Road. It'll last all winter. No idea where the rest of the begging money goes...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

'Homeless' gang pictured getting out of Romanian registered car in ...
metro.co.uk/.../gang-of-beggars-pictured-getting-out-of-romanian-registered-car-in-c...
regards
DR

Ah yes, the Metro as owned by the Daily Mail. It's bound to be true.

Meanwhile British beggars are pretending to be ex servicemen or driving down from Scotland to beg in Newcastle.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/more-96-per-cent-beggars-10482765

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

What a tired stereotype. I employ a Romanian and she is f**king good at her job.

did I say she wasn't? ,cheap at half the price though , let's not get in the way of facts .
regards
DR

 

[Pavilionaire]

did I say she wasn't? ,cheap at half the price though , let's not get in the way of facts .
regards
DR

And what does that mean? That I should pay her half the going rate simply because she is Romanian?

The only facts are that I am fair-minded and you are a c*nt.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

And what does that mean? That I should pay her half the going rate simply because she is Romanian?

The only facts are that I am fair-minded and you are a c*nt.

regards
DR

 

[moggy]

Can't think of anything much worse than to be homeless on the streets , yup there's the scammers but you get to know the real homeless after a while , i remember that young girl who used to sleep rough in the doorways along london round a few years ago , i spoke to her and she said she had been homeless for 4 years she only looked about 20 then ffs , very sad , i'm not sure i'd want to give to a charity that deals with the problem as you never know how much of your quid actually makes it on to the streets , i'm not sure anybody would want my old clothes tbh so the odd quid in the cup here and there will have to do .

This is my concern. Having given to charities plenty of times, I wonder how much actually goes to where we intend it to go and how much gets swallowed up in admin costs etc

 

[btnbelle]

A group in Brighton have been placing hot water bottles in trees, with nearby cafes etc, pledging to fill them with hot water.

https://www.facebook.com/HotBottlesBrighton/

What a lovely idea.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Seems to me there's a 'homeless' person missing a massive trick here. Not a single one to be seen on the approach from Falmer station to the stadium. Nearest we've got is that um, ECCENTRIC busker in the underpass you have to go through when you get off the 25 bus at the Sports Hall stop. Fair play, certainly knows his target audience, even if I've yet to see anybody give him any money.

 

[aolstudios]

Interesting...
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=173362393401615&id=150647292339792&ref=content_filter

 

[essbee1]

This is my concern. Having given to charities plenty of times, I wonder how much actually goes to where we intend it to go and how much gets swallowed up in admin costs etc

Well - I have to say it and it sounds bad - but there are some charities that I won't give to because I've heard
they spend inordinate amounts on almost fat cat directors.