HandUp Gift Cards for the Homeless

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Dashrender

Interesting - hopefully the funds will be used for helpful things and not things like drugs or booze.

scottalanmiller

Interesting - hopefully the funds will be used for helpful things and not things like drugs or booze.

As the entire point of the card is that and the function of the card is to make only things like food and shelter available, one would assume that that is not a concern.

scottalanmiller

Cards are redeemed

100% of your $25 card is used to buy goods and services. People also meet with case managers and connect to services.

scottalanmiller

All purchases are from non-profit services so it would be pretty surprising if homeless support non-profits were dealing drugs.

Dashrender

It's a form of currency no matter how you slice it. Someone will abuse it.. but I do like it better than cash, as you have a higher percentage of chance it will be used for good purposes.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

It's a form of currency no matter how you slice it. Someone will abuse it.. but I do like it better than cash, as you have a higher percentage of chance it will be used for good purposes.

In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said:

In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

Oh come on, @Dashrender can be more tin foil hat than that. Food is a form of currency. They will trade it for booze or drugs..

scottalanmiller

Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

RojoLoco

@scottalanmiller said:

Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

Hand them enough drugs, and you have handed them a job!

scottalanmiller

@RojoLoco said:

@scottalanmiller said:

Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

Hand them enough drugs, and you have handed them a job!

Then they can barter drugs for food, shelter, etc.

Dashrender

@JaredBusch said:

@scottalanmiller said:

In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

Oh come on, @Dashrender can be more tin foil hat than that. Food is a form of currency. They will trade it for booze or drugs..

Exactly! - LOL

I really do like the card idea better than cash.

DustinB3403

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

RojoLoco

@DustinB3403 said:

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

That type of behavior deserves a swift punch to the throat. No reason to restrain yourself from a violence when accosted by a useless crackhead.

scottalanmiller

@DustinB3403 said:

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

Reid Cooper

Interesting idea, but it is going to need to be in a lot more places for it to actually work. Even the homeless are not stationary.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

Should I start a thread asking for a server?
lol

DustinB3403

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

Should I start a thread asking for a server?
lol

..... for pot?

What good is pot going to do on a server?

Dashrender

@DustinB3403 said:

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

So there's that....

I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

Should I start a thread asking for a server?
lol

..... for pot?

What good is pot going to do on a server?