Actually, she could use that 5 bucks for something else. 3 kids and no income should get her about 660 bucks in food stamps--more then enough to feed a family of 4 and then some. While I feel for this lady, it seems like a waste of resources ie time for her to be standing on a street corner begging when time is of the essence to get her life back in order for her kids. Her time would be better served contacting local area churches and talking to the pastor(s) regarding her situation. Of course, I'm very skeptical of panhandlers.