You know what? I didn't think of that, good point.
We have a big time bucks shelter for the homeless in my area.
The draw for donations is the in house counseling, job traing and round the clock help for those with drug dependency.
Come to find out, because of budget cuts, for 20 years none of that was available.
When people questioned the number of sex offenders living next door to a family with children the Shelter told the press that it was against policy to check with the police about any police problems with the homeless.
They the shelters need to keep their beds full to get grants and funds from government and city. Non Profit or not, money has to be paid for staff, upkeep and any kind of professional help they need for the residents.
When money runs low due to the warm seasons and people wanting to live in tents with no rules or regulations, then there is most often empty beds.
This is when the money they need to spend for mental health or job training takes a hit.
In order to pay the salary's for Lawyers, office staff etc. the actual help to the people has to be suspended.
Funny, I remember when a big name winter clothing company sent 5,000 pair of winter boots to this shelter. These boots had a sale price of $75.00 a pair.
Within 24 hours all the boots were on the street, I admit I bought 2 pair for $30.00 from a pan handler. I had no idea where they came from, they were just the very best boots I have bought. A week later when I read about this scam in the local news, All I could do was to think about American ingenuity to make the best of any situation.
