Giving money to a homeless person: stupid?

<p>Anyway, duckedtape, what do you mean I rank in the first 3 tiers for boarding? posting on boards? what?</p>

<p>To Godsend: I used to live in a shantytown in a developing country, so I know what desperate conditions are like. </p>

<p>This morning, I checked the Evanston Health and Human Services Department website and found out that his statement of release from jail (arrested for sleeping in private properties) might not be enough to request a birth certificate. If this is the case, how could people like him who have no other documentation ever rebuild their lives? The reason why he’s requesting the certificate in the first place is to have a form of identification.</p>

<p>I also found out that some 24-hour homeless hotlines are NOT 24-hours and other numbers are just not working anymore. No wonder a lot of the homeless here feel helpless. The resources are not very accessible.</p>