I shop in the same area as my local goodwill and I have noticed the majority of people shopping there are middle class according to their auto's and there dress.
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Does Goodwill actually help the needy/homeless?
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To keep myself in a giving spirit this time of year, I have a memory to draw upon.
In the early 1990's I was a member of the Greenville Jaycees. We'd host a "Shopping trip" to K-Mart every year about two weeks before Christmas and take about 200 under privileged (what ever that means) kids to buy Christmas gifts for themselves since they'd likely get nothing.
I had a little guy, about 8 1/2 years old, wearing threadbare clothing, snot running out of his nose, no gloves.....you get the picture. His name was Raymond. I took that guy all over the store but he couldn't pick anything out. He looked at a lot of toys and I could tell he wanted to buy one but by the end of the hour (or so) we were moving to the checkout to exit and he hadn't picked anything out. Each child had a budget of roughly $50. All the other kids were holding their prized gifts to themselves checking out. It was very exciting to see.
I tried my best to get Raymond to make some decision since we were about to reload the buses. I asked him one more time what he'd like to buy since it was time to leave. He looked at me and said, "Mister, I didn't see one while we were walking around but I really wanted to buy a warm coat for my little sister. She gets so cold on the way to school."
I thought I was going to die standing right there. If that don't break your heart you are cold son of a bitch. We were the last ones on our bus but he had a coat for his sister (it took a while for my allergy meds to clear up my watery eyes, pollen in December?) and a huge playset for himself. It was against the rules for me to do that but at that point I didn't give a damn about rules.
In the early 1990's I was a member of the Greenville Jaycees. We'd host a "Shopping trip" to K-Mart every year about two weeks before Christmas and take about 200 under privileged (what ever that means) kids to buy Christmas gifts for themselves since they'd likely get nothing.
I had a little guy, about 8 1/2 years old, wearing threadbare clothing, snot running out of his nose, no gloves.....you get the picture. His name was Raymond. I took that guy all over the store but he couldn't pick anything out. He looked at a lot of toys and I could tell he wanted to buy one but by the end of the hour (or so) we were moving to the checkout to exit and he hadn't picked anything out. Each child had a budget of roughly $50. All the other kids were holding their prized gifts to themselves checking out. It was very exciting to see.
I tried my best to get Raymond to make some decision since we were about to reload the buses. I asked him one more time what he'd like to buy since it was time to leave. He looked at me and said, "Mister, I didn't see one while we were walking around but I really wanted to buy a warm coat for my little sister. She gets so cold on the way to school."
I thought I was going to die standing right there. If that don't break your heart you are cold son of a bitch. We were the last ones on our bus but he had a coat for his sister (it took a while for my allergy meds to clear up my watery eyes, pollen in December?) and a huge playset for himself. It was against the rules for me to do that but at that point I didn't give a damn about rules.
Christian Women's Center is who we donate to locally.
I don't believe in handouts. I do however believe in hand ups.
If they really needed something to eat, then they could rake some leaves, pick up trash, something besides just being a parasite with their hand run out.
Most homeless folks are homeless, because they choose to be homeless.
I have no pity for laziness.
If they really needed something to eat, then they could rake some leaves, pick up trash, something besides just being a parasite with their hand run out.
Most homeless folks are homeless, because they choose to be homeless.
I have no pity for laziness.
I never got all the crap on my list to Santa, but there wasn't anybody lined up to give it to me either.
The National parks got it right.
Do Not Feed The Bears!
They will become dependent upon you and turn on you when you don't have their "entitlement".
The National parks got it right.
Do Not Feed The Bears!
They will become dependent upon you and turn on you when you don't have their "entitlement".
I shop at the thrift store for my designer clothes.
The National Kidney foundation will do weekly pick ups at your house...they are a decent charity.
(There is another one too, that i cant think of right off hand)
Must ministries is a better one to give to (un wanted clothes, etc., ). Most every medium-large church is associated with a must ministries in one way or another.
Both these are non profit and give you the reciepts for tax deductions.
As far as cash/giving...(besides our church tithes) we only give to Scottish Rite childrens hospital, the Shriners, or the NRA. THESE THREE ARE GUARANTEED GREAT CHARITIES!
(There is another one too, that i cant think of right off hand)
Must ministries is a better one to give to (un wanted clothes, etc., ). Most every medium-large church is associated with a must ministries in one way or another.
Both these are non profit and give you the reciepts for tax deductions.
As far as cash/giving...(besides our church tithes) we only give to Scottish Rite childrens hospital, the Shriners, or the NRA. THESE THREE ARE GUARANTEED GREAT CHARITIES!
Gotta disagree...I would bet a lot, not all, of the people collecting welfare checks and enjoying their liquor, beer, and cigarettes in their gov't housing are lazy.
A good portion of the people on the streets have mental issues, not to be confused with laziness. A lazy person is smart enough to sleep on a warm bed at night since they are intelligent enough to know how to buck the system.
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