I’m talking outside of organizing, just in your day to day when people approach you. What do you usually give if so?
There’s a lot of times I don’t have cash on my person and wonder if there’s something else I could do to help.
I have a couple twenties in my wallet that are strictly for giving to people. I know it won't solve the problem but if I have the power to make someone's night better I want to do it.
I usually have some fruit & some of those hospital grippy-socks in my backpack from work. Everyone loves oranges & socks.
A couple months ago I got off the subway and a homeless person asked me for water; I gave her my whole bottle of water and a can of Sprite I had in my bag. Someone else a few blocks later asked me for money, and I offered him some peanuts.
I'm glad I squirreled away the refreshments from the flight I'd taken that day.
My mom always keeps granola bars in the car - I wish I had her level of preparedness.
very generous with cigarettes but i rarely have cash money :shrug-outta-hecks:
I'm poor, so sometimes nothing. When I do give something, I give cash. Typically $5-10.
If I have cash, I give that. If I smoke, I offer a couple cigs. If I'm outside of a store, I'll offer to go in and grab some food and get some cash back to give. If you live in a state that has good can or bottle refunds, drop those off at an encampment nearby. They add up.
I also offer alcohol or weed if I have it, like if I'm on a patio of a bar.
I give whatever loose bills I manage to have on me when I'm out doing errands.
Sometimes I buy pizza and offer slices to people camped on the sidewalk as I go. As long as they don't mistake me for some fundie trying to trick them into a church, that tends to go well.
If you have a windfall, consider new socks or even new shoes. Those go a long way.
Cash, if I don't have that then sometimes a gift card, some smokes or a sandwich if they ask
Aside from cash on hand, I had a cane in my car one time. The guy with a limp really appreciated it.
I've gone into a gas stations buying anything resealable I could find.
I also remember sharing a 10 inch wide sandwich (my eyes are bigger than my stomach). A quarter of it was a whole sandwich in itself.
