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Poll: Do you give money to the homeless on the street?

Author:Steve Patterson February 7th, 2010

“Do you have any change?” Most of us have been approached by a homeless person asking for money.

ABOVE: entrance to the Horizon Club, a downtown St. Louis safe haven.

The poll this week asks how you respond when asked for money. Next week when I present the poll results I’ll have some expert views on the subject. In the meantime please vote and share your thoughts below.

- Steve Patterson

Downtown , Homeless , Weekly Poll

Humanitarian

Absolutely not.

Douglas Duckworth

I always give cigarettes.

Chris

Whose hands are those poking into the picture?

Steve Patterson

Those are the hands of the homeless person I was with that day.

Stephanie

Check out this initiative: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/HandUP-for-Hop...

laura

I buy copies of Whats Up Magazine any time I see someone selling them. http://www.whatsupstl.com/intro.html. But, I don't just hand out money to anyone who asks.

RyleyinSTL

Never. My dollar isn't going to change anything for these people.

Mike Baldwin

If you need an expert: contact my spouse who has worked in homeless services for over 30 years.

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Poll: Do you give money to the homeless on the street?

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