What should you do when you come in contact with a panhandler or homeless person and want to help?
During the ongoing debate about helping the homeless, we’ve heard stories about someone giving money to a panhandler only to find out that the money is spent on booze or drugs. In an interview for KFYO’s public service program, This Week in Lubbock, Captain Mike Morton of the Salvation Army was asked, if we want to help a panhandler we see on a street corner, what’s the best way to do it?
“Number one is focus your help with the agencies that are already dealing with it,” Morton said. ” Volunteer with those agencies, get involved with what the agencies are doing, learn what is a proper way of helping.”
” The second thing I would recommend is when you meet the guy on the street, refer him to the Salvation Army. I don’t have any problem with you sending him to my door. The Salvation Army doesn’t close its doors to anyone.”
You can hear the entire interview with Captain Morton at 6 a.m. Sunday on KFYO.
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