[Patty55]

I believe in the rule of abundance, if you use what you have for good you will always have enough. I'm sure I've been snookered along the way, but that's the con artists problem, not mine.

I have absolutely no patience for the fake charities, the ones that take advantage of good hearted people-but that too works itself out.

I would prefer these people worked for money, but here in TV they really can't go door to door looking for work.

Back in the day on LI, there were guys hanging out at 7-11, not begging for money, just looking for work. They were great, hard working, respectful-okay, so maybe they were a bit illegal-it worked.

I think you just do what you can. You do what feels good for you. Maybe something as simple as clean out your pantry and donate it to a food bank. (A few years back you could bring donations to the security booths.)