The event, called the Greater Macon Sleepout, is also Daybreak's major annual fundraiser. (buy)

[the tiger]

The woman in this article said something very touching that she wish homelessness could just disappear overnight. I see so many people out here in this city panhandling and so many drivers pass them by without the thought of just offering a dollar. It's just so hard out here just to get a dollar. The stuff that people have to do just to try to get a dollar when not having a job. Trying to get by. You name it. A lot of people in this city throw dirt on her name (Macon) which is actually a sister city. You have masculine cities & you have feminine cities. People have to become more in tune with tapping into resources in their city. Instead of being a critic. Like commissioner Al Tillman said it best during an interview last year about the consensus of the acronym C.A.V.E (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) people in Macon-Bibb.

Daybreak bringing renewed focus to homlessness in Macon | The Telegraph

[midgeorgiaman]

Originally Posted by the tiger

The woman in this article said something very touching that she wish homelessness could just disappear overnight. I see so many people out here in this city panhandling and so many drivers pass them by without the thought of just offering a dollar. It's just so hard out here just to get a dollar. The stuff that people have to do just to try to get a dollar when not having a job. Trying to get by. You name it. A lot of people in this city throw dirt on her name (Macon) which is actually a sister city. You have masculine cities & you have feminine cities. People have to become more in tune with tapping into resources in their city. Instead of being a critic. Like commissioner Al Tillman said it best during an interview last year about the consensus of the acronym C.A.V.E (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) people in Macon-Bibb.

Daybreak bringing renewed focus to homlessness in Macon | The Telegraph

I thing CAVE exists everywhere. It is closely related to NIMBY. That being said, I dont give money to panhandlers. I live near the Spring St exit and see them daily. I also jog the riverwalk and have seen several of these regular panhandlers go into the gas stations by the bridge and purchase whatever adult beverage they want with their panhandling money. Second, while waiting at the light I have seen them throw trash related to the food or purchase they have directly on the ground. I refuse to support vices for others and the trash they deposit infuriates me.

I support the organizations such as Daybreak who work to assist and I have supported them financially, but giving dollars to panhandlers who trash our highways and buy beer with their "earnings"...Nope and I encourage others to donate to organizations like Daybreak instead of panhandlers.

On a related note, if I ever saw a person at the offramp with a sign, "I cleaned up this intersection" standing next to a full trash bag, I would give them a $20 or more. Instead, they stand there in a pile of litter (some of their making) asking for money. Nope.