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Sometimes people ask "should I give money to people who are homeless on the side of the road?" Knowledgeable, experienced professionals disagree about what to do in that scenario. Lynne Sipiora, Executive Director, shares her answer to the question with her basic philosophy, "Err on the side of mercy." While in Austin this week for the Texas Homeless Conference, she and a group of convention attendees crossed paths with a man who was obviously chronically homeless. It was Lynne who stopped to talk to him, asked where he was sleeping tonight, and went on to learn about his life and then slipped him $20. Later, a discussion of this issue showed the variety of opinions. What do you do when you see someone obviously homeless? There are no right/wrong answers.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:51:47 +0000

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