[foogazi]

> Unfortunately (at least for this person), the well-meaning people who were always willing to give him money on the street meant what the charity was offering wasn't of interest to him.

Why couldn’t they get the housing AND the money too ?

[troupe]

Well, they were giving them jobs where they could earn money as well as providing for most all the things that a homeless person is going to need. But the return on investment from people just giving handouts is hard to compete with.