DON'T GIVE THE HOMELESS YOUR CASH!!
"Oh how heartless!" some would say.
"That's cruel!! They need the money!" others would shout.
But, while first impressions might urge one to detract, I still stand by what I say. It would perhaps make better sense if I were to put it this way:
"That's cruel!! They need the money!" others would shout.
But, while first impressions might urge one to detract, I still stand by what I say. It would perhaps make better sense if I were to put it this way:
Don't Give the Homeless Your Cash!!
Let Them Earn It.
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ALSO
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DEFENDING OUR DIGNITY (a division of PKHarrisPlace.com - Est. 1984) is one of several websites on which we sell products for the benefit of affiliated un(der)employed and unsheltered individuals. In fact, the reason you are reading this blog at all is likely because such a person gave you a business card with their name on it and asked you to come here. Here is how you can help them: Simply make a purchase from one of the sites listed on the front of the card. When you get to the purchase screen after placing your order in the comments/message section, type in the name written on the card. It's as simple as that. What has just happened by your doing this is that You, the purchaser, will be gaining a useful product that you have selected yourself (and not been "guilted" into buying) and They, the person who gave you the card, will have earned their cut of the profits, and Everyone has their dignity spared by knowing that a needy individual has earned an honest dollar without having to beg or grovel.
And please understand this: No one is getting rich here - we're all just trying to keep our heads above water.
There are tons of lovely and useful products available for you to purchase. Or, depending on your fancy, if you would like something special we can arrange to have something unique in design fashioned exclusively for you. However, we will truly understand if, after looking through our sites, you decide that there is nothing we can do for you at this time. If such is the case then we do beg of you to have a heart and give our card to someone you know who might be interested. All of our beneficiaries would be most grateful for your support. Let us know what you think or allow us to answer any questions you may have via this forum.
Wishing you the loveliest of days.
P. K. Harris
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Reasonably considered, when you look around on any given day, about 85% of the homeless you will see certainly look as if they can barely navigate their way from one end of the block to the other without a road map. This is the sad but unfortunate picture that most have when you mention the words "homeless person".
But what a lot of people don't know is that, because of the severe economic downturn in this country, there is now an aggregate of individuals that the newspapers are calling The Working Homeless, with the majority in this class being women with school-aged children or middle aged single men who have migrated from other states only to find that jobs they were promised have fallen through.
But what a lot of people don't know is that, because of the severe economic downturn in this country, there is now an aggregate of individuals that the newspapers are calling The Working Homeless, with the majority in this class being women with school-aged children or middle aged single men who have migrated from other states only to find that jobs they were promised have fallen through.
Now, while it is quite true that too many of the individuals that are on the street have brought it on themselves (drug abuse, long histories of criminal behavior, or untreated mental illness), there are still a few who can somewhat proudly say that none of these are the reason they are in their current condition. These are persons who are "still in there trying" very hard everyday to maintain a decent standard of living, keeping themselves fit, mentally healthy and are still actively looking for work. These kind of people truly deserve your help. But at the same time, they do not desire your charity, at least not without first attempting to earn it first.
DEFENDING OUR DIGNITY is a company that has been set up as a way for you
to help those in that particular situation. We have tried to arrange it so that help can be offered without making anyone feel anymore uncomfortable than they do already. The hope is that one will be able to do what one can on an individual and anonymous
basis.
ALSO
View DefendingOurDignity Products on CafePress.com
DEFENDING OUR DIGNITY (a division of PKHarrisPlace.com - Est. 1984) is one of several websites on which we sell products for the benefit of affiliated un(der)employed and unsheltered individuals. In fact, the reason you are reading this blog at all is likely because such a person gave you a business card with their name on it and asked you to come here. Here is how you can help them: Simply make a purchase from one of the sites listed on the front of the card. When you get to the purchase screen after placing your order in the comments/message section, type in the name written on the card. It's as simple as that. What has just happened by your doing this is that You, the purchaser, will be gaining a useful product that you have selected yourself (and not been "guilted" into buying) and They, the person who gave you the card, will have earned their cut of the profits, and Everyone has their dignity spared by knowing that a needy individual has earned an honest dollar without having to beg or grovel.
And please understand this: No one is getting rich here - we're all just trying to keep our heads above water.
There are tons of lovely and useful products available for you to purchase. Or, depending on your fancy, if you would like something special we can arrange to have something unique in design fashioned exclusively for you. However, we will truly understand if, after looking through our sites, you decide that there is nothing we can do for you at this time. If such is the case then we do beg of you to have a heart and give our card to someone you know who might be interested. All of our beneficiaries would be most grateful for your support. Let us know what you think or allow us to answer any questions you may have via this forum.
Wishing you the loveliest of days.
P. K. Harris
