Giving $50 pre-paid cards to the homeless and tracking purchases

by chrisacky on 5/12/2013, 12:36 PM with 10 comments
  • by Zenst on 5/12/2013, 1:17 PM

    What a lovely idea, just goes to show that homelessness is not all down to drink and drugs as people believe. I know as had some wonderful conversations with homless people myself and very easy thru no fault of your own to get into such a situation.

  • by darkxanthos on 5/12/2013, 1:29 PM

    This is a great way to test the assumptions many people make about the homeless. I can imagine this being the start of an awesome non-profit. Donate to the homeless with transparency with what they do with your money. The service could also report on the population as a whole and segment by interesting factors to look for ways to maximize the impact of the money given.

  • by stevewillows on 5/12/2013, 8:54 PM

    In Vancouver a restaurant has a token program that seems to be working well.

    http://saveonmeats.ca/sandwich-token-program/

  • by omervk on 5/12/2013, 4:28 PM

    (2010)

  • by diffsir on 5/12/2013, 5:14 PM

    This was just on the front page of Reddit. Oh and I already read this article years ago.

    HN == Reddit