Shoppers and commuters pass by homeless
people day after day but many may feel they do not know how to help. One of the
simplest ways is to tell a professional.
Street Link is a government-funded service
which allows people to alert local authorities in England and Wales about rough
sleepers in need of support in their area.
GIVE TIME, NOT MONEY.
When someone on the street asks for money
some give instinctively, while others struggle with what it might be spent on.
For Rik James, who previously slept rough, money is not the answer.
"If they ask for money it's for one of
two things - drugs or alcohol,"
"Offer them food and if they don't
take it they don't need it."
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