How to Help Someone Homeless | How to Pack A Care Kit | Portland Rescue Mission

[@joyceharvey410]

Thank you. This was super helpful.

[@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft]

This is wonderful and thank you so much for the ideas and what not to give a homeless person. I try to give to the homeless all the time and I am making care bags so you have helped me tremendously. I will most certainly do that and hand them out monthly. God bless you.

[@alexandraseelye3735]

Me too. I am trying to help a few I see everyday. But I am in EVERETT.. I was able to help one get off streets and gave him my old car... But then he was car jacked.. It's so desperate out there in the world.. I just hope to do God's work. When ever I can. .. Dear God., please protect the fragile and fallen..hold them to your heart. Give them kindness.and sustenance.

[@alexandraseelye3735]

You are WONDERFUL

[@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft]

@@alexandraseelye3735 Thank you so much. Have a blessed week for me.😇🙏👋

[@alexandraseelye3735]

I am reposting., this., Thank you for all your GOOD work. If KINDNESS., God bless. And prayers for healing and solutions to challenges to end their homelessness.. Thank you for giving and bring HOPE

[@bluefirekin-aria]

Thank you for these suggestions. It is winter at the moment where I live (Adelaide, Australia) and I want to make a package for a homeless man I see around the city quite often. I have bought him hot drinks and some food, but I always wish I could do more. I have a lovely thick, thermal winter coat that I never wear and thought of making up a bag with the coat and adding some gloves and a woolly hat, but wasn't sure what else to include. Your video gave me some great ideas and I think I will add socks, water and some non-perishable foods too. Thanks for sharing these tips!

[@pdxmission]

Thank you for your heart and for caring for those in your own community. So great to hear from you! We are glad this video was helpful.

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Thank you!

[@kittyhouse4]

Is the resource sheet still available? The link is broken.

[@sassienay439]

Love the care kit but if you have 5 or 10 dollars to spare so they can catch a bus to change to safer environments

[@Clandestinemonkey]

Portland Rescue Mission: The link to the free resource sheet is now dead.

[@pdxmission]

Thanks for informing us, it is now relinked :)

[@bobalooloo02]

​@@pdxmissionit's broken again

[@pdxmission]

@@bobalooloo02 Please try the link again. We just checked it out and it seems to be working. Also thanks for letting us know!

[@alexissanders3044]

Why should we not give hand sanitizer. I was going to give some due to the coronavirus

[@Baby_m0thh]

I think it's because some folks deal with addiction and they could abuse it? I could be wrong : /

[@tinyfreckle]

@@Baby_m0thh yeah it's because some people deal with alcohol addiction and might try to drink it which is very harmful (that's why they can't have hand sanitizer in Pre-schools and day cares, in case the kids drink it)

[@huckleberrywinn]

Theres a mental disorder where people eat things like soap or tide. it's a severe one but addicts or those not in thier right mind can still eat it without the disorder. It can be very easy to lose ones mind w no basic needs met when you haven't slept eaten or are freezing and dehydrated.

[@lqa77]

Avoid the kinds with alcohol and then hand sanitizer is fine! They don't work quite as well but still as good as soap when u can't have access to running water 💙

[@bobalooloo02]

​@@huckleberrywinnit's more to do with severe alcoholics who will drink ANY alcohol they can get

[@daisychainmilk]

Great video except for the "money isn't a great option" to help the unhoused. Also, don't agree with the lack of hand sanitizer or mouthwash.

[@lqa77]

Agreed. Not everyone uses money for "drugs and alcohol". I've panhandled before just because I was desperate for a hot meal where I got to choose what I wanted to eat. Of course we were always grateful for the snacks and water bottles but cash can be necessary to get those little items u can't get on food stamps. Plus u can get mouthwash & hand sanitizer in non alcoholic varieties if u are concerned about not tempting someone in recovery ♥️

[@bobalooloo02]

I believe the idea is that just like an alcoholic will drink ANYthing with alcohol a drug addict will use ANY amount to buy more drugs. If you watch the video they suggest gift cards and hand wipes which serve the same intentions as cash and hand sanitizer

[@local9701]

This could be update for Covid19 with information regarding vaccination locations, Thank you Portland Rescue Mission. I do see the Street Roots info book. Notable mentions. (video posted date June 13, 2017)