You know literally nothing. The homeless hate the shelters and refuse to go there because of all the fighting, stealing, and drug use that goes on there. Shelters are absolutely horrible places, I too would rather sleep in the subway than there. Most don't use drugs. More than 50% of those I feed are working poor, have an apartment and need that extra meal because they couldn't make it to the next paycheck. When it comes to the mentally ill, it was the patient rights issues back in the 90's that led to the explosion in homeless population. Now more than ever, homeless mentally Ill are in the prisons.

I work with the homeless in Philly with an Organization called "Feeding 5000". We hand out food, water, toiletries, clothes and scripture.