There’s some reasons why it’s not a good idea to hand these homeless people money. The first reason is because we have homeless shelters in Elko and those shelters get a lot of donations from stores and other people in the community …show more content…
There’s a program in Northern Nevada named (FISH) Friends in Service Helping and they help the homeless. All the programs they have there are made to be temporary and only used in emergency situations so the true needy can get help and so people don’t just rely on FISH the rest of their life. They are there to help get people back on their feet not stay on their feet. This is good so the homeless learn to become self-motivated again which is a need in today’s world. Clothing is provided to the needy by the thrift store. The shelter is provided for one night per traveler unless they get a full time job then they let them stay there until their first check. They have a laundry room that is free and showers for both male and females. The lunch room is open every day but Sunday. This is a lot to offer so if someone homeless truly needs help they can go there. Fish has a mission to help everyone in Northern Nevada that truly need help. They have compassionate service, push to the same goal and that’s to give people hope again, and help the homeless self-sufficient once