In the last two posts here I was on my soap box about the difficulties getting food. That's still a big factor even during the best of times. In fact getting food now for the unsheltered homeless is probably the number one priority but there are other things that are important to.
Many campers but not all of them try to get work doing day jobs or whatever it takes to earn money. Sure, some of those people use the money for alcohol and drugs but almost all of them use the money they earn for food too. Now, temporary or day jobs have pretty much dried up meaning no money for groceries, transportation and other supplies needed around the camp to survive.
Transportation is another problem for the camper as well as many other people. Basically all of the homeless people rely on the bus system to get around. With the unsheltered and the campers buses are extremely important. Without the money for a bus you can't go get the supplies needed. On top of that it appears that here in Ft Worth the busses are running on a Sunday schedule for the duration, meaning that the busses don't go to places they normally do. That means that the bus probably doesn't go to the area where the unsheltered homeless people live. Added to the money issue, things start getting complicated.
In my situation I have a camp, but it is my home too with the same sort of comfort your house provides. My way is to be able to live in reasonable comfort. The supplies I mentioned earlier help me to survive without too much stress. It's not just the food but other things like batteries, fuel for my stove, coffee and a lot of other things. I'm not alone in this but with the shelter in place ordinances the acquisition of everything becomes almost impossible.
Now with all that being said, the scammers are out there making things difficult for the people who really need your help. Please be careful.
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