Effort To Curb Panhandling Working
A month long campaign to redirect money usually given to panhandlers is helping non-profits assist the local homeless community. City leaders launched the campaign at the start of August to stop panhandlers on the roadside. On Tuesday, organizers of the Give Real Change campaign said the movement is making a difference. In the past few weeks, the program has helped get some panhandlers off of the street and working with non-profit groups according to organizers. Former panhandlers told KREM 2 News that most of the money they collected went to feeding their addictions. “It went to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes,” admitted Jeff Chambers who used to ask for money on the roadside/Shawn Chitnis, KREM2. More here.
Question: When & where did you last encounter a panhandler in North Idaho?
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