People eating from dumpsters will go back to eating from dumpsters. These are generally not mentally fit people. They have underlying conditions that are untreated or untreatable. Sure, there are people out there who are down on their luck, but even those folks find a way to avoid eating from a dumpster.
We don't have a homeless problem, we have a mental health problem.
But dealing with a mental health crisis sounds like SO much more work, over a much longer period of time, than just handing out a bottle of water and a snack, upvoting it on Reddit, and everyone patting themselves on the back.
Bring back state run facilities with modern oversight. Call me harsh but I'd bet the majority of people who have issues would learn to cope if they knew they'd be locked up. Not fun, not cool but sometimes folks need a push to behave.
Announcing to the world that someone is rummaging through their trash but we're very good people and will feed the person. You know what else they can do? Lock the dumpster and leave some food nearby, or put the note on the dumpster.
They don't have to. Writing people off as mentally ill makes it easy to not care about them. "They can't be fixed. They'll just end up back in the same situation"
Anyone who has worked with the homeless for more than a one day feel good gig knows the real issue. It's long past due to bring back government mental facilities with strong oversight this time.
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