Hikers4Homeless

I think the #1 misconception about the homeless is that they're not grateful for the help that they receive. Some of the homeless people I've met are the most grateful, most humble people I know! You give them a doughnut, they give you a hug. The rest of us just manage to mumble thanks when someone buys us a doughnut.

How about 100,000 jobs created? Giving people a job helps them to help themselves.

What advice would you give the founder of a small nonprofit that helps the homeless who is just starting out? What have you learned?

One more question if I may - how do you deal with negative responses to trying to help the homeless? Is there any hope of educating people who feel the homeless are a nuisance or should we just move on and focus on those who are interested in helping?

Great advice - I don't believe we're enrolled. I was on the news Saturday giving out valentines and survival kits here: http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/volunteer-group-gives-survival-kits-to-the-homeles/33318/1jRIRd_Yo02SpVtRmRgYtQ. This is just a small project right now (10 hours or less/wk) so I have a day job. I actually applied for the Performance Management Associate position with your campaign the other day. I would LOVE to be able to work on helping the homeless full time.