This lady takes the leftover burritos from her restaurant and lays them out nicely for hungry people each night. And it’s not just the food that matters; the presentation is perhaps more important.

Homeless and hungry people often crave basic human kindness as much as they do food. Regardless that they have deep personal problems, most of them need to feel like the rest of the world sees them as a person, not as an object inside the “homeless” category.

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So, next time the situation is fitting (which won’t be always – some of the homeless population is disturbed and even dangerous), show someone in trouble that you see them as a person, and not a thing.