How do homeless people support themselves?

Answer 1

Nowadays, if you find yourself homeless in the U.S., youj'd call 211 on any payphone, and the operator will direct you to the nearest facilities available to help whatever situation you might be in. (theoretically) Shelters, food pantries, medical aid, government assistance offices, etc., would be the types of information the operator can relay, right there on any phone (ie. a pay phone if you had no cell)

Answer 2

The homeless do a variety of things to survive. For food it isn't uncommon for the homeless to dumpster dive. Which sounds unpalatable at first but one must keep in mind that grocery stores throw out tons of good food simply due to packaging defects. It is also common for the homeless to employ the services of food kitchens. For shelter the homeless either stay in shelters specifically for the homeless. But many refuse to do so as going to a shelter is basically asking for your possessions to be stolen and shelter workers tend not to be the types of people one would want to deal with (which is understandable considering how easy it is to get 'burnt out' in that career field). Instead some squat which means they live in unused buildings, some camp in parks, some have vehicles in which they live, and others simply sleep wherever they can find a safe spot to curl up in.

The vast majority of homeless however are people you never see. Most homeless are 'couch surfers' and you do not ever see them sleeping on park benches or begging for coins at the bus stop. They are merely people whom are down on their luck and are staying with various friends and families until they get back on their feet.
they may beg for money and steak out under a bridge. For my area they head to the forest to make little shelters by the river and cover it with plastic. These one are aggresive and tend to jump other people. (steal from them)

Answer 3

• they might get money from there friends when they see them on the streets.
• they might get food out of the trash and water.
• they might have taken things with them so they can have it with them all the time.

Answer 4

Homeless people use many techniques to support themselves, including scavaging, using services of charities, begging, and, believe it or not some even have jobs; these jobs don't pay enough to pay for deposit and first months rent on a room or apartment. The homeless try to find shelter or enough money for a cheap hotel/motel room but it's not always possible.