What are some good items to put in a cold weather care kit to hand out to Homeless folks in my city?
Wanting to put together some backpacks filled with cold weather stuff like hats gloves and a thrifted puff jacket to hand out to the Homeless in my area, what are some other inexpensive items you would recommend I put in them?
Chemical based hand warmers. They look like tough-built teabags. Get them at any Home Depot or Lowes.
Also McDonalds cheeseburgers are nice. Where I’m at, they’re buy one, get one for $1. I can get 4 of them for $8. When I was homeless, I was calorically restricted and it sucked so much. One day there was a guy handing out McDonalds cheeseburgers from a big bag, and it was the best thing.
I take the metro into the city every other week to visit museums, my plan is to take the pack and give to one of the many homeless people i see before i make it into the city every time. I doubt I will make it off the metro before handing it off. And dont worry safety never takes a holiday.
If you’re thinking of buying retail stuff to give out, it 's simpler to just give cash directly, since the recipient can figure out how to use it, and probably knows more about short cuts and bargain outlets than you do.
Someone said refillable water bottles, but really, almost all bottles are refillable. I re-use “disposable” water and soda bottles all the time.
In alot better place than I was a year ago, and want to pay it forward. Wish we could just tear this system down and rebuild it from the ground up to take care of people instead of our corporate overlords, but till that day I feel extremely blessed to be in a place to be able to help out like this. Even if i can only ease a few folks discomfort its better than wallowing in apathy and drinking everyday like i did for the past decade.
+1 on the other commenter mentioning Hot Hands. They’re disposable and don’t last forever, but they’ll feel like a Godsend when you need them.
I’d suggest some kind of blanket. Space blankets don’t provide a lot of insulation but are great for windbreaking which makes them a great top layer over a normal fleece blanket.
I mentioned this in my other comment on one of your posts, but please consider including just a little bit of cash. Every person you meet will always have unique needs or wants that you can’t possibly be expected to account for. Even $5 can give them the agency to see to these specific needs on their own.
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