im doing an essay on homeless people.Can you help me by sharing your opinion about them?

It is sad so many people are forced into that situation through no fault of their own. Some have a financial crisis, such as some major medical issue or a lost job, that puts them on the streets. What I find most sad about that is they don't have friends or family to help them out.

Others are there because of mental health issues. They simply cannot function in the structured life of a job and paying bills. Many would go to places that could help them, but unfortunately there just isn't enough places to help. What is available is full.

Some are addicts. They need help as well. Some would welcome the help to get clean and get back to living a more normal life. Others don't care. Like those with other mental illnesses there simply sin't enough help out there. Plus many people are too ashamed to seek help. Others just don't care. You can't help those who are not willing to help themselves.

Then there are those who actually like living that way. They like the freedom of responsibility. They like not having to worry about paying for housing or having a regular job. They find odd jobs when they need money. Others will beg. I am not big on those that beg. I don't carry much cash so I don't give to them. I will donate to places that help the homeless, such as shelters or food banks.

There is a homeless lady who we pass almost daily. She is smart. She sleeps at the police station on the front porch. It is well lit and cameras are every where. One day I tried to give her a half of pizza. I will NEVER forget her words. She said "no thank you. I have plenty." This woman humbled me beyond what words could say. How could someone who has nothing say she has plenty?

I recently visited Toronto and this is what I saw/experienced from homeless people:

- many with signs stating "I am clean, sober and just want some extra cash to get my life going" then I saw him the next day drunk on the streets.

- i had a homeless guy yell at me for walking past him. Scared me a lot!

- You will see a homeless person with about 5-10 cups of coffee at a time that people have gave to them throughout the day.

- the ones with no signs who are simply just sitting around not begging get all the money

- I saw a guy picking up smoked cigar bits off the street and making another cigar out of those used bits.

- One guy was shouting he was on LSD and kept dancing around for people in a very unusual way.

Anyway, that's what I observed during my trip to Toronto 😂

My opinion is ... You should not use other people's opinions to do your essay with.  You should use facts.