They are starting to realize what even short-term bouts with poverty do to a brain, but there are, as in all things, skills to be gained. I used to scrounge change out of parking lots in the UConn area for food, so now that I do not have to do that, I sometimes throw coins into the parking lots of places I go, just in case someone in need is looking. It's not effective charity, but it is a small imperative I have to follow.