I posted yesterday, offering to help someone here; cash, food, clothes, even said I wasn't going to pay for hotel rooms, so you'd think putting someone in an apartment in NYC would be assumed that I couldn't help with that. I woke up this morning with a reddit msg. letting me know that my post had been "downvoted beyond the threshold", and I can only assume that it was because I said I couldn't help with those things.

I came to this sub (over foodpantry, assistance, those two subs) because I want to help my homeless brothers and sisters. I'd still help, but I have issues, my bank account has been overdrawn for over a month because I don't work, I have medical issues, but you all are the first people I think of when I DO HAVE MONEY because I know what it is like to be out there, but seriously? Pay for an apartment and/or hotel stay? I can't do that, I had stuff I had to take care of, and with what I have left over? It's why I come here, I want to help you all, even if it's just a small thing, I do care.

In the past, I've helped members of this sub here with food, cash and even helped someone who needed money for clothes for work, he asked for $20, but when we chatted, I sent him $40. If I have anything extra, and I know $20-40 isn't a ton of money, but if someone tells me they need something, I'll do what I can.

What am I missing here? No one put me in a hotel or paid for me to get an apartment when I was homeless, and while I did get a stimulus check, I'm not going to just hand over all of it to someone that I don't know, and as well? I have to pay for stuff that I need for myself... I know that many of you understand that. Sigh... :(

I know that I probably got the "crap shoot" in the requests I received last night (one, I actually didn't understand what they were asking for, asked them what they needed help with, and they never responded), but I'm one person that understands, I've been there, and yes, I'd like to help someone.

Sorry for the vent, but when I got up this morning and saw I was downvoted for offering to help someone, it kind of hurt my feelings, and in ending, it made me feel like "why bother anymore"?

Hope no one takes this post the wrong way, MOD's, apologies to you all as well if this post is out of line/breaking rules, but just had to get this off my chest.