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She got a cool drawing out of the deal!
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The drawing
That drawing is from John Tenniel who was asked by Lewis Carroll to provide the illustrations for Alice in Wonderland. However, he probably did the coloring.
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/pictures/queen-...
Makes me feel insignificant.
My coloring never looked that good.
Good story and good for her
Good story and good for her for following through with the guy's meds.
The Boston Herald commenter quote on her bio cracked me up.
Trust but Verify
Totally correct in her action. If you want to help (and have the time also), then give the person the benefit of the doubt. But don't just give the money, go with the person to the bus stop/pharmacy or whatever claim to be needed (safety permitted). Ensures the truthful get help and the liars get called out.
Once, I did the same thing, but he needed a ticket to NYC. And went with him to South Station ended up paying for his ticket (mostly). While I did paid in bus fare, I do not regret the action. Because he likely telling the truth to go that far and thus got the help. On the off chance he was not, he was politely sent out of Boston to NYC.
And that picture, that should be put prominently somewhere in her place. Because that is cool as heck and a great story to tell.
Send people looking for train/bus fare here
http://www.travelersaid.org/
local office:
FamilyAid Boston
727 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 542-7286
Why?
Why send them there? FamilyAid Boston provides assistance to homeless families in Boston. I see no evidence that they supply train or bus fare out of town.
They are the local contact
They are the local contact for Travelers Aid which does.
Travelers Aid
That's not listed among their services:
"We accomplish our Mission at these locations in the following ways:
Provide travel courtesy, hospitality and engage travelers to ensure a more pleasant travel experience at the facilities
Provide information on cultural activities, sightseeing, ground transportation, accommodations and local points of interest.
Meet and greet services for youth, seniors, disabled persons and international visitors when requested, including the ability to provide companion care while the passenger is waiting in the transportation facilities within the specified hours of operation.
Facilitate contacts in the event that passengers arrive at the "wrong" airport and need assistance to travel to another airport to reunite with family/friends.
Provide information on check-cashing, use of credit cards, ATMs and other options available when money is lost or stolen (e.g. prepaid tickets, contact with friends or relatives, alternative travel, wiring money, emergency housing and food resources)."
I can't find anything that says that Traveler's Aid will pay for your bus or train ticket.
This is a great story
She did a good thing all around for helping him. Medication is vital to the under-served population in the city (and everyone, really). It's good to see a story of someone who really did need help and a very kind woman who helped him.
lord knows, she's a better woman that I am.
I don't get how the
I don't get how the populations which most public services exist for are called "undeserved"
Curious
What the medications were. I'm not making any kind of accusation or infer anything negative. I'm just curious what his meds were.
And BTW: state law requires pharmacies to give prescription medications to those who claim they can't pay. The law also says the pharmacy can make attempts to collect it at a future date.
Seriously?
I can't imagine going into my pharmacy and saying I can't pay right now but I need this medication today so you have to give it to me. They would be laughing me out of the store. Especially if you didn't have insurance....
Medicaid/masshealth
Sorry, it only applies to people on masshealth/medicaid. When I posted the above comment I was assuming in my head he was on masshealth.
Ahh...
That makes more sense... I think. Thanks for clarifying.
I'm not sure why you would
I'm not sure why you would think he was lying about this. He could just be a poor dude who needed his medication, or- he could be picking up his script of Xanax or klonopins or adderall or whatever to sell.