After reading your article, I feel ashamed of myself. I do not do as you do with real intentions.
But Homeless in Indonesia, my country, most of them do not want to be given other than money. become homeless not because of circumstances, but one profession. meaning they have a decent place to live and have a treasure. but it is better to ask or be a beggar. because earnings become more beggars than income into rough labor.

Some are really homeless.
Some even hire a 4 year old child for a day as a medium begging. Some even pinched his son to cry for us to pity and give money for him.