please pray for WPer ASS-P!

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Good to know that - can anything be done besides sending cash in the mail though?

he told me western union would be good for him.

Perhaps, but not completely extinct.
http://www.yellowpages.com/san-jose-ca/ ... -attorneys

i was pm'd his postal address, but i do not know how to send him money still.
i do not think it is safe or even legal to put australian banknotes in an envelope and send it to his mailing address.

if the letter was intercepted by sniffer dogs, then he may get into trouble explaining why he is being mailed money from a foreign country.

so i could convert the cash to a "money order", but because i do not know his full name, it would be invalid.

even if i did find out how to give him money, how much should i give him? i would prefer for any money to go toward a permanent solution for him rather than a week to week life support.

if he had a bank account, then i could just deposit funds into it, but i am sure (considering what i am learning about life in america) that it would raise some sort of alarm in the IRS, and maybe it would be confiscated because it is not considered true earnings. maybe the US authorities may consider that he is begging for money on an international scale.

i would like 90% of my contributions to be saved up so he can get his feet fixed, and 10% freely available to him so he can eat healthily.

i have no idea how to go about donating money to him.

"life in america is cold" no matter what season it is i guess.

i am astounded that they will not even let him sleep on vacant ground without booting him out of "their" area.

if anyone has any ideas, please post them. i will ask my local post office on monday how i could go about mailing money to just an address without knowing the name of the beneficiary.

Hello B9, I'm still hoping that someone local will come forward but that might take some time or not happen at all.

The only option at the moment seems to be cash via post or Western Union, Auntblabby has the details for both I think.

ASS-P does not have a bank account and I share your reservations about posting cash.

thank you for that link, Aimless I sent it to ASS-P. and to all, walmart is in the business of sending money to other places, they have in-store money transfer counters. as walmart seems to be ubiquitous that might make them a useful resource.

I tried to transfer some online via moneygram and western union, but their computers will not accept Australian rural addresses or lack of social security number.
The next thing to try is to arrange some sort of international money order to go via snail mail.

B9, auntblabby has his real name and snail mail pickup address.

Moneygram being the walmart money transfer section.
Sorry for repeat posts, I am thinking a bit erratic today.

thank you, good WP people

I live in SF. A few years ago I gave him $100 or $200 in person. But then I had a job and could afford to do stuff like this.

I really hope he finds help.

P.S. pretty sure it was $200 but my IM history shows I only promised him $100. Weird.

P.P.S. I could probably accept Paypal or something, convert it to cash and give it to him, if he will still respond to my messages on this site. Of course I'd need to find a way to prove to people here that I'm not going to run away with their money.

P.P.P.S. It would also be nice to ensure that ASS-P doesn't spend that money on something unconstructive, but I guess that's impossible.

i have to get my car serviced tomorrow and i am not sure it will be ready in time for me to go to the bank.
i have to bank some cheques, and while i am there i will buy $100 USD, and then i will put them in a priority paid airmail envelope and send it to the address i was pm'd.

I had a conversation with him regarding how he spends what money he has, basically it what most homeless people spend it on, namely food. not the nice healthy middle-class food some of the higher functioning among us regularly eat, but fast food [like subway] that requires no cooking [no home=no cooking]. fast food is what he lives on as it is better than no food. he said he would eat better if his circumstances were better but he does the best he can with his situation. fast food ain't that cheap and it takes up most of his available money.

This is why sending money is good for the short term but he needs a long term solution. It would be great to find someone to advocate for him. If he is on SSDI he should have resources available. There's section 8 housing and food stamps and Medicaid. What happened that he doesn't have access to these things? What I'm saying is perhaps he is too overwhelmed by his circumstances to advocate for himself. It may be too much for him to contact a disability lawyer. I'd like to find that social worker who stole (is stealing) from him and give them a hard slap across the face.

me too. but it could be that a judge ordered it to be that way, I can't remember what that is called when a judge [doubting the competency of a social benefit recipient] says there must be a payee for social security fundage.

My son is diagnosed with Asperger's and receives SSDI and I am his beneficiary payee. He was diagnosed at age 5 and he is 15 now. I use it to take care of him. Obviously something has gone terribly wrong with ASS-P's situation, either by mistake or design. That's why I think a lawyer would be a good option but I don't know if he is able at this point to even present his case. I think someone needs to do the that for him initially. Saying that, I'm not the best one to do that. I know my own limitations. Even if the judge did appoint a beneficiary payee, the purpose of that is for that payee to make sure ASS-P's needs are met. I think a crime is being committed.