What about a homless I know from 3 blocks away from home, he makes pictures on canvas beside living in the street. I always tell him about SteemIt and this would be a nice start for him.
I can help him to create an Steem account and help him to post his story and pictures here in this post. I always think about homeless people and the economic help they could get here. I'm not talking about asking for money, I'm talking about showing what they can do here or help them to learn things that can get them money here.
Have you spoken to him? I only ask because there are a few guys around here that I talk to often and they are homeless by choice. I still go out of my way to drop them Mc Donalds and I have just started driving around with new shoes in my truck in the hopes that I get lucky and they fit one of the two guys I always talk with.
They have monthly checks they get and have money, they still get turned away from Mc Donalds due to their looks. I have not went as far as inviting them into our home as I have small children but 2 years ago we did take them Thanksgiving dinner to the benches where they sleep. Last year we had a 20 day old and did not get the chance.
I don't think I could feel right about giving a brand new account this contest money as there are many steemit users already bad off. I would be willing to support this new user with votes and possibly purchasing some artwork from him through the mail.
I am in Argentina, of course I've talked to him. He discovered that he could paint in order to sell his art in the street, he don't recieve nothing from the govt, I will post pictures later.
But yes, now that you said that, I think that someone that have been here longer should recieve the help.