Please advise- homeless person

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I wondered if anyone had some advice. There is a young woman who I see every day on my way to work in London. She looks like she’s in her twenties and has been rough sleeping on her own in the same spot for months now. she seems to get food and blanket donations from passers by as she always has a bit of stuff around her, but she has been there a long time and it’s such shitty weather now, and when I walked home yesterday I saw her crying. I don’t know what to do but I feel like I really want to help. I don’t know where to start. Can anyone advise- beyond bringing her some food/clothes/blanket- is there anything more I can do to help her? I don’t want to come across patronising or whatever else, I guess I feel like because of her age and being female (I’m a woman in my thirties) I worry about her and I think I can potentially afford to help more than buying her a meal. I’ve seen her there for so long and she seems desperate. Any suggestions? Does anyone work with homeless people and have any advice?

Have a look at Streetlink, you can report a homeless person and they will go and check on them. You are very kind for worrying about her.

Ask her what you can do that would help.

I have reported to street link, thanks DailyFail. I guess I feel nervous about approaching her, I don’t know why! I want to get it right. She seems upset and vulnerable at the moment so it’s hard to know the right approach and I’m kind of awkward.

Have you got a coat you no longer use anymore just a thought you could ask her if she'd like it ?

I'd say every morning you see her say hello, then after a few days see if you can engage in conversation so building a slow friendship then perhaps you can find out a bit about her and how you can help x

You are lovely.