I don't have a bum in my family, I have a member with mental problems that refuses to get help. The state he lives in wont let us commit him. He is not homeless since we have a house w/land for him to live. But due to him not taking medication he acts this way. To get help the state said he has to be the one asking and since he wont he doesn't get it. By the way I should of made it more clear for you. Homeless aka bums, drunks, and the ones with the signs work for food.
There are lots of job in the Tulsa Metro area, there should be no excuse for someone unemployed. Unless they expect to earn more that what the job pays to everyone else.
You have friends trying to make it. Well have them go to construction sites and ask for a job. I saw the commercial for Crossland, they are hiring. Have they considered going there. I'm sure they are still looking since its been adv. for the past month or two.
Just drove by a construction site and my son pointed out that the only white guy was the one holding the water hose, since they were laying cement. I believe your friends can get a job there. Only one problem they will need to actually show up at 7am and leave at 6am with only 30 min lunch. Oh yeah and they actually have to do manual labor.
Call me ignorant all you want, but the bottom line is that not all Americans want to work for a minority boss. Would you want to work for a Mexican even is he was an American.