A little help to broaden your thinking Tobra.
Just this week I have a guy who is working for me who can't work a regular job due to medical issues. He needed an income and was able to work at inconsistent hours. I need help around here but have no need for a 9 to 5, 5 days a week employee, so we work it out. He can't find this situation anywhere else, but the job is a transaction, not charity.
This week his left front brake hose sprang a leak. He was caught in a typical downward spiral of poverty. He couldn't afford $25 for a brake hose so he bought brake fluid at $5 a quart and poured $10 worth of brake fluid through the truck in a day to keep it going while saving a few bucks a day for the new hose. Another instance of everything is more expensive when you're poor.
Tuesday I bought the new hose and another suspension part for him ($60) and we jacked the truck up and installed them. He owes me $60 bucks for the parts and is paying back $10 a day.
The guy was definitely in need. I helped him, but I don't look at it as charity because he's paying me back.
Bottom line I got to help someone who needed help and he got to get his truck fixed while maintaining his self esteem by not being a charity case. Win win.