[Don Plumley]

Help, but slowly and carefully. Take him out for a good meal once a week (neutral location) so he's fed and you can catch up. You can spot him a few dollars to make sure he can eat and sleep, but no so much it gets used on the wrong things. Help him find a job, and keep tabs remotely.

I'm the trusting kind - but I've read enough bad stories to be very cautious because you simply never know...not necessarily him, but folks he's hanging out with that might not be so nice.

Good luck to you and the young man. He's lucky to know you.

Don