Submitted by CoffeePeddlerRVA t3_yg6i1y in rva
For 8 years, we have provided unhoused people a free cup of drip coffee and access to our restrooms. All we asked was that they not loiter/solicit customers and respect the space.
For 8 years we were able to provide this and manage the few individuals who couldn’t abide by these rules (mostly because they were mentally unwell).
This year, it has become untenable, with frequent destruction of the restrooms, needles being left and sometimes worse. Many of the un-housed themselves find the conditions left behind abhorrent but are unable to convince their peers to do better. Quite frankly, there are just too many people in this situation and it’s too massive for us to sustain. Our landlord is threatening us with eviction if we don’t solve this quickly.
We’ll be ending our generosity toward this community, knowing that it’s the fault of the few, but destructive enough to allow for no other path forward.
___zero__cool___ t1_iu74bqi wrote
Sure, the homeless junkies leaving needles and shit in your bathroom are definitely here on Reddit reading your post. Posting to Reddit is a pretty unnecessary step between typing this up, printing it out, and taping it to your door.