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out his name and just ask him kindly to please safety concerns.” “After a few times
stop. If I tried to approach him, he would run away. Clint’s efforts
After a few times of greeting him, I think I finally to interact with of greeting him,
connected with Moises because the disruption and the homeless in a I think I finally
safety concerns we had ceased.” kind and positive
Clint refers to his interactions as “humanizing” way is a great connected with
the homeless. lesson in the Moises because
“I basically try to have a mutual understanding Golden Rule. He the disruption and
that we are trying to accomplish our projects in the didn’t have to go
safest manner,” Clint said. that extra step to safety concerns
He encountered several homeless individuals get to know them we had ceased.”
during the Gateway Plaza project, and had different as people, but
approaches based on their personalities. when he did, they
“Most of the homeless kept to themselves, were able to co-exist
but from the first day, one individual would nod and both get what they needed.
his head in a gesture of greeting,” said Clint. “I “Clint’s advice about ‘humanizing’ the homeless, 11
would collect all of our recyclable cans and bottles talking with them and motivating them to stop
from the site and leave them for him by the gate, unsafe behavior is sage advice about how to treat
along with some spare grocery bags for his own people the way you want to be treated and the
collecting. I did that because he demonstrated resulting better outcomes for all,” said Bob Moore.
independence with his actions and I can respect
that. Now with Moises, I confronted him out of *Source: The Conversation

The Gateway Plaza project in Rialto, California
converted an abandoned Walmart into five new stores.