One major problem of modern societies is homelessness. Nobody likes to end up homeless. The hard truth is that anyone could find themselves sleeping on the street after a series of mishaps.

The homeless should never be marginalized or treated like criminals. They all once had a home and a job. Many of them even have families. A series of unfortunate circumstances have lead them to live alone and in very poor conditions having to rely on charity to survive.

In January 2019, seventeen out of 10,000 people in America were homeless.

70% of the homeless population were found to be individuals living on their own with other adults. The rest (30%) were people in families with children.

These are people struggling with day-to-day challenges and even mental illness. Society should be more understanding toward them and should try to find ways to help them.

Take this deputy from the Columbia County Sheriff Office for example. He decided to brighten up the day of a homeless man in Lake City a few days ago.

On July 3rd, Brownie Lyons was in her car with her husband driving to a local drive-thru restaurant. Along the way, she spotted an officer getting out of his patrol car.

“He pulled over and opened his back door and was getting something out of the back seat. It turned out to be the chair he’s sitting in,” Lyons recalled.

As Lyons and her husband went on to order their meal, pay, and receive their order. They started wondering what the officer would have used the chair for.

They eventually concluded he wanted to have a chat with the homeless man about his situation. As they pulled out of the drive-through, they realized things did not turn out exactly as they expected.

“We were wondering if he was going to talk to the guy about being on the street but when we pulled out, he had set up the food and was sitting down with him eating,” Lyons explained.

Lyons was so touched with the scene, she felt the need to capture the moment. She took out her phone and snapped a photo of the two eating dinner together whicha she later posted on Facebook.

“I watched this officer get out of his patrol vehicle and set up dinner on the sidewalk tonight…

Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, Lake City, Florida ❤️” the caption of the photo read.

As she explained, she wanted to show everyone that there are good officers out there who treat others well and go above and beyond for the community members. This instance was just the perfect opportunity to prove her point.

As soon as she posted the photo on Facebook, Lyons’ son identified the deputy as Shane Foote. According to Lyons’ son, “that’s Shane all day every day”!

The post has since gone viral with more than 1.2k reactions and more than 4.5k shares. People have been praising the officer for his kindness and the comment section has been flooded with positive vibes.

“This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in too long a time,” a Facebook user wrote.

It is amazing that people care about their struggling fellow citizens and we are sure there are more “Shanes” out there spreading love and positivity!

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Source: Faithpot, Fox10, Facebook, End Homelessness