Offer shower or laundry services
. Unhoused people in your neighborhood are stressed over not having clean clothes to wear. If you don’t feel comfortable opening your home for someone to shower, maybe you can offer to have them drop off their laundry. If that’s still a bridge too far, find out if the local laundromat in your neighborhood has gift cards you can hand out. Disposable toothbrushes, chap stick, thick socks, Kleenex, chewy granola bars, hand wipes, feminine hygiene products help. And some cash. Yes, cash.
Thank you. I assume the author Ethan Ward has personally put his listed principles/recommendations into practice. Would be inspiring for him to give personal examples of what he has done on each action step listed. Lead by example.