@WarnerCrocker
If you ever want to donate to a panhandler in case it is genuine, keep a loose bill in a usually empty pocket ready to drop as you pass by otherwise non interacting.
Same goes for people needing change for a machine. Never reach for and open a wallet or purse, could be set up for a snatching.
I have been proactive with disinterested bag ladies scavenging the trash for aluminum cans