Years ago, a morning on-air personality from the #1 station in town approached a man with a sign that said "Will Work for Food" and offered to let him work in his yard. The man said "No thanks" and waved the DJ off!
The DJ told his story on the air and for the rest of the morning people were calling the station telling stories of how they approached the same man (and probably others as well) with the same response.
Like y'all - I don't mind giving a hand-up (which is my plan post-RV) but not a hand-out...