I seen a man my age eating out of the garbage.

The chances of someone getting sick from a restaurant meal is very slim, and if he is eating out of dumpsters, he will never afford a lawyer anyways. Whoever is telling you that is <plonk>.

Keep non-fungible currencies that can't be traded in for drugs or cigarettes or liqour, like fast food gift cards in your wallet with your ID.

If you live in the US, look up veteran homeless shelters, that are NOT administered by the VA. They will usually be run by a church, who house the vets in return for VA payments, and they use those payments to fund homeless activities, but as a non-profit they are always looking for volunteers, donations and of course more money.

Those are usually the most serious homeless outreach programs who understand the system. Vets equal big money and easiest to solve, so they tackle the veteran homeless problem first and fund everything else after that.

Also if in a cold weather climate, after contacting such a geoup, look into setting up winter warming shelters if your area lacks homeless shelters, for hours when libraries are closed. You can't sleep there, but you can sit and stay warm, and sometimes get meals.

Sounds like toxic waste

i am NOT as old as you 😠 lol /s