This is pretty much the solution. Just rebuild/restock.
I have a little library that also contained snacks. It was always used by the neighborhood kids. Camera attached too. The first few weeks, books all over the ground or all the snacks taken. And the cameras pointed to a few homeless people.
But after three years (and constant maintenance), I now even see the homeless be respectful and take only the snacks they need.
It doesn’t feel good to turn the other cheek those first few times, trust me. But now it’s a part of the neighborhood and other neighbors even come and add snacks.
This is pretty much the solution. Just rebuild/restock.
I have a little library that also contained snacks. It was always used by the neighborhood kids. Camera attached too. The first few weeks, books all over the ground or all the snacks taken. And the cameras pointed to a few homeless people.
But after three years (and constant maintenance), I now even see the homeless be respectful and take only the snacks they need.
It doesn’t feel good to turn the other cheek those first few times, trust me. But now it’s a part of the neighborhood and other neighbors even come and add snacks.
That’s a really good story, instructive on how building social fabric takes time and patience