OBG, I'm not sure we're talking about the same people. I don't mean the guys at the bottom of the offramps with the cardboard signs (I don't think any of them mention 'work' anymore).
The group I mean tend to be in the inner city, in a specific spot. In Las Vegas, they were down the street from the Rescue Mission, about 20 guys. In Seattle, there are more, and they're out there at before dawn. They are willing to work. How well they do it, I don't know.
Just an idea.
Sue