The question comes amid reports that shelter residents have been going out at night and panhandling.
A Wyoming police department is asking people to stop giving money to panhandlers with a controversial image.
Armed with a sign and a hope, Teresa Danks is now begging for change on the side of the road.
The 32-year-old victim, who wishes to have his identity protected, talked exclusively with Eyewitness News Tuesday.
The Friends of the High Line said it is just as frustrated as visitors are with regard to the panhandlers.