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Homeless man’s good deed elicits big response
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Offers of support have been pouring in from around the US for a formerly homeless New Jersey man whose good deed proved costly.
James Brady of Hackensack was notified recently that his government benefits were being suspended after he failed to report as income the US$850 he had found on a sidewalk and turned over to police.
Brady, who was homeless when he found the money on a sidewalk in April after leaving a local shelter, turned the cash over to police. He was allowed to keep it six months later after no one claimed it during a mandated waiting period.
The Hackensack Human Services Department denied him General Assistance and Medicaid benefits through December 31 because he failed to report the cash as income. Its director of human services said they were just following the rules.
Brady, 59, is a former photographer and market data analyst who has suffered from depression since losing his job a decade ago, according to The Record of Woodland Park newspaper.
Brady told The Record he hadn’t realized he was required to report the money. Formerly homeless, he had recently found housing and was seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist and taking medication, but was unsure he’d be able to afford continuing care after his benefits were cut off.
The newspaper said offers of support for Brady have been pouring in from readers.
Bergen County’s United Way also set up an account for Brady through its Compassion Fund.
The chapter’s head, Tom Toronto, told the newspaper the offers of help stem from a feeling Brady did a good deed when it would have been easier to keep the money.
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