The Sheriff Deputy That Goes Beyond Whats Expected

 

Hillsborough County sheriff’s Deputy Steven Donaldson talks with David Knouff, a 52-year-old homeless man who was sleeping under an awning behind one of the strip malls off Hillsborough Avenue in Town ’N Country on Friday.

Steven Donaldson, a sheriff's deputy in Hillsborough County, Tampa uses his position as a law enforcement officer to help the homeless that he comes across in his job. While some will buy them lunch one day, sheriff's deputy Donaldson goes a step further and helps to get them off the street, into a place where they can live, and helps them find a means of supporting themselves. He doesn't give handouts or a "quick fix" for the homeless that don't know when their next meal with be, he takes the responsibility upon himself to get them back on their feet and headed somewhere. "I'm not trying to be philanthropic," he explains. "I'm solving a problem." So far, hes gotten 52 homeless peoples off the streets in Hillsborough and into homes. He continues to help the numerous others still scrounging for their next meal. 

Hillsborough County sheriff’s Deputy Steven Donaldson, right, talks with Robert Toledo, left, and Dorothy Hayes, in their apartment off Webb Road in Town ’N County. They used to live in a tent, but Donaldson helped them get off the street and into the apartment.

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