text: why do people tend to only give to the homeless around thanksgiving or christmas? not saying it's wrong, because giving is still giving. it just seems that no one is interested in giving during spring or summer...why do you think that is? because attention is not paid to during the year. out of sight out of mind people tend to focus on less fortunate people when it is convenient for them but that does undermine the fact that they are homeless during the whole entire year not only during the holidays.