Man on the corner of Perkins and Balis

Not sure if this has been covered. Sort of took a pause from TD, but I was curious if anyone has any info on the guy on the corner of Perkins and Balis who sits in a lawn chair and has some sort of collection of items in a clear laundry style basket. I see him nearly everyday doesn’t appear to extremely filthy as he’s always in a different outfit but still curious if he’s just panhandling or collecting items for the less fortunate.