The rent eats first. This specific quote captures the overall struggle of the eight families who Matthew Desmond follows in the book, Evicted. Throughout the book, Desmond reports the correlation between poverty and housing. Their stories shed light on the housing crisis in Milwaukee, where landlords are trying to support themselves while renting out to people living in poverty. These eight families, who all differ in age, sex, and, race, sacrifice their livelihood to put a roof over their heads, despite the inhuman conditions and areas they lived in.
The impact of drug use affects people differently. In Evicted, Scott was a successful nurse, who found a relationship with Fentanyl, while working in hospitals. This addiction eventually influenced
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I believe this is where micro and macro work intertwine. Sherrena would also be a great community leader. Although she did not discriminate against families with children, she is considered a private landlord and could provide information on how licensure and discrimination work. In addition, Sherrena can also recommend other landlords through agencies to see how they view children on their property. Although not mentioned in the book, it would also be important to speak to an FHA specialist about the landlord-tenant relationship.
I would also speak to the social workers, coordinators, and/or liaisons within the school districts where Jori, his brother, and Pam’s children have attended. Congress established the McKinney Act’s Education of Homeless Children and Youth, which ensures that homeless children have the same opportunities as other children. Specifically, this gives children the right to remain in the same school district, get immediate enrollment in school, get transportation, and receive all of the school services that he or she would receive. It would be important to see how they implement this law into their
...epted by the renters. Without the renters the family would be sheltered from society all together. The renters supply them with a form of acceptance, until the renters leave, taking with them all sense of hope within the Samsa family.
Homelessness is a social issue that has been overlooked for too long. It can be observed in many states worldwide. The rising population of homeless people affects those characterized as homeless, their families subjected to the lifestyle, and the communities where homelessness exists. There are many solutions but only a few will be discussed. Improving existing shelters and building new shelters are general solutions. More in depth solutions within the shelters include programs that assist the homeless with opportunities for re-entry into the community. I would first like to discuss reasons why this issue should be looked into and conclude with recommendations.
Although The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is a program that guarantees education for the homeless youth population, many homeless do not receive the proper services they need because they are not aware of available resources (Heinze & Jozefowicz-Simbeni, 2009). Many homeless youths do not have a safe place to stay during the night or do not have any family or friends to rely on for support. In addition, approximately 7% of youth members in the United States are left without a home because of high dependence on an addictive substance or because they have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder (Heinze & Jozefowicz-Simbeni, 2009). Services that could provide shelter for the youth are often underused. Research in homeless youth
In Evicted two living styles are described, both in Milwaukee. One group of people are living in a run-down trailer park (Desmond 317-3179). The other group, living in run-down urban apartments or houses. While the two living styles are in vastly different areas, similarities that are present all connect
One of the most prominent concerns of Evicted is the issue of inescapable financial instability as it relates to eviction. In the very first few pages of the book, Desmond reveals that the majority of poor renting families in America spend over 50% of their income on housing, with an even more astonishing one in four spending over 70% of their income on it (4). When families are spending the majority of their already meager income on housing alone, it is no surprise that they have little money left for savings or self-betterment programs such as a college education. Compounded with this is the fact that some welfare systems are constructed in a way that discourages long-term financial responsibility. For example, Supplemental Security Income, a program that provides monthly stipends for low-income elderly or disabled individuals, is revoked if individuals have too much money in their bank account (217). For
Throughout “Chasing the Scream” many intriguing stories are told from individuals involved in the drug war, those on the outside of the drug war, and stories about those who got abused by the drug war. Addiction has many social causes that address drug use and the different effects that it has on different people. In our previous history we would see a tremendous amount of individuals able to work and live satisfying lives after consuming a drug. After the Harrison Act, drugs were abolished all at once, but it lead to human desperation so instead of improving our society, we are often the reason to the problem. We constantly look at addicts as the bad guys when other individuals are often the reasons and influences to someone’s decision in
Gwinnett County Public School (2010, June). Education for Homeless Children and Youth. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/F42D74FA4ECBBFED85257754006DDA21/$file/HEP_Parent_Brochure_10-11.pdf
1 in every 30 children are homeless, that is nearly 2.5 million. These children should have an opportunity to go to college and be able to help situations back at home and finish their college to get their degree. This idea of many being homeless expands to be something bigger but being to start off with something as little as giving free college tuition can make a difference . A driver of homelessness is poverty. There is a high poverty rate for single parents struggling with education and unemployment. These children should not be seen for who they are in the temporary living situations but who they will be in the future. With help, the number of homeless children will go down and the number attending college will
Anna Quindlen, a celebrated novelist and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, writes “Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Kids.” The essay gives a window into life for impoverished citizens in our country and the how families struggle to survive in this system. Families are struggling just to survive with the little government assistance they receive. The quality and space in a shelter or even government provided living is atrocious and, to be frank, borderline unlivable. Quindlen describes a family of six cramped into a single bedroom, an inexcusable and terrible way to live and yet better than nothing at all (332). Children of families that have to live in situations like this grow up not knowing stability or security. Quindlen, passing on the sentiments of the children who live in these housings: “The older kids can’t wait to get out of this one” and “He’s humiliated, living here” (332). These kids are stricken by poverty and want nothing more than to have their own
Family homelessness is a fairly new social problem in America. Beginning in the early 1980’s, families with children have become the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.
One of these situations includes access to housing. The book starts describing the Younger’s housing from the start, but it becomes a more present issue when Mama buys the house in the white neighborhood.
National Center for Homeless Education. (2013, October). Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program. Greensboro: U.S Department of Education. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/programs/homeless/data-comp-0910-1112.pdf
During a study on homelessness students conducted in 2011, human resource specialist and professor Dr. M. Abdul Rahman recorded that 1,168,354 children were homeless (Adbul 688). Maturing during young adulthood is vital for success in life. The skills learned during this time create a pathway into careers and stability. If an intervention occurs in young adults, from age sixteen to twenty-four, skills can be given to combat homelessness and prevent it in the future- especially in urban areas.
For Precious, I have used a Systems theory/ Family Systems approach to evaluate and summarize her needs and interventions. One of the crucial aspects that I have addressed is that being removed from the abusive environment is crucial for her and her two children. At the moment she is able to stay at a half-way house that can accommodate her and her children. She is able to also utilize childcare while she attends her alternative school. I have spoken with Precious, and she states that she wants to get her own place and raise her children. Being that she is 17, she is still considered a minor so we spoke about how certain obstacles may bar her from leasing an apartment right away. I have made a referral for her
Howard, Barbara J. “Do What You Can for a Homeless Child.” Pediatric News June 2008: 16. Academic OneFile. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.