Helping the Homeless
There are more than 43 million people homeless in the United States alone. The homeless aren’t a category because someone can be homeless one moment and under a solid roof another so it’s more like a situation. A situation that a person can find their self in when they are careless, laid off, behind in their bills, excess drug or alcohol abuse, or lack of enough income can be the cause of being homeless. It’s not easy getting back up from being that low but it is possible. Sometimes the situation can be long term if a person adapts or creates a pessimist attitude and without any help getting back up it becomes a way of living and they accept it. The poor lack economic resource so they depend on people for the things they need. The biggest age group that’s homeless is children because they can’t vote and limited jobs if any are available for them. Homelessness is a genuine problem in America, no matter what the cause-there are solutions that the government can put into place to decrease it.
In America, The national rate of homelessness was 20 homeless people per 10,000 people in the general population. It isn’t uncommon to see someone living under a bridge or a panhandler hustling at a red light in Baltimore. It isn’t enough places to keep these people and for multiple unique reasons they are there. More importantly there are more unemployed males which are seen as the head of the household, the bread winner, the leader, even in the bible they are the provider. More specifically, African American males have a tough time doing something productive. According to the unemployment statistics from the Bureau Labor Statistics, Maryland has 10.7% unemployed males and 6.8% males’ altogether. African American males a...
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...hat dollar stretch longer. But all that matters is the key word: it helps. In 2011 to 2012 there was a decrease in chronic homelessness and veterans. So something that was implemented has helped. The homelessness research institute is research and education arm of the National Alliance to end homelessness, works to end homelessness by building and disseminating knowledge that drives policy change.
This is an ongoing issue that seems endless but it can be. If everyone genuinely helps including the federal government then this will become more manageable. The population will do much better even society because there may be less crimes, cleaner streets, and a closer knit American family. I truly believe it will make us a stronger country to help each other because that’s not what it was built on. It was built on wars and getting over-evens kicking out.
What is homelessness? HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, defines homeless as “describing a person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence”. And the problem of homelessness is more significant than ever, with 2017 experiencing the first increase in the number of homeless in ten years, according to the 2017 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report from HUD. In the same report it is estimated that on a single night in 2017, more than 550,000 people experience homelessness
Homelessness In America Who exactly is a homeless person? A homeless person is someone without permanent housing who could be living in the streets; or be staying in a shelter; abounded vehicle or building. There are more than 600,000 people in the United States which are homeless on a given night according to the government. There is exactly 610,042 homeless people in the United States. Who exactly are the homeless? Homeless to most of us would be inconceivable. Why is that, because we have no
Homelessness is a convenient label for a variety of objective and subjective conditions of impoverish (Gory, Ritchey, & Mullis, 1990: Phelan, Link, Moore and Stueve, 1997). One serious obstacle to the study of homelessness is the level and time of homelessness as it varies by definition. It always varies as well as how homeless individuals, rapidly receive assistance from funding available to people in need. National Heath Care for the Homeless (2016) quotes “There are groups of people who experience
Mindset For The Homeless In the world we live in today, the normality of homelessness is worrying since a problem so serious should not be made common but into something fixable. Homelessness can be described as people who are living in a place that lacks safety and stability. We see this as a major issue in every country because no one nation has been able to completely eradicate homelessness. We can look at the stats about what countries contain the most homeless and the effect that has on the
and in between alleys. They are real people desperately needing an active solution. Unfortunately, this pattern has become too normal and can prevent a person from seeking additional services. The majority of citizens see homelessness as a temporary situation rather than a chronic situation. An individual may be considered homeless when they don’t have a permanent residence therefore, they tend to be located in abandoned buildings, vehicles, churches and even on streets. These individuals do not necessarily
Homelessness and Covenant House The United States of America in today’s society is viewed as one of the most influential countries in the world because of its massive army and widespread political power that are able to help correct injustices that America see’s in other countries around the world. America’s generosity and political tact when dealing with other countries around the world allow America to be viewed as an example of a large nation where dreams are able to come true and everyone is
Homelessness can be defined as the temporary condition that people fall into whenever they cannot afford to pay for a place to live, or when their current home is unsafe or unstable (Homelessness Defined. 2009, October 19). Homelessness can also be described as a state of vulnerability because homeless people are exposed to health risks, violence, and harassment by the police; exposure to the elements and limited privacy (Homelessness Defined. 2009, October 19). In America, more than 3.5 million
Homelessness issues Homeless is a convenient label for a variety of objective and subjective conditions of impoverish (Gory, M.l., Ritchey, F.J., & Mullis, J.,1990: Phelan, Link, Moore and Stueve, 1997). One serious obstacle to the study of homeless is the lack of characteristics of homelessness. National Heath Care for the Homeless (2016) shared there are groups of people who experience homelessness in different ways, but all homelessness is characterized by extreme poverty coupled with a lack
more than 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year for an average time of eight months (Students Against Hunger, 2015). Economic, political, and social factors play role in homelessness. Among economic factors are: lack of affordable housing, low incomes, and lack of affordable medical care. An example of political factor can be the fact that cuts in federal assistance for housing programs and social services coincided with the rise in homelessness in the U.S. Among social aspects are
every thirty children are homeless in America, and all these children experience the lifelong damaging effects of homelessness that could last a lifetime. How are so many children homeless? In our Wentzville area, the population in 2010 was 29,347 and 33.7% of that population were children below the age of eighteen. This means that about 391 children in the community are suffering homelessness at any day. Fortunately, there are some things we can do as a nation and community to solve this growing issue
Homelessness is a major issue so we should fund more programs for it. Both adults and children are affected by this problem. California has a major homeless problem that has increased 8 percent between 2012 to 2013 (Crary, David, and Lisa Leff, n.p). This negatively affected california, many of the people on the streets could have helped the society but instead were too busy struggling to survive. Also in california, “The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently found that for a
Homelessness Why is homelessness an issue that impacts both rich and poor countries all over the world, especially now that our country is more innovative than ever before? It is crucial to find out why and how does someone get to the point of being homeless. What are the factors? How can America fix this chronic problem we see all over the streets of California, for instance how do we prevent homelessness from occurring in the first place. As a society we tend to overgeneralize, chastised, and
Homelessness is a major problem facing many cities. Some people are homeless because of unfortunate situations, and others are homeless by choice. Homelessness has been around since 1640. The cost of housing is on the rise and many become homeless because they that are not making enough money to afford the cost of housing. The cost of health care and insurance has risen dramatically over the past years. For families living low or middle incomes that can be devastating. Families or individuals that
Homeless Population on the Rise in Phoenix, Arizona Take a drive down town and the problem will be apparent, take a look to the left and there one stands, take a look to the right and there’s another. Homelessness is a term used to define a person who does not have a home to go to at the end of the day. Homelessness does not discriminate against age, sex or gender. What is startling to many people is that reasons why so many people succumb to homeless ness in their life; people assume that when
“The average rate of homelessness in America is 1,750,000”, according to an article from the statistic brain on homelessness. Homelessness is defined as when someone is forced out of their living situation or can no longer afford a living space. “Overall, the number of people who experience homelessness estimate between 2.3 million and 3.5 million” (the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty). Homelessness is a serious problem in our country, knowing how to help is the first step to making