The Problem Of Homelessness And Homelessness

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“ The significant problem we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” -Albert Einstein
Homelessness has been a big concern throughout the world for centuries, it was believed that homelessness began in 1640 when Christians believed that if you were an excellent Christian God would naturally give you everything you needed to survive, but if you were sinful you would become homeless (Congregation to End Homelessness). Many of us cannot fathom the thought of not having a warm bed to sleep in, and hygiene being our last concern. When we think about homelessness we envision an older man, grey beard and sunburnt skin sleeping on a park bench, when in reality homelessness has no restrictions. Homelessness affects teens, blacks, whites, LBGT, mentally stable and unstable individuals, and impacted. According to the Us Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2015 564,708 people experienced homelessness on any given night.
Most people would consider shelters to be the best solutions for the homeless, we assume it to be easy to walk in and get a bed for a night and have a safe place to sleep for that night . So, why aren 't homeless people using homeless shelters? It does not matter how clean a facility may be there is still a high possibility of being exposed to airborne infections for example Lice, scabies, bed bugs, etc (medscape). There is also the possibility of getting attacked by individuals with mental issues or people who have stress levels that are so high they feel they have nothing to lose (wikipedia) . Also the hours of many shelters have very rigid hours on when you can check in, surprisingly some homeless people are actually trying to get out of the system and a...

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...rocess). It has been proven that if we could slowly start funding bringing back affordable housing we can finally put an end to homelessness, or slow it down.
Homelessness is a growing issue no human should ever have to endure, although many people are skeptical to give some of the ideas that I have presented a try, but with the statics I have provided, Housing First could be a step in bringing homelessness to an end. We are all reaching for the American dream, we are all humans and should never have to suffer through homelessness. This is why many of us need to learn that theses people are not a liability, we need to fight for human rights and the right to have a home, the government needs to monitor weather or not the resources they are funding have positive outcomes. We need to bring back caring for our neighbors even if people judge you for doing what 's right

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