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16 Cards in this Set
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homeless children are more likely to....
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be depressed, anxious, or withdrawn, and have more difficulty in school than their peers
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more confident
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people who have once been homeless are probably more confident that they will be able to cope if they become homeless again
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success
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a homeless classification bumps someone to the top of the public housing waiting list and allows the shelter to claim a successful referal
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a meal for free
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approximately 3,500 shelters were opened, primarily by churches and other religious organizations. as a result, fewer people sleep outside and most can find a soup kitchen to serve them a hot meal if they want one. (elliott)
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definition
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the definition of the homeless goes to those who sleep in public places, shelters, or welfare houses.
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believe
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we must all believe in people and their ability to change their own lives. all people including the poor, have enormous capacity to help themselves.
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free loans
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Grameens loans are interest free and offered without time limits
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affordable
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affordable healthcare is essential to ending poverty
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high rates of...
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homeless children have higher rates of ear infections, stomach problems, and asthma than other children their age
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NO CHILDREN...
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some shelters wont take boys others wont accept children. a mother may have to watch helplessly as her children are taken from her and placed with relatives or in foster care.
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homeless struggle with...
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two thirds of homeless people struggle with an alcohol or drug abuse problem. finding housing can be difficult for people who are in active addiction.
(watson) |
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how the trust- based grameen bank works...
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no legal documents are involved because, in part, Grameen's borrowers are poor and have no collateral. Grameen relies on trust and positive incentives of continued access to credit and other support to ensure payments. (Yunus)
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"gaming the system"
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a common conception of poor people these days is that many citizens are gaming the system for various forms of assistance, and are unable to pick themselves up by the boot straps and fend for themselves. (dewitt)
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poverty statistics...
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in 1997, 13.3 % of the US population or 35.6 million people.
40% of persons living in poverty are children. (watson) |
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the poverty goal is...
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here is the goal... providing a path for for all americans who are physically unable to earn their way out of poverty and once out of poverty for all americans to be able to stay out of poverty by their own individual effort. (simpson)
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poverty
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poverty is a state of want; lacking means; inadequacy.
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