Homeless Census Reflection Journal I participated in the Homeless Census on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, which took place at a homeless shelter called the Mission at Kern County. I was assigned to interview homeless people at the mission. I interviewed eight people, and all of them were males between the ages of 37 to 64. Most of the people that I interviewed were homeless for several years (highest 22 years). Approximately half of them were born in the Bakersfield area. Also, most of them were…
What qualifies and disqualifies you as a witness • What qualifies me as a witness is that I have personally suffered being unable to rent or own housing the neighborhood of my choice. I have witnessed people being displaced from their communities because they could not afford to live there anymore. • What disqualifies me as a witness is the fact that I have not been at this advocacy for a short time. B: What is the problem that you are addressing? • The lack of safe, decent, accessible, and…
¬ regarding many of the ceramic styles he found, where it was found and therefore what it may signify and why it is important. What are the Issues and the Claims? Ramsden 2009 Questions the Research was Designed to Address: 1. Why had some houses, such as House 10 and 14, extended double their length at one time? 2. Why had a neighboring house located in one part of the village been dismantled before the abandonment of the village and never rebuilt? 3. What are the political and economic…
My proposal is about homelessness in America and what is the city doing to huse the homeless people dispite the overcrowdeding of the shelter. This social issue is a major to our society because the need for helping the unfornutate poeple. There are many orgainization to help the lives of homesless people but sometmes the mental health matter gets in way. Even thought he syllabus saiddirectly to not discuss a social problem that has been disguss in class, I feel the homeless problem is important…
General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the different ways the organization of National Coalition for the homeless work together to prevent or help to end homelessness. Thesis: As a society we need to work together by being a part of the resolution to help end this war on homelessness. Transition: Homelessness affects all walks of life. INTRODUCTION I. Have you ever experienced what it feels to be homeless? II. There are many single individuals, veterans…
When thinking about homelessness, the elderly people issue doesn’t immediately come to our mind. Homeless elders, although increasing in numbers, continue to be a forgotten population. The number of elderly adults who have become homeless has increased around the county. An example of this increase has occurred in Massachusetts, where from 1999 to 2002, the number of people over 55 using shelters increased by 60% (HEARTH, 2007). The increased homelessness among elderly persons is largely the…
Get Involved Let's admit it, nothing is perfect including your community, but volunteers can help change that. Every community offers opportunities for their members to get involved and help in some way. The most effective way to help would be to volunteer at a homeless shelter and or a blood drive. This way you can help the people that might not be in the best situation as you are. Volunteering at a homeless shelter would be a great way to help out the community because it provides a temporary…
Care-Corps Currently, over half a million people are homeless in the U.S. right now. What most of us don't understand, is the grind that homeless people go through everyday for their daily needs. Lots of us take a bed, a soft blanket, a warm house for granted. This is something homeless people don't have, but a great program in Fremont, Nebraska has provided these services for them. Care-Corps provides: housing, life skills program, food, hygiene products, medicine, prevention program,…
Many young people in America want to achieve a higher education, but often are unable to because they lack the assistance and support needed. Oftentimes, homeless youth aren’t aware they qualify for a higher education as they access the government resources. Without this knowledge, obtaining a higher education must seem far out of reach. I believe a college student who is homeless upon entry or becomes homeless during college can graduate if they access the resources available to them. What…
Homelessness has and continues to affect many people in the United States, such as single parents, children and veterans. No one wakes up and decides to become homeless. Homelessness, in most cases, is an economic problem. However, in other cases, it can be caused by medical and political problems as well. People become homeless for a variety of reasons such as lack of affordable housing, long-term mental illness, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency and lack of public assistance.…