Saint Francis House

The loss of work is one of the main reasons leading to homelessness. If a man loses his job, he is unable to pay the bills and rent the house, so he will be exposed to homelessness. For example, if someone does not work well and loses his job, the debt will accrue and he will be unable to pay. This is more situation that lead to homelessness. The second cause is that personal causes. There…

HNH - Helping Newark’s Homeless Proposal Why are people homeless? There are many reasons why people became homeless. Some due to their actions, some out of their control. Some have fallen victim to unaffordable health issues, poverty, domestic violence, addiction disorders, and mental illness. Some have had their homes foreclosed due to declining work opportunities and declining public assistance. Though the shamefulness should not be levied on the homeless themselves, it should be on us,…

Homelessness has been depicted as people living on the streets. When someone thinks of homeless people, they think of middle aged drunks on the streets. Homelessness isn’t just people on the streets; it's also people staying from one place to another because they don’t have a secure home. Homeless people are labeled as lazy drunks who do not want to better themselves. It isn’t always the case. Many do want to better themselves but struggle to do so. That is the case for some homeless youth. Many…

In Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson, Woodson portrays the American Dream in different ways. She showed how people were given a life and it was up to them to decide what they did with it. She was able to take you to Brooklyn NY and portray a world from the beginning of the book where her main character August ,and her childhood girl friends thought of Brooklyn as a place where they could believe they were beautiful, talented, and brilliant . But little did these girls know know…

A.M. Grandchildren Life changes happen mostly based on the choices made by a certain individual. Whether or not it happens to be toward other people or if it has something to do with things out of our control. Many things that have happened are not necessarily for the best. Those who do not work are given money to survive by the government. Although on the other hand we have veterans in the streets homeless and without food. The society I grew up in is worse than the one my grandparents grew up…

Over one million people will be visiting the city of San Francisco in early February for Super Bowl 50. The authorities say they are not removing the homeless because of the Super Bowl, there reasoning is the El Nino storm. In an article on Quora titled ¨San Francisco, CA: Why are there so many homeless people in San Francisco?¨ by Brad Stroh states the facts of why San Francisco has so many homeless people there.The first reason is that San Francisco was a disembarkation spot for the Korean…

Sometimes before lunch, I get hungry. I have a fridge full of food all the time ready to eat. Imagine being hungry all the time and not having readily available food. Sometimes, when it’s raining, I run from the car to the house so I don’t get wet. Imagine not having anywhere warm and dry to go and having to stay in the rain. You may have to duck under an awning or inside a store. Sometimes, adults complain about going to work. Imagine wanting a job, but you cannot for whatever reason get one.…

1. Your boss has presented the idea of using homeless people in a project similar to what BBH Labs has done, what would you tell him? If your boss is determined to move forward with the project, what would you do? I believe that using homeless people to perform any type of work seems out of place, but homeless people have basic needs that require some form of monetary compensation. When we give homeless people out in the corner of a street money, we are helping because we feel that is the…

Introduction: BGE and Eviction assistance is offered Annapolis, MD. Light House, the homeless prevention support center in Annapolis, provides its community members: • BGE assistance • Eviction assistance In order to be eligible to receive assistance, community members are required to bring their: • Identification cards • Proper documentation Background: Several community members in Anne Arundel County suffer through financial obstacles daily. Some people live paycheck by paycheck and others…

1. What 2 major causes of homelessness in the U.S. do you feel you could have the greatest impact on a family’s mental health? It was disheartening to read that “216,261 family members were literally homeless on a single night in January, and almost 60% of these were children under the age of 18”. The picture this article provides is haunting. While this is a hard issue to tackle, we as mental health counselors can help families going through homelessness. One major cause of homelessness as…