It is not an unusual for New York residents and people across the America to encounter number of homeless people sleeping on pieces of card box with plastic cover in the street asking for a change. Some of them yelling insanely at random people, some are sleeping with a stress wrinkle on their face and some are just sitting there and staring. These homeless people did not choose to become homeless. These people were born to a family and lived with family before they ended up on the street. So, how did they end up by the street all-alone? What causes them to become homeless? Some of the major reasons of homelessness across the America in the US are decreasing demand for the job and increasing cost of housing, various life tragedies and addiction
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According to National Coalition for Homeless, 68% of US major cities has reported that addiction is one of the largest cause of homelessness. At some point we have all seen people dosing on the roadside are usually between the age of 20s and 30s. During these age group, most people just finished their education and employed for almost six years at the most. They do not have much savings in their accounts and they could not afford all what they need and want, when they spend their weekly salary on purchasing drugs and alcohol. Drugs and Alcohol become their priority once they get addicted to it. That is why most of them do not have enough money to pay for their housing and foods. As a result, they prefer to sleep in the park and street side. Additionally, addiction will pull the person away from socializing and performing daily routine and eventually ended up alone on the street. All in all, increasing number of homelessness is not because an Individual chooses to become homeless but they are forced to become homeless cause by various circumstances. People are unable to pay their rent due to high cost of housing, some people have experienced major life tragedies and some people are homeless because of addiction problem. Since homelessness is a serious problem resulting from various circumstances, there are many originations across the United States that are helping and support homeless
According to National Coalition for Homeless, 68% of US major cities has reported that addiction is one of the largest cause of homelessness. At some point we have all seen people dosing on the roadside are usually between the age of 20s and 30s. During these age group, most people just finished their education and employed for almost six years at the most. They do not have much savings in their accounts and they could not afford all what they need and want, when they spend their weekly salary on purchasing drugs and alcohol. Drugs and Alcohol become their priority once they get addicted to it. That is why most of them do not have enough money to pay for their housing and foods. As a result, they prefer to sleep in the park and street side. Additionally, addiction will pull the person away from socializing and performing daily routine and eventually ended up alone on the street. All in all, increasing number of homelessness is not because an Individual chooses to become homeless but they are forced to become homeless cause by various circumstances. People are unable to pay their rent due to high cost of housing, some people have experienced major life tragedies and some people are homeless because of addiction problem. Since homelessness is a serious problem resulting from various circumstances, there are many originations across the United States that are helping and support homeless