In some cities, such as New York, there are rules for nutrition in food that can be served to the homeless. The government makes it so no food can be served unless it meets certain nutritional standards. The DHS, the organization that checks these standards, is often unable to get around to all the shelters or organizations handing out food. This makes it even harder to feed the homeless because even food that is generously donated to the shelters must be thrown away. The law says it aims to make sure all food is nutritional but everyone can see it only limits the food available (Fisher 6). All these laws continue to pile up and make it near impossible for the homeless to get food. The laws do not do anything to help the homeless population
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The homeless have nowhere to eat and the government has no intentions of feeding them, especially since most cities have no form of emergency food services (Fisher 9). This problem in America is being seen internationally and has been called out by the United Nations. The U.N. stated it “violates international human rights treaty obligations according to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty” and called upon the U.S. government to take corrective action (Fisher 11). Being in a country that would rather ignore the homeless than help them is disgusting and morally wrong. It is as if other people forget that the homeless are people just like them, they just do not have a home. Kim Morris said “It 's wrong. It 's political. It 's about money. It 's not about human beings” (Bazar 37).
Generally when people become homeless, it is also because they have no job. This is not …show more content…
Since the rapid rehousing program has not been implemented in every state yet, it can be seen that those without it have some of the biggest homeless populations. As mentioned earlier, the rapid rehousing program works by the individual gradually paying for their housing. If they have no job they simply cannot pay for that housing. If the government assisted more in helping the homeless find a job then in turn they will end up within a house and off the streets. The situation is one that would seem very strategic and clear cut, but it is not fully implemented. Spending money on housing and helping the homeless cuts back on the hospital costs for them $2 dollars per person a year (Murray, A 7). With the amount of homeless in Los Angeles, that is 58,000 on the street every night, this would save the city tremendous amounts of money. All that is needed is the time and effort to be spent on helping the homeless obtain a job and the rest of the problem can be helped from
The homeless have nowhere to eat and the government has no intentions of feeding them, especially since most cities have no form of emergency food services (Fisher 9). This problem in America is being seen internationally and has been called out by the United Nations. The U.N. stated it “violates international human rights treaty obligations according to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty” and called upon the U.S. government to take corrective action (Fisher 11). Being in a country that would rather ignore the homeless than help them is disgusting and morally wrong. It is as if other people forget that the homeless are people just like them, they just do not have a home. Kim Morris said “It 's wrong. It 's political. It 's about money. It 's not about human beings” (Bazar 37).
Generally when people become homeless, it is also because they have no job. This is not …show more content…
Since the rapid rehousing program has not been implemented in every state yet, it can be seen that those without it have some of the biggest homeless populations. As mentioned earlier, the rapid rehousing program works by the individual gradually paying for their housing. If they have no job they simply cannot pay for that housing. If the government assisted more in helping the homeless find a job then in turn they will end up within a house and off the streets. The situation is one that would seem very strategic and clear cut, but it is not fully implemented. Spending money on housing and helping the homeless cuts back on the hospital costs for them $2 dollars per person a year (Murray, A 7). With the amount of homeless in Los Angeles, that is 58,000 on the street every night, this would save the city tremendous amounts of money. All that is needed is the time and effort to be spent on helping the homeless obtain a job and the rest of the problem can be helped from