Helping Homelessness In America

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In todays society there is many problems that need to be solved. Some people keep going and moving on with there life not blinking an eye, and for the others they want to help make this a better place for everyone. I feel like there needs to be a change so that everyone at least has a chance. All around the world there is so many homeless people who lost there home in a fire, natural causes or they just don't have enough money to buy one. Yes, there is charity's to help out them out but thats slowly making a change. There is not enough people donating or even aware of this problem to help. Even here in America some people will drive past them rolling up there windows, locking there doors to keep them out and away. This is just one of the problems …show more content…
In this world today all human beings need to help one another in times when we need it the most not leave them alone and abandoned. Most homeless people will suffer not just without having a home but from depression. When they cant take the loneliness anymore they just might feel the need to take their own life, then this begins a entirely new problem that we will have to solve. It's ok to be afraid but to completely ignore them isn't. So when your are driving down the street and see a homeless person and feel like rolling up your windows and locking all the doors DON'T. One solution to this problem is that you can smile, wave, maybe if you would like you can give them some money. By doing this you are encouraging them and letting them know that they are wanted and noticed. The next step is that we can take is trying to raise awareness and teach people what there daily life is like. We need to make people understand, let them walk in there shoes. Once they understand this will help them be less afraid of them more likely to help get them off the streets.The final step is trying to get the government to send of the taxpayers money to go to the charity's not just to the homeless but others as

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