Overview Everyone in America talks about the American dream; a big house with a great family and a white picket fence in the yard. For others, the American dream is to never have an empty stomach, it’s a place other than the cold and dirty concrete, it’s where people can shower more than once a week. The American dream isn’t what it’s all cracked up to be for some. There are people that go day after day barely surviving. And when we see them standing outside in the cold asking for a little help from people who live “the American dream” we don’t give them the time of day. Homelessness is increasing more and more as the years go on, leaving families, children, and real human beings out in the cold and on their own. According to the National
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According to Ali Meyer, from CNS news, “One in Five millennials (ages 18-34) are living in poverty, and are homeless.” That’s 13.5 million young adults living in poverty and out on the streets today, compared to 8.4 million in the 1980s. She goes on to talk about how in 2013 65% of millennials were unemployed, the lowest level recorded in the dataset (Meyer).Young children are also affected by this epidemic. Families can no longer support themselves off of minimum wage because there is such a huge gap between living cost, and the cost to support a family. The gap between minimum wage and the expenses for living arrangements are getting higher and higher. According to Tanvi Misra From, “The Atlantic City Lab”, “There is no single county in America where a minimum wage earner can support a family”(Misra). Which the result, leaves the family and the children of that family …show more content…
I plan to own a small, local restaurant when I’m older, and plan to only hire homeless people to work as my staff. Not only that, but I would want to set up something where everyday people could come into my restaurant and when they bought their meal, they would have the option to pay an extra amount, such as $3 and would receive this sticker. The people would then write something encouraging on the sticker and stick it to the wall. This wall could completely change someone 's day because that sticker is a ticket to a free meal. So for example, if a homeless man walked in, they could grab one of the stickers off the wall, bring it to the front and receive a free burger or a free slice of pizza, or something along those lines. I’ve heard of a couple other food places doing this, and I absolutely fell in love with the idea. Many people won’t donate money directly to homeless people in fear they would spend it on drugs or alcohol, but if we did it this way, and donated in a local public space, many more people would be willing to donate their money for someone to have a hot meal and not go hungry. I hope that whenever I start my business, that many other businesses will look at my restaurant as an example and follow in my footsteps. Together, as a whole we could significantly drop the rates of
According to Ali Meyer, from CNS news, “One in Five millennials (ages 18-34) are living in poverty, and are homeless.” That’s 13.5 million young adults living in poverty and out on the streets today, compared to 8.4 million in the 1980s. She goes on to talk about how in 2013 65% of millennials were unemployed, the lowest level recorded in the dataset (Meyer).Young children are also affected by this epidemic. Families can no longer support themselves off of minimum wage because there is such a huge gap between living cost, and the cost to support a family. The gap between minimum wage and the expenses for living arrangements are getting higher and higher. According to Tanvi Misra From, “The Atlantic City Lab”, “There is no single county in America where a minimum wage earner can support a family”(Misra). Which the result, leaves the family and the children of that family …show more content…
I plan to own a small, local restaurant when I’m older, and plan to only hire homeless people to work as my staff. Not only that, but I would want to set up something where everyday people could come into my restaurant and when they bought their meal, they would have the option to pay an extra amount, such as $3 and would receive this sticker. The people would then write something encouraging on the sticker and stick it to the wall. This wall could completely change someone 's day because that sticker is a ticket to a free meal. So for example, if a homeless man walked in, they could grab one of the stickers off the wall, bring it to the front and receive a free burger or a free slice of pizza, or something along those lines. I’ve heard of a couple other food places doing this, and I absolutely fell in love with the idea. Many people won’t donate money directly to homeless people in fear they would spend it on drugs or alcohol, but if we did it this way, and donated in a local public space, many more people would be willing to donate their money for someone to have a hot meal and not go hungry. I hope that whenever I start my business, that many other businesses will look at my restaurant as an example and follow in my footsteps. Together, as a whole we could significantly drop the rates of