The Struggle is Real When a grown man that smells of smoke comes up to someone and spills a storyline of his children and wife and how they are working hard to get a bite to eat, how he finally got a job but the paycheck does not come until Friday, the story seems so rehearsed, anyone who listens may call bluff and turn and walk away. However, homelessness is a real struggle to many people who live locally in Licking County, Ohio. The homelessness rates in Licking County, Ohio are alarming and it is growing right under our noses. To stop this growth, I believe, as a community, we need to help as much as we can and reach out to those in need.
Homelessness is something that most only can read in a book. Through another world, a reader can only …show more content…
However, homelessness happens to be a big problem locally. To not have what is needed, not wanted, but needed in life is when life itself becomes a struggle. That is what homelessness is. They have no shelter and have a hard time just to satisfy a hunger that will not go away. Homelessness can start at any age but most of the homeless population is younger children. They are being raised to think that it is normal to walk the streets and beg for money. Although, Newark does have housing to those in need, rooms are limited. According to, Licking County Coalition for Housing. (n.d.). About LCCH, ¨Homelessness continues to grow each year. 13,003 people were homeless in the State of Ohio during a statewide one day count in January 2011. At least 39% of them were children. In the United States, 3.5 million families experience homelessness each year. Approximately 1.35 million are children¨ (para. 7). To fix this increasingly comprehensive problem in Licking County, as a community, we need to lend a hand to those in need. To give money to a homeless shelter organization or donate your abilities and …show more content…
According to, Licking County Coalition for Housing. (n.d.). About LCCH, ¨More than 90% of homeless people are homeless because of financial crisis that has occurred, such as the loss of a job, divorce, sickness, or any other economic situation that was not intended or planned for¨ (para. 6) Licking County Coalition for Housing continues to say, ¨Most people who become homeless are willing to do whatever they can to return to the standard economic requirements of our society¨ (para.6). This means almost anybody can become homeless due to a string of situations. Loved ones could be stripped of their needs entirely. That is a scary
Homelessness is something that most only can read in a book. Through another world, a reader can only …show more content…
However, homelessness happens to be a big problem locally. To not have what is needed, not wanted, but needed in life is when life itself becomes a struggle. That is what homelessness is. They have no shelter and have a hard time just to satisfy a hunger that will not go away. Homelessness can start at any age but most of the homeless population is younger children. They are being raised to think that it is normal to walk the streets and beg for money. Although, Newark does have housing to those in need, rooms are limited. According to, Licking County Coalition for Housing. (n.d.). About LCCH, ¨Homelessness continues to grow each year. 13,003 people were homeless in the State of Ohio during a statewide one day count in January 2011. At least 39% of them were children. In the United States, 3.5 million families experience homelessness each year. Approximately 1.35 million are children¨ (para. 7). To fix this increasingly comprehensive problem in Licking County, as a community, we need to lend a hand to those in need. To give money to a homeless shelter organization or donate your abilities and …show more content…
According to, Licking County Coalition for Housing. (n.d.). About LCCH, ¨More than 90% of homeless people are homeless because of financial crisis that has occurred, such as the loss of a job, divorce, sickness, or any other economic situation that was not intended or planned for¨ (para. 6) Licking County Coalition for Housing continues to say, ¨Most people who become homeless are willing to do whatever they can to return to the standard economic requirements of our society¨ (para.6). This means almost anybody can become homeless due to a string of situations. Loved ones could be stripped of their needs entirely. That is a scary