Homelessness Issues

The rates of homelessness in the US, and the world are overwhelming in number. During January of 2015 alone the number of homelessness in the US ranged to a total of 564,708 people (State of Homelessness). Homelessness is an issue that has been around for thousands of years and is still a major issue that persists in this day and age. It is up to various organizations and alliances around the world on a global scale to address these issues. However it is in the hands of every individual and the responsibility that they constitute which can and will make the difference. I once had a wise individual tell me that once a rock is thrown into a pond that pond is changed forever.

Homelessness is not an easy task to tackle and is a problem very well known in countries experiencing these issues on a daily basis. Homelessness is not a third world country that gets talked about on the daily news, but in fact based on a survey taken by the National Alliance to End …show more content…
Bush as well as Obama have taken small steps in stemming the flow of homelessness in particular. George Bush’s funded program “housing first”helped reduce chronic homelessness to about 30% from 2005 to 2007 (Proven Solutions). In addition the National Alliance for Homelessness has put in billions of dollars in funds to create “Rapid Re-Housing Program aiding 700,000 facing homelessness or its counterparts in the first year alone. Based solely on these two examples it is evident there is a plethora of ways in any single person can help change the world and homelessness.

To the very heart of the matter is permanent housing, and is what needs to be solved in order to combat homelessness. The needless money flowing into hospitals or correctional institutes for the homeless or those facing chronic homelessness is not doing anything beneficial. Instead permanent housing is a cheaper way in the long run in order to save more money and keep people safe and off the