Homelessness: The Effects Of Being Homeless

The Effects of Being Homeless

Did you know that over half a million people are homeless and that 600,000 people in the U.S. alone have no homes? Over 57,000 veterans make up that number, take a moment and think. Our American vets who serve for our country are homeless. Homelessness is not a new social issue that just recently popped out of nowhere. This issue has been going on for decades and hasn’t really been talked about in the media. There are programs the government has to counter homelessness but the programs can only help so many people. Only one out of every four people low income households receive rental assistance. There are many factors of that contribute to a person becoming homeless and how each one of these factors overlap with each other and can cause a rippling effect, which is why I believe the best way to study this is structural function theory. …show more content…
Many of theses factors can cause one to become homeless because they have a domino effect. Poverty is the state of having insufficient funds to sustain a life that includes food, shelter, and basic needs for life. Many Americans in the U.S. do not make enough income and are categorize in being in the poverty group. Its already hard enough having a job and earning an income, but when in today’s world everything requires money, not earning enough income can be a challenge. People can have a job and still be homeless because not everyone can afford to find housing at a price that is affordable to them. Its already hard enough to provide food; let alone keeping the job and paying for