"There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help" - Jan Schakowsky. There are too many problems in this world today, that go day after day unaddressed. Homelessness is on of the biggest. This is crazy, the causes, the percentages, and just why homeless people cannot just stop being homeless.
The number of homeless children let alone adults is insane. This year there are between 700,000 and 800,000 people that are homeless. Around 2.5m and 3.5m people have experienced homelessness in this year ("Gimme"). If becoming homeless is a common stage of life for most people, then why is this not on the top of our priority lists’? If as a country we are all going through the same thing, then we should be willing to help the …show more content…
In 2015, the percentages for homelessness went up for families and children. 34% for families and 24% for children alone (Mostrous). The percentages of people becoming homeless everyday is outrageous. This should not be happening. We live in the wealthiest country of them all and we have the most resources, so why is this still such a big problem? In society today, homelessness is overlooked and neglected. I feel as if we as a country are just being plain selfish and rude. We all know that in the USA, there are many people that have more than enough money for themselves, just to buy pointless materialistic things. People are sitting out there on the streets freezing their tails off and starving, and we have the nerve to sit in our nice warm houses and complain that there is no food in the fridge. To be honest I think that we are all just spoiled. Some people literally have nothing and we are just constantly complaining about things that do not
The number of homeless children let alone adults is insane. This year there are between 700,000 and 800,000 people that are homeless. Around 2.5m and 3.5m people have experienced homelessness in this year ("Gimme"). If becoming homeless is a common stage of life for most people, then why is this not on the top of our priority lists’? If as a country we are all going through the same thing, then we should be willing to help the …show more content…
In 2015, the percentages for homelessness went up for families and children. 34% for families and 24% for children alone (Mostrous). The percentages of people becoming homeless everyday is outrageous. This should not be happening. We live in the wealthiest country of them all and we have the most resources, so why is this still such a big problem? In society today, homelessness is overlooked and neglected. I feel as if we as a country are just being plain selfish and rude. We all know that in the USA, there are many people that have more than enough money for themselves, just to buy pointless materialistic things. People are sitting out there on the streets freezing their tails off and starving, and we have the nerve to sit in our nice warm houses and complain that there is no food in the fridge. To be honest I think that we are all just spoiled. Some people literally have nothing and we are just constantly complaining about things that do not