Homelessness in America is becoming an increasingly larger problem for generations now. But, homelessness is much more than just a housing issue. It is the result of addiction, job loss, mental illness and criminal history that forces thousands of people out on the streets. But the result of homelessness is not just because of the homeless person’s mistakes. It is the fault in our inadequate systems as an entire society. America; specifically, Lansing Michigan for that matter does not have the correct funding or facilities to assist those children, women and men living on the streets. Homelessness is not just the direct result of lack of shelter, but the result of poverty social exclusion in our country. People struggling, making less than
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Having people donate to the charity and giving some incentive to people who donate money would be a good way to get people to donate. For example, if people donated $100 or more they would get something like plaques or certificates of donations. Another way the charity could bring in money would be to partner with some kind of business and have some percent of their profits go to the charity. As well as asking for donations we could hold events once a year that would celebrate donors and bring in more money that way. Along with asking ‘,members of the community and local businesses to donate to our charity, we could place donation boxes at partner businesses so people are able to see that the charity exists and that it is easy to donate to our charity. It wouldn’t take much to make a difference in our community. It could be as little as dropping a few cents into a donation box, or as big as getting involved in the charity to do things like volunteering to hand out care packages or work in a soup kitchen.
Another tactic we can use in order to get donors and volunteers is social media. By having a social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, we can post our charity achievements on it and also include contact information. This will help our charities news spread throughout the community. This is a good way to have the community learn about what we are doing, and also so local companies can see this and they can find ways on how they can help out through their
Having people donate to the charity and giving some incentive to people who donate money would be a good way to get people to donate. For example, if people donated $100 or more they would get something like plaques or certificates of donations. Another way the charity could bring in money would be to partner with some kind of business and have some percent of their profits go to the charity. As well as asking for donations we could hold events once a year that would celebrate donors and bring in more money that way. Along with asking ‘,members of the community and local businesses to donate to our charity, we could place donation boxes at partner businesses so people are able to see that the charity exists and that it is easy to donate to our charity. It wouldn’t take much to make a difference in our community. It could be as little as dropping a few cents into a donation box, or as big as getting involved in the charity to do things like volunteering to hand out care packages or work in a soup kitchen.
Another tactic we can use in order to get donors and volunteers is social media. By having a social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, we can post our charity achievements on it and also include contact information. This will help our charities news spread throughout the community. This is a good way to have the community learn about what we are doing, and also so local companies can see this and they can find ways on how they can help out through their