Have you ever just went down the road and saw someone who had less than you and felt sorry for them? People that are homeless all have a different story on how they got where they are. In September 2011, the Census Bureau showed the poverty level for America. Our poverty level was 46.2 million Americans were poor in 2010 (Rector and Sheffield). Homelessness is a growing problem in todays society. Many people live through struggle of not knowing where they will sleep that night or where they will be tomorrow. Some people think that some homeless people are just dressed the part to get money. There are actual homeless people just trying to find someone who cares about them to just simply bring them a meal out of curiosity. Many people jump
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We should help these veterans that want to make ends meet. They served our country thats the least we can do. All they need is a little help and resources to get on the right track. There are 144,000 veterans who are homeless on any given night (Veteran Homelessness). That is just hard to consider. We, as the people they fought for, should help them way more than we have been. This is a problem that need to be fixed right away. Tony, 48 year old, spent 15 years as a Navy Yeoman and now receives only $361 a month in disability payments from the Veterans Administration. He has also been homeless for 3 years. Why should he live on the street after risking his life for us? There is many more like him who have served and are out on the street. Why are we letting this happen? The veterans should get more government help then they do receive. We should help them get a house and job. The force life and the civil life are way different from each other. With them being in the force life for so long they are use to the military lifestyle. In the military they help you get a house and give you a job to do which puts money in your pocket. Then they leave the force lose their home and lose the money they were getting to come to the civil life to start a new life. Then they end up on the street because they can not make ends meet. This is an unreal problem. We should have more organizations that accept donations that would help our troops after leaving the
We should help these veterans that want to make ends meet. They served our country thats the least we can do. All they need is a little help and resources to get on the right track. There are 144,000 veterans who are homeless on any given night (Veteran Homelessness). That is just hard to consider. We, as the people they fought for, should help them way more than we have been. This is a problem that need to be fixed right away. Tony, 48 year old, spent 15 years as a Navy Yeoman and now receives only $361 a month in disability payments from the Veterans Administration. He has also been homeless for 3 years. Why should he live on the street after risking his life for us? There is many more like him who have served and are out on the street. Why are we letting this happen? The veterans should get more government help then they do receive. We should help them get a house and job. The force life and the civil life are way different from each other. With them being in the force life for so long they are use to the military lifestyle. In the military they help you get a house and give you a job to do which puts money in your pocket. Then they leave the force lose their home and lose the money they were getting to come to the civil life to start a new life. Then they end up on the street because they can not make ends meet. This is an unreal problem. We should have more organizations that accept donations that would help our troops after leaving the