“There are 1.56 million homeless people that used an emergency shelter or transitional housing program this year alone” (Family Promise of Greater Orlando) There is also a capricious number of destitute people living on the streets. One story in contrast would be by a man known as Steve Lopez. Steve Lopez, author of the book The Soloist, gives us an inside on the daily life of a middle aged man known by the name Nathaniel Ayers. Ayers, talented musician, has been living on the streets of Skid Row Los Angeles for over a decade now. Although he does not search for “rehabilitation” little does he know that is what will come upon him. Homelessness is a major issue in the United States. You may ask yourself, “how can we resolve that issue?” the
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But what we don 't know is that most of these shelters (especially for families) are found to be full. So Now what do we do? Lopez has put a lot of hard work and time into Ayers. Ayers was not mentally there most of the time but when he was steve was there to take advantage of it. Lopez was a friend to Ayers. “A friend is someone who inspires, who challenges,who sends you in search of some truer sense of yourself. ” *(The Soloist) Lopez helped Nathaniel find his way out of hardship because of a friend that ended up caring for him. In the article ‘Housing First’ Approached Touted as Way to Remedy Homelessness, by Monte Francis Ms. Buchanan lost her job and her daughter and ended up on the streets resulting in a drug addiction. Buchanan had applied to get an but there was way too long of a waiting list. “ “I was actually wanting to commit suicide because I didn’t understand my pain” (Buchanan) Eventually she got in and her life completely flipped. ““I don’t have a desire to drink anymore," "I see the crack coming up the street (and) I see people smoking crack and it don’t bother me.” She said that housing first was the resolvement. It was found to believe that giving her responsibility again made her feel like something important to …show more content…
They have found that young mothers are losing their jobs and living in their cars. People are actually getting up out of their desks and doing something about. “”It 's more important to be out in the world than to see it reflected in the mirror.” (The Soloist)
I have found that there is such a huge issue in people 's lives that have been on the streets of skid row. There is too many steps and processes to get a person on track. We need to resolve the actual issue and help the homeless find themselves. We have to give them responsibility and help them get back in the world again. We need to help those who are suffering a mental disorder. It 's not that they don 't want our help. Its that they don 't understand why we would help them. We need to gain their trust and take the homeless in. In the future I hope to find out homeless rates drop at least 50 % by the year
But what we don 't know is that most of these shelters (especially for families) are found to be full. So Now what do we do? Lopez has put a lot of hard work and time into Ayers. Ayers was not mentally there most of the time but when he was steve was there to take advantage of it. Lopez was a friend to Ayers. “A friend is someone who inspires, who challenges,who sends you in search of some truer sense of yourself. ” *(The Soloist) Lopez helped Nathaniel find his way out of hardship because of a friend that ended up caring for him. In the article ‘Housing First’ Approached Touted as Way to Remedy Homelessness, by Monte Francis Ms. Buchanan lost her job and her daughter and ended up on the streets resulting in a drug addiction. Buchanan had applied to get an but there was way too long of a waiting list. “ “I was actually wanting to commit suicide because I didn’t understand my pain” (Buchanan) Eventually she got in and her life completely flipped. ““I don’t have a desire to drink anymore," "I see the crack coming up the street (and) I see people smoking crack and it don’t bother me.” She said that housing first was the resolvement. It was found to believe that giving her responsibility again made her feel like something important to …show more content…
They have found that young mothers are losing their jobs and living in their cars. People are actually getting up out of their desks and doing something about. “”It 's more important to be out in the world than to see it reflected in the mirror.” (The Soloist)
I have found that there is such a huge issue in people 's lives that have been on the streets of skid row. There is too many steps and processes to get a person on track. We need to resolve the actual issue and help the homeless find themselves. We have to give them responsibility and help them get back in the world again. We need to help those who are suffering a mental disorder. It 's not that they don 't want our help. Its that they don 't understand why we would help them. We need to gain their trust and take the homeless in. In the future I hope to find out homeless rates drop at least 50 % by the year