Affordable housing

Homelessness, A Growing Problem Homelessness can be a forced or chosen way of life leading to depression and sadness across millions of Americans, yet can be easily prevented. Homelessness is a nationwide problem on a colossal scale. With homeless throughout almost every major city in the United States, it is getting out of hand and needs to be addressed (“Homelessness in America). Many of us take our everyday necessities for granted, the homeless on the other hand view the world in a whole…

cash assistance also provide short term solutions. Homeless that have addictions can attain help by going to programs like Celebrate Recovery and first step programs that offer group counseling and spiritual support. The housing first model program offered “stable, permanent housing as a primary strategy for ending homelessness” (Arnaudo, P., Madrid, S., & Zappasodi, D. (2012). Food, water, and shelter are the first needs that are unmet; these programs are providing these…

One of the biggest questions that many people are asking is should I buy a house? This is a very good question to ask. There is an ongoing debate on rather buying a house is better than continuing to rent one. Consider the stability, freedom, and now the affordability that buying your own house can bring. In most cases it’s more beneficial to buy a home instead of renting one. If you have ever considered buying a house, I’m going to tell you why you’re on the right track. Buying a…

Background In 1942, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) began construction on the Cabrini-Green Homes, a massive array of public housing in what was considered, at the time, a “slum” neighborhood. The housing included both row homes and a massive set of high rises that, at its peak, housed 15,000 people (Guzzardi, 2011). It was part of a post-World War II government effort to meet unprecedented urban housing needs. By 2011, the housing, along with all that came with it – crime, violence, poverty…

When coming back from the military training or a war zone many of the veterans suffer from some type of trauma whether it be physical, psychological or sexual. Kabbara (2016), reported that “homeless veterans experienced high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and sexual trauma” (Kabbara, 2016). Also another big issue that female members face is the risk of being exposed to military sexual trauma, sexual assault or repeated sexual harassment while they are in the…

Homelessness by Housing First About 564,708 people in the U.S. were homeless in 2016 during a national survey. The U.S. has not always had such a big problem with the statistics of people going homeless. In the recent years, many states have realized what a nation-wide problem this is becoming. Many states have been working towards getting homelessness reduced. For example, the state of Utah has been making incredible progress in reducing homelessness by going through a program called Housing…

has been through a serious life event, whether it be negative or positive. A person may have recently, or are still, battled a drug addiction and spent far too much time and money on unimportant things such as drugs. Many times a family will try re-housing and fail in the process, which only makes it harder to be stable, and they might end up homeless entirely. There will be even more instances where a veteran may be returning home and be suffering from severe disabilities, such as traumatic…

The world has so many problems that seem unrealistic to fix; poverty, bullying, terrorism, global warming... it’s overwhelming. Most people believe that homelessness is one of those unfixable problems, but they are wrong. Yes homelessness is a worldwide problem, but there is a solution. The solution to homelessness is to put the homeless people in homes. The U.S. is more than capable of fixing homelessness. Thousands of Americans go to bed every night without a roof over their heads.…

Just a few years ago this great nation took a devastating hit to its economy that crippled many homeowners. These citizens had everything ripped out from underneath them and were forced to foreclose. Why were so many thousands of people forced to resort to this you ask? When the economy bottomed out, they lost everything and could no longer even afford to support their families or live in their homes. Today, many thousands of those victims of foreclosures have since turned into potential…

their future. In addition to this, resources otherwise unavailable can be found online, including services that can help people pay their bills and those that offer money and food (needhelppayingbills.com). Any other extra money should be spent on housing essentials such as a refrigerator, beds, or food. To get word out for this program, volunteers such as myself can go to areas of high homeless populations for those interested. We would start off with a few houses at first, with priority going…