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Canadian Social Media Opinions Are Missing their Mark. Homeless youth in Canada is an epidemic. This is a problem that too many ignore, and some have little to no education on how bad the situation really is. It’s estimated that “around 225,00 Canadian Youth are out of work or not in school, and more than 6,000 sleeping on the streets.”(Ottorino 2015) These numbers alone should be enough to generate some concern, however people online are more often than not using social media to create…

1. Your boss has presented the idea of using homeless people in a project similar to what BBH Labs has done, what would you tell him? If your boss is determined to move forward with the project, what would you do? I believe that using homeless people to perform any type of work seems out of place, but homeless people have basic needs that require some form of monetary compensation. When we give homeless people out in the corner of a street money, we are helping because we feel that is the…

Students know what Hillcrest is. They have seen the thrift shop just down the street. They volunteer, they donate, and they purchase from it. What many students are not aware of, however, is the impact that Hillcrest has on the community. It is more than just a thrift shop, but rather an organization that works to transition homeless or at-risk people to a life of self-sufficiency. Executive Director Donice Mahan knows of the common misconception that the thrift shop is a standalone company. “A…

Several community members in Anne Arundel County suffer through financial obstacles daily. Some people live paycheck by paycheck and others walk into eviction notices at their door. Having a vision to decrease homelessness, the Light House provides shelter to 30 males, 15 females, and 5 families. Since they can’t serve every other homeless person, providing BGE/Eviction assistance is a safer…

1. What 2 major causes of homelessness in the U.S. do you feel you could have the greatest impact on a family’s mental health? It was disheartening to read that “216,261 family members were literally homeless on a single night in January, and almost 60% of these were children under the age of 18”. The picture this article provides is haunting. While this is a hard issue to tackle, we as mental health counselors can help families going through homelessness. One major cause of homelessness as…

would increase the amount of money homeless people are receiving. In addition, more people would begin to talk about the homeless individuals. This would raise awareness and could possibly lead to new laws that would increase the number of homeless shelters. There are various reasons why people became homeless. A fifty-four year old man named Mike Droney became homeless…

It has been over 50 years since Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty in his 1964 State of the Union address. Since then, our nation has failed to eradicate poverty in the United States. Proof of failure is displayed in high poverty rates, an abundance of homelessness, and inflated crime. Poverty rates fluctuate throughout the years, but the overall trend shows a decline. A common belief is that poverty has improved because the previous poverty rate was 19 percent, and now it has…

There used to be a cross dressing homeless man named Leslie Cochran who lived here that recently passed away. He was so full of life, happy and he always spoke his mind. He became such a local icon that businesses and dishes are now being named after him. He was a vital part of Austin’s Culture and I believe that goes for all homeless people. Austin homeless people are vital to our culture. I don't know how I'd feel if I walked to school and there was no homeless guy sleeping on the bench at my…

and Urban Development (HUD) produces two types of estimates of the homeless population with the Veteran’s Administration (VA) collaborating on those involving veterans. The first is a point-in-time count of homeless shelters, usually on a day in the last week of January when the shelter populations are the highest and the second is an estimate of the total number of people who experience homelessness at some point during the year. (Veterans and Homelessness, November 2015) Based off these…

This court case involves the plaintiff, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the plaintiff intervenor, Chad Farr, and the defendant, AutoZone, Inc. This case was conducted in 2006 on the alleged complaint that AutoZone violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to Mr. Chad Farr who is visually impaired and denying him a promotion due to this disability. Farr was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa when he was young causing him to have…