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Homelessness has and continues to affect many people in the United States, such as single parents, children and veterans. No one wakes up and decides to become homeless. Homelessness, in most cases, is an economic problem. However, in other cases, it can be caused by medical and political problems as well. People become homeless for a variety of reasons such as lack of affordable housing, long-term mental illness, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency and lack of public assistance.…

When you make a commitment, especially one to yourself, you begin to strengthen your mind in ways that opens new possibility. Without cutting corners, no excuses, and no games. Once you look at the overall picture of what you seek to achieve within your life, you gain what is called “tunnel vision” which, nothing seems to be impossible. However, if your focus is on getting through the day, and thinking about what’s for dinner, just passing this semester only in college, or getting any job then…

Disrespectful Residents Taking Over Affordable Housing There are great options available to lower income individuals and families for affordable housing. The options include public and section 8 housing through the city as well as affordable housing through private ownership. Residents have opportunities depending on income, size of family, and senior citizen status. The problem that arises frequently in these housing developments is a common theme of residents that have no respect for the…

the increase of homelessness is on the rise for example in “12 months to March 2012, 19,530 calls for help were received from people with nowhere to live.” ( Fitzpatrick, Pawson, Bramley, StWilcox and Watts 2013). Figures released in 2014 show that £8 million was spent on temporary accommodation which also included housing benefits received from the UK government. (Henley,2014). Because of the pressure on housing stock, local authorities are becoming increasingly stringent about whom they…

How To Be The Best You Can Be In College There are two different types of mindsets in this world. You can have a creator or a victim mindset. A creator mindset is where you find solutions to your problems, they have what you call personal responsibility. Victim mindset people are the ones who make excuses for themselves to make it feel like they are not at fault for their actions. These two kinds of people are usually in a different time period in their life, either they are not mature enough…

Textbooks VS Technology With the world leaning towards being technology based, many question if this will lead to full time digital learning for schools. This then leads to the battle if schools will stick with their textbooks and handwritten notes or switch over to ebooks, chromebooks, tablets, etc. They both have plenty of benefits to them. But along with the good points, there tends to be bad ones as well. They both are designed differently and teach in different ways. What students want to…

Introduction Housing needs vary according to family life stages or person’s perception of what they need in a house. The very first phase in finding a home is considering what type of shelter suits the household. There are factors that affect housing needs: climate, location, cost, aptness and lifestyles. Those aspects should be considered in order to satisfy the needs for a home. This paper investigates the states of mind and opinions of utilized inhabitants of the public housing…

I Darlin Fernanda Gomez Sanabria declare under the penalty of perjury that the following is true to my knowledge. I was born in Bogotá, Colombia and I am 37 years old. I came to the United States on July 8, 2016 with a K1 Fiancé visa. Mr. Yecid Guerrero and I married on August 3, 2016. I had to call the police because my husband left me outside of our home all day without food and/or access to the bathroom. A few days prior, I was beaten by my husband and he took away the house keys and there…

In todays world there are many homeless. People struggle to find jobs, shelter, and even love. We could save half of the world or more is homeless. There are many foundations that try to stop hunger or try to provide for homeless individuals. Those who are less fortunate should not be punished. They should not be a nuances. We should not look at them as anything less then a person. It is true that sometimes the homeless can be disturbing but we need to help them to make the situation better.…

Homelessness is living on the streets, staying in a shelter or facing any other unstable situation. Today, the problem of homelessness is rather a serious matter and is widespread all over the world. The combination of a factor that leads to homelessness is different for every individual. There are several causes of homelessness, some can be extremely sad and some are just ending up in a dreadful situation that provoke serious problems. Some of the significant factors for youth and families are…