Begging

that many individuals come across is being judgmental which is having negative thoughts and words to describe someone or something. Homeless people are usually stereotyped as “bums” and one of the first impressions some have of a homeless person is begging people for money, that they are a “no life” and that he personally put himself in that position. For example, (2014, December 22). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUBTAdI7zuY In this video by Josh Pauler Lin, he ran out into…

Homelessness and Poverty Essay Over the years it’s been estimated that at least 200,000 Canadians are either going through homelessness or poverty. We see them everywhere holding cardboard signs begging for food or money to survive. Even though it’s part of all three levels of government it doesn’t make the problem better it’s actually making the solution worse. What causes Poverty and Homelessness? Every time I would pass by a homeless…

Has everyone forgotten that those who are homeless are beings too? Persons who are less fortunate occasionally have to result in dumpster diving just to eat. Every day so many of us drive by these individuals and look away. Does society not care anymore? What has happened to the love that all of us are supposed to be showing one another? Vagrant people need love and assistance from all of us. There are several ways that each of us could be doing our share to help the homeless. Everybody should…

Thomas House Today, if we see a homeless on the street, it isn 't strange anymore. In fact, in America 2013, 610,042 people were experiencing homelessness (The State of Homelessness, 2014); as the result, we can see a significant number through that report. Moreover, because the amount of homeless is too much, many charities have been established to be able to help the homelessness. According to me, one of the charities that I appreciate is Thomas House which is an Orange County non-profit…

Jan Gurley the author of homelessness kills talks about the common response people make when the subject of homelessness arises: “…compassion fatigue, and the feeling that there's nothing new about the intractable problem of homelessness.” At least this is the common response of people who do not fully understand the complexity of homelessness. For us as Americans, we need to understand how homelessness is something that affects us. Efforts to raise awareness and call people to action on the…

“The Liberty to Feed the Poor” – Published- April 21, 2015 The article “The Liberty to Feed the Poor”, discuss feeding the homeless and how some cities across the United States are handing out citations and arresting citizens who are helping the homeless by feeding them. One citizen in San Antonio, Chef Joan Cheever, received a $2,000 citation for feeding the homeless lacking a permit to pass out free food. A 90 year-old veteran had been arrested in Fort Lauderdale for feeding the homeless in…

Hello everyone, About two years ago, I was working at Pima Community College at the northwest campus in the library as an office aid. Every day when I was driving to the campus, I was facing homeless people were standing on the roads or next to the traffic lights asking people to help them with money or asking people to assist them with their needs. I was seeing them every single day; Regardless if we were in a summer or winter season. Also, I was facing different people not same people that I…

A low-life who is unwilling to work for their own money steals the money you work for to buy alcohol. That's something that upsets the average person. Yet people voluntarily hand out that money for the same cause. The moral solution to homelessness is to provide fairness to those who work for their money, encourage the homeless to rely on themselves rather than others for money, and not provide the materials for the homeless to self-harm. It's unfair for those who work for their money are forced…

Imagine feeling lost and not knowing what to do or where to go. Spending each night trying to find a bench, which you call your bed. As you wake up outside to the noises of nature each morning. Having to go to a public places to clean yourself up. When you are hungry, you often beg people for change, food, or you just search the nearest garbage can. Some just sit in the city hoping someone will notice you and want to help out while others decline the offer of help. There are several different…

Imagine waking up every morning to the same stressful questionings: will I eat today? Where will I sleep tonight? When will I be put out of my misery? Throughout my quest in Montreal last Saturday, November 26th 2016, I was lucky enough to meet Nicole Saint-Coeur, sitting outside of Old Brewery Mission. The conversation we had led me to reflect on her personal story and homelessness as a social issue, the process and reliability of the interview, which are all subjects I will explore in this…