Bernard Francis Law

everyday. Recently, the rate of homelessness has increased. This issue has raised a main concern about the causes and solutions. While there are many causes, health issues, natural disasters that lead to limited government support, and the increase of new laws contribute most to how people become homeless and how the homeless community…

homeless people. In another case, most cities have benches with an extra arm rest in the middle just to make sure homeless people don’t sleep on them! We would save on the cost of arresting and jailing people for panhandling in public spaces based on laws, in 47% of cities nationwide, that purposely made to target homeless people. That’s a lot of your money being spent on stuff that doesn’t actually deter homeless people, but gives anyone with a strong moral compass a reason to actually help…

Homelessness is one of the major problems faced by many countries, others are homeless due to unfortunate situations hence it takes a lot of courage and strength to be a homeless person given that it is not a choice most of the time. Firstly the number of homeless people worldwide is estimated to be between 100 million to 1 billion, depending on how we count them and definition used (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d04e5274a27b2001595/R7905.pdf). The word ‘homelessness’ means…

Conclusion: The causes of homelessness and its effects are complex and intertwined, and inevitably there are no simple solutions. It’s not just about buildings and beds; it’s about the things that go wrong in people’s lives: health, income, families etc. And these things can go wrong for anyone, especially these days Homelessness poses as one of the social crisis on the rise in the 21st century to an extent that homelessness can no longer be just confined to those people living in the streets.…

Scarface (1983) and The Godfather (1972) INTRODUCTION The films Scarface (1983) and The Godfather (1972) are both crime-drama films which focus on the rise of their respective characters up the criminal ladder, becoming leaders on their own right and experiencing parallels on their stories while interacting with characters with duality in rules for both films. Scarface’s Tony Montana opted for drug trade and started his own empire on the back and blood of the people he killed, while Michael…

Criminals,” points out that a recent law in New Orleans established in 2015, charges offenders jail time of up to six months along with a fine of $500 for getting caught panhandling and sleeping on the streets. Although it is asserted that these are measures to maintain the beauty of the city and to encourage the homeless to find other alternatives, nonetheless it further dismisses the issue of poverty and works against those without a home. Establishing laws to push the homeless out of sight is…

Self – Help Group Reflection January 5, 2017 at 9:00AM I attended the We Care AA Skid Row Drifters Alcohol Anonymous group meeting. The meeting consisted of about 20 people. Located in downtown Los Angeles, skid row has as many as “6,000 homeless people living” there at any given time. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3824528/Skid-Row-revealed-striking-photographs.html). I thought it was interesting that the group meeting was in the center of skid row. Individuals who live in skid row,…

have enough competence about social work and its methods, and that would interfere with my ability to interact correctly with the kids. This fear was provoked mainly from hearing about cases in which, social workers have gotten in trouble with the law because their clients died. But, I have learned about myself that I usually am somewhat fearful of the unknown until I put my toes in the water. Every occupation has safety measures and rules. I was also not sure about working with children, but it…

“In Detroit alone”, Veronika Scott, CEO of The Empowerment Plan-Detroit reports, “there are over 20,000 homeless people living on the streets. Additionally, there are 70,000 buildings are abandoned. Knowing there are only three main shelters in the city, only housing 1,600 individuals, the city does not even try to board the buildings up. The city officials know homelessness is a large issue, but do not know how to go about fixing it” (Scott, 2016). Veronika Scott, a 24-year-old recent college…

Charity is a very important thing in our society. More and more young kids today try to help the homeless, elderly, and those in need. Kids and adults have started organizations to take care of their fellow human beings. There are volunteer organizations such as light house for the blind and visually impaired. There are many different types of volunteer opportunities available at the Light House and its satellite locations, and they encourage volunteers to take an active role in assuring that…