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A recent drive around Phoenix for me, made me realize the number of homeless people panhandling for money on street corners. At some point during a calendar year in the Untired States, 1.5 million are homeless looking for a place to sleep and food to eat (Katel). Of this 1.5 million, 80 percent or around 1.2 million are considered transitionally homeless, meaning that they have had a run of bad luck and are homeless for a short amount of time, usually around a couple months. Imagine if instead…

Homelessness describes the situation of an individual or family without secure, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it, which is the result of societal or systematic barriers, a lack of affordable housing, the individual/household’s financial, rational, emotional, behavioral or physical challenges, and/or racism and inequity. The experience of being homeless is generally gloomy, undesirable, stressful and frightening. Some news has arisen…

Roughly 85 residents spend their nights at the Community Crossroads Center in a homeless shelter located in Greenville, North Carolina. My initial reaction toward the facility was overall positive, and leaves me optimistic about the field of social work. I firmly concur with the safety precautions, and requirements of both the staff and homeless individuals. The division between male, and female dwellers alongside having a family section creates a secure environment for all participants. My…

Homeless Census Reflection Journal I participated in the Homeless Census on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, which took place at a homeless shelter called the Mission at Kern County. I was assigned to interview homeless people at the mission. I interviewed eight people, and all of them were males between the ages of 37 to 64. Most of the people that I interviewed were homeless for several years (highest 22 years). Approximately half of them were born in the Bakersfield area. Also, most of them were…

What qualifies and disqualifies you as a witness • What qualifies me as a witness is that I have personally suffered being unable to rent or own housing the neighborhood of my choice. I have witnessed people being displaced from their communities because they could not afford to live there anymore. • What disqualifies me as a witness is the fact that I have not been at this advocacy for a short time. B: What is the problem that you are addressing? • The lack of safe, decent, accessible, and…

Homeless in Pennsylvania Homelessness has been a problem for decades in Pennsylvania. In January of 2015, there were over half a million people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Not every homeless person has the choice of finding a place to live for shelter, and many children and adults suffer from homelessness every day. There are many shelters for single adults with children but not many shelters to house single adults. There are various reasons for homelessness…

Homelessness Someone who is homeless is defined as a person who does not have a home and is typically living on the streets in a non-permanent situation. The homeless population is a growing social issue throughout California, the United States, and other nations. The homeless are everywhere yet they are considered the invisible people. Over the past century, the homeless population has became more common, and they have grown to be part of everyday life. They have become part of the landscape;…

There are approximately 20,000 homeless people in Detroit Michigan , 25% of those homeless people are children,13% are veterans, about 60% are families with children and almost half are mentally ill. In the homeless shelter there are about 1,900 beds in the shelter. More than half of the homeless people are children, 69% of homeless people in Michigan families are single mothers with children.There shouldn’t be any people living on the streets.All the homeless people,mainly live downtown…

About 300k children are homeless in America. In the U.S. Many people are homeless. More and more try to help then get back on track. Today about 30 million people are getting help from the Salvation Army. Homelessness is when someone who loses a home. After that usually they think it's over. But, no it's not over because there are more places that can help, especially Salvation Army. There probably the top in the U.S Many people in the U.S. Are homeless. About 3.5 million…

The author states how she has learned about the inadequacies of the so-called safety net. As well as how the resources available to assist families in homeless situations if far from reality and is more of a theory. The pressure of hunger strikes and activism made President Reagan direct Congress to designate a modicum of money and administrative attention to address homelessness back in 1987. (Nilan, 2013) The McKinney-Vento Act is the federal plan to address homelessness. It mandates that all…