Homeless shelter

It's been very hard for the LGBTQ youth to come out in the past few decades as many fear being rejected by their families and loved ones, but the ones who do have the courage to come out end up being homeless, that is not the case for every person that comes out, but a recent study shows that 40 percent of youth homelessness cases are caused by teen's coming out to their families. What does the Government do about this? What can we as individuals do about this issue? Half of the LGBTQ…

detrimental to a child’s social life, mental stability, and health. Being homeless deprives children from a safe and stable environment. Homelessness doesn't only affect children in our community; homelessness affects all the children around the word. The effect of homelessness affects everyone; however, children, in particular, are more affected by the situation. Some effects of homelessness among children in the shelter system are; bullying, aggression, low self-esteem, withdraws, anxiety,…

to grow one more million by the year 2020. With the expected growth in population we can expect for the homeless population to also grow. Laura Calderon from Heaven for Hope said that they service an average of 1,200 Homeless per month and 25 percent of this are women. (2017) According to the Journal of General Internal Medicine, “women are one of the fastest growing groups in the homeless population”. (Lewis et al. 2003) This population lacks necessary preventive medical care, such as…

Many of the individuals that are homeless have jobs, but they just can’t afford a place to stay “Truly major causes of being homeless are unemployment, underemployment and the lack of affordable rental housing.” (Burger,2016, p. 323). Some homeless people choose not to use shelters because of the Check-in time might be as early, and if you leave, someone else gets to take your place. The shelters can sometimes be a conflict with your work schedules The shelter close their doors at a particular…

Pine Street Inn, in turn, she has lost focus on the organizational structure and the mission of the shelter. Hypothesis 1: It may be that Downie did not realize the effects of her decisions would have on the employees and the organizational structures of the shelter. Budget cuts are never easy in an organization, especially one such as the shelter that has affected so many individuals. In the shelters company, everyone is very compassionate about what they do, from the nurses who give foot…

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that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Social workers aim to open the doors of access and opportunity for everyone, particularly those in greatest need (1)”. For four years, I worked at a homeless shelter. The homeless shelter mission and goal was to help individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness attain self-sufficiency. I participated in that mission when I educated my clients on formatting a resume and building interview skills. I…

The way that this need effected these populations is that it had groups of people get together to create affordable housing and shelter for these individuals and families. The hardship of having expensive housing leads to evictions. “Eviction is a leading cause of homelessness, especially for families with children” (http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/fastfocus/pdfs/FF22-2015.pdf)…

In the United States the homeless population continues to grow rapidly. Homelessness has been a public health issue for many decades. I think homeless is a worldwide problem Since there is an estimated 100 million (1 in 65) people worldwide were homeless (Wikipedia, 2017). As many as 1 billion people live as squatters, refugees or in temporary shelter, all lacking adequate housing (Wikipedia, 2017). I chose this topic because housing is basic need and sense of security for all people. Many…

The Relationship Between Homeless Youth and Sex for Survival Each year in the United States over one million youth under the age of 18 are homeless (Warf, et al., 2013). There are many factors that may contribute to a young person becoming homeless such as disagreements with parents or step-parents, pregnancy, sexual orientation, school performance, substance abuse, and physical or sexual abuse occurring in the home (Warf, et al., 2013). No matter what led the youth to homelessness, they face…