Homeless shelter

misconceptions and neglection surrounding the homeless, it is important that the truth gets out and people begin to help them. We can help homeless people in our community by supporting nonprofit organizations that are designed to help those unfortunate enough to be homeless, holding fundraisers to help raise money to provide food and shelter to homeless people, and by spreading more awareness on the…

Times published article, “Invisible Child: Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life”, investigative reporter Andrea Elliot, introduces Dasani to the world as a homeless child with a sanguine future. In Elliot’s article, she informs us that there is thousands of homeless children who are woven into the cracks of New York, these children seem to be invisible to the eye, Dasani…

The majority American response to a homeless individual is one of instant disgust and fear, even though they haven 't met the person. Imagine walking through a city and glancing to the ground only to see a homeless man lying in filth on the sidewalk, surrounded by his few belongings. Most people would scuff at them and move along but these people all have stories to their privation. Homeless people are often conceived as "bums" but many have faced a lifetime of struggles and unimaginable…

Being homeless isn’t a good life, it’s a rough life most homeless people wonder how they even got in the situation that they are in and maybe some people could careless if they were homeless. Homeless people usually have been homeless their entire or were born into poverty. Some might just have financial struggles, can’t find jobs, or have disabilities. Through donations, to offering more jobs, and more help from communities and people the number of homeless people will drop enormously. My…

There are seven billion people in this vast world and 25 percent are homeless. Homelessness does not just occur overnight and in poor countries. It happened throughout even the richest countries in the world. If an individual states that they are homeless, there are a many different situations that the individual may be in. The government and people organizations need to offer more solutions to help the homeless population because an individual should not have to beg just to get by. First…

your community is a great way to meet new people and make new friends. If you volunteer in some of the places that you are interested in, you are likely to meet people that have the same interest as you. For example, if you volunteer at an animal shelter, you are likely to find people who are interested in animals. If you volunteer at the library,…

ethnicities, and sexual orientations can be found living on the streets year-round. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, there are one million homeless youth (2014). Many youth experience homelessness for numerous reasons and may partake in dangerous and reckless behaviors to survive. Youth homelessness can be put into distinct categories such as homeless families with children, runaways, and foster children. Many families that struggle with finding and keeping stable jobs,…

If someone were to see Judson Bliss, the Director of Homeless Programs at St. Patrick Center in downtown St. Louis, at work, they might notice the water bottle he often carries around with him. Wrapped around Bliss’ water bottle is a simple bracelet that conveys much deeper meaning about the work that he does, and a large-scale issue in American society: homelessness. The bracelet Bliss’ son, an Affton High School student, gave to him, was a fundraising bracelet for the son’s math teacher whose…

that there are a lot of people in the Los Angeles county who has been homeless for a while and it has been increasing continuously. According to the LA times, “L.A. sees another sharp rise in homelessness and outdoor tents” by Gale Holland and Peter Jamison shows that homelessness developed in the last year by nearly 47,000 people in the street and shelters regardless of an exhaustive federal push that has cut the levels of homeless veterans by nearly a third. People without homes have to face…

would, build more homeless shelters, Encourage more Art around the city, and construct more parks and businesses.…