Homelessness in the United States

began with affecting just one woman, now impacts 50,000 annually (familypromise.org). This is such an important reminder that we all can make a difference, and that we all can advocate for change. The mission statement written on their website states, “Our mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response (familypromise.org).” Now to explore that further it is vital to look into their current programs and community…

the homeless also cite a shortage of affordable housing. A 2008 federal government survey showed a one-year 9 percent increase in families relying on homeless shelters. In recent months, local governments and school districts have been reporting homelessness cases more than doubling this year. But funding shortages may force agencies that help the homeless to curtail…

: Thomas Nelson Publishers a. Several Different ways to help out the homeless. Ways of getting to know them as people and not as a stereotype. Solutions for the eradication of homelessness 2. Burt, Martha (1989). America’s Homeless, Washington DC: Urban Institute Press a. The different causes of homelessness in America and various solutions. Explanations why people become homeless and who are most at risk of falling into this situation. 3. Caton, Carol L. (1990). Homeless in…

numbers of young people were at a higher risk to become homeless. Therefore, by 1980 a determined number of homeless youth amounted to two millions. This revelation emerged as a confirmation of an unstable dynamic of the family unit. The increasing homelessness among youth was no longer the result of a flower children lifestyle that reached its recognition during the 1960s. In the 1970s young adults who were accounted for leaving home had experienced some kind of abuse, whether it was sexual,…

feeding them, especially since most cities have no form of emergency food services (Fisher 9). This problem in America is being seen internationally and has been called out by the United Nations. The U.N. stated it “violates international human rights treaty obligations according to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty” and called upon the U.S. government to take corrective action (Fisher 11). Being in a country that would rather ignore the homeless than help them is disgusting…

Poverty and homelessness put people through a very tough situation. Whether morality of their decisions begins to play a smaller role in their lives. When surviving through the night, becomes their only focus for the day. Desperate times call for desperate measures, crime seems to be the only answer. According to the city data, one-fifth of all homeless people have committed a crime to get off the streets. To me, poverty is like homelessness, I compare poverty to people who work on a low pay…

When we envision a homeless person, we often think of people that we find lying on Speer, grocery cart filled with who knows what close by, hair strangled, dirty skin, and most of the time a stinky aroma drifting around them. How does an individual become homeless? Any working person can find themselves without a home quicker than we think. Situations such as an unexpected illness or lay off may lead people without a job. This soon leads to no paychecks. Without paychecks we know that we are…

name Nathaniel Ayers. Ayers, talented musician, has been living on the streets of Skid Row Los Angeles for over a decade now. Although he does not search for “rehabilitation” little does he know that is what will come upon him. Homelessness is a major issue in the United States. You may ask yourself, “how can we resolve that issue?” the…

individuals, I ask them what they believe are the primary issues that they have either witnessed or experienced from their community. From the interviews I have concluded that there are three distinct themes that affects urban living: crime, poverty, and homelessness. Among some other issues the interviewees discussed include the cost of living, youth recreation activities, and how the city spent funds. In urban communities there is still a fear of crime, although there are statistical data…

saving these older folks” (321.) The older folks referred to in the article are homeless people that live across the United States. Fagan maintained that the nation can do better in terms giving back to the needy, especially considering the wealthy of the nation. However, what Fagan failed to mention in the article is what the homeless are not doing for themselves. Long time homelessness is a predicament that can only be blamed on the homeless because people that wind up homeless for whatever…