Homelessness in the United States

Who’s to blame for the six hundred thousand living homeless in the United States? There are a countless number of things that the government and community can do to help put people off of the streets. Homelessness can be put to an end by creating affordable housing and providing free drug and alcohol rehab services. People who are homeless struggle to afford housing. First of all, housing is very expensive nowadays and continue to become increasingly pricey as our population rises. Apartment…

This year $12,000 was collected in one evening. Homelessness Today Experiencing homelessness, defined by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, is sleeping outside or in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program. As the United States is recovering from the Great Recession, our homeless population from 2013 to 2014 is on the decline. In their 2015 study, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, found that national rate of homelessness fell to 18.3 homeless people per…

Homelessness affecting the United States Surrounding the United States, there are many homeless people. You may find them around your city, on the street, at your school, or even at your job. Being homeless does not specifically mean living on the streets. There are people in this world who are living paycheck to paycheck, barely making a living. However, those people tend to hide the fact that they are struggling. There are many families in this world that barely make it through. Families of…

Homelessness Walking down the streets of many urban areas, a person is often faced with a seemingly ignored problem: homelessness. As often as the reality of homelessness occurs, most people ignore it as if it is acceptable. Although there are some people who try to contribute donations and shelters, the government has not figured out anything that will bring a lasting solution to homelessness. The homeless have been a part of society for centuries, but in America, the trend of homelessness has…

unimaginable experiences homeless people endure on a daily basis. In this photograph, taken at Skid Row, there is a homeless man lying in front of a painting that depicts a home. This photo brings light to the issue of homelessness and induces change for the homeless people in the United States. This photo is aimed towards the people who typically overlook the thousands of individuals that sleep on the streets and captures their attention through spray-painted artwork. The homeless man becomes a…

people with the percentage of 88.9 percent, while the poor people, where the homeless people included, only have -1.4 percent of riches. With these results, we can clearly see that the poverty is a really big problem and homelessness is one of the biggest engenders of it. Homelessness is an exceptionally immense issue that America has come to confront. The majority of these homeless people are youngsters, families, disabled, veterans, and the elderly. They live every day without their daily…

Homelessness is one of those terms people say in hushed tones. In a country like America it’s difficult to believe that homelessness exists. America boasts economic opportunity, is a world power and a champion for human rights. How can homelessness exist in a country that has so many assets on hand that we can continually give billions of dollars yearly to other countries? If we have such great amounts of disposable income then surely we don’t have any pressing social problems to deal with…

situation in the United Stated of America is getting out of hand as more and more people start losing their homes due to unfortunate circumstances. Everyday as I walk along the streets of downtown Honolulu, there are plenty of homeless bums scattered across the streets begging for money. With no job, they can't support themselves and are forced to live surviving with little to no money. So what is the main cause of homelessness in the United States? One of the main causes of homelessness in…

Homelessness in the United States is getting worse and worse every year. Currently 3.5 million people in the U.S are experiencing it and the worst part is that 33% of this are youth under the age of 24. The shelters are filling up and this issue that could be resolved is getting worse. Homelessness is defined “ an individual who lacks housing ( without regard to where the individual is a member of a family), including an individual whose primary residence during the night is supervised public or…

stripping human beings of their only belongings due to their economic status. The few housing developments that they actually provide to these people are insufficient, unclean, and all together dangerous. This is being homeless in America. The United States of America, built on hope and the American dream, is hiding and deliberately trying to justify the injustices it is forcing its citizens to endure. The numerous problems that besiege homeless persons on a daily basis is astounding to think…