Homelessness in the United States

The Bexar County population is almost two million and is expected 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…

Homelessness in Portland: a Growing Pandemic Portland is having a crisis. With an estimated 1,900 people sleeping outside every night, sleeping bags and worn out tents litter the sidewalk. Portland mayor, Charlie Hales, has taken action by trying to manage camping throughout the city. With his new “Safe Sleep Policy” homeless people will be able to sleep overnight on sidewalks in a sleeping bag but only from 9PM to 7AM. Hales has also created over 400 shelters for men, women, and families…

did a news segment of drivers driving while under the influences of drugs. A study by AAA , has shown that states that have legalized marijuana have seen an increase in fatal accidents involving drivers under the influence of drugs. Colorado, a state that has approved the legalization of marijuana, has seen an increase of DUIs for under the influence of marijuana by 44 percent. The state of Washington has seen an increase of DUIs for under the influence of marijuana by double Colorado’s…

In Commuting Challenges, John smith argues that theirs homeless people. Title of the book maintains that the times Edition Board. The U.S Department reports that people with No home and find a place to live. The numbers of homeless of people in the country which are going down instead has gone up 12% since 2013, Being homeless is not an easy task, Homeless is up not just in the usual places but everywhere in the country. The number reflect many or the realities in the area. There’s a lot of…

the Washington DC government to try to help stop this upward trend, and I would like to get the Capital back to a state where tourist can feel safe when they come and visit. This proposal will show two of the main causes that lead up to someone becoming homeless. Then I will discuss a program in use in Toronto that Washington DC government could use to help combat the homelessness issue in this area. The Problem The homeless population in the Washington DC area has become a growing…

because there are so many of them that we could help and get them off the streets. They need more help than just getting spare money people have so it’s our duty to get them off the streets and alleyways, into a job, and into a home. Homelessness are a problem because they barely get enough money to survive and live in tents. Some ways we could help is giving them our shoes we don't fit, homeless shelters, food organizations, and more. People in our community could set up more…

There are about 564,708 people that are experiencing homelessness in America. There are 655,155 people in Memphis of all those people 1,636 people that homeless according to the National Alliance to End Homeless. There also 10,532 people as of 2014 that are in Tennessee that are homeless according to Tennessee- National Coalition for the Homeless. You can be employed and still be counted among the impoverished. Often people make too little to maintain any kind of lifestyle. Homeless people often…

no homes? Over 57,000 veterans make up that number, take a moment and think. Our American vets who serve for our country are homeless. Homelessness is not a new social issue that just recently popped out of nowhere. This issue has been going on for decades and hasn’t really been talked about in the media. There are programs the government has to counter homelessness but the programs can only help so many people. Only one out of every four people low income households receive rental assistance.…

“On behalf of the youth cabinet we want to express to you how much a spending freeze in 2018 would hurt Toronto’s youth and other marginalized youth,” begins Riley Peterson. The 18-year-old Ryerson University student is seated directly in front of Mayor John Tory and a committee of his hand-picked executive members on this mild May day. A freeze, direction endorsed by Tory and his allies, would make it harder to access social services and to break the cycle of poverty, Peterson says. It would…

Homelessness is a huge problem that is rising everyday in America. Just writing this intro, I can think of at least 5 people on the top of my head that have been homeless since knowing them. “In recent years, homelessness in New York City has reached the highest levels since the Great Depression of the 1930s (C.F.H)” Homelessness is becoming such a huge issue that is not only affecting jobless adults, it is affecting children. Going hungry, and cold every day and night. About a year ago I…