Homelessness in the United States

The Search for Solutions to end Homelessness Each day, the typical person goes through the same set routine of waking up early from an annoying alarm clock, getting ready, and commuting off to their destinations. On this commute, one most likely passes several people lingering on the side of the road with tarnished cardboard signs, pleading for money and a better chance at life. Some commuters even go as far as to give money to these individuals, however most just ignore them…

who are experiencing homelessness. Many studies have being conducted in other to gain understanding about homelessness in Ireland, this study will look the relations between social support and homelessness based on how they are related. It will also analyse what is homelessness with statistics and social support and its theory. Looking at the organisation called focus Ireland and the aspect of provision of social support will be discussed. The understanding of homelessness is a process as it…

Homelessness in the United States of America is a real issue. According to the November 2015 National Homeless Report (AHAR) to Congress the numbers of homeless in America are staggering numbers. There are estimated 564,706 persons homeless every night. Additionally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the homeless are more susceptible to infectious diseases, chronic illness, mental health issues, substance abuse and violence. Even more alarming is the mortality rate for…

individual and families experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers and dependents, those living in public housing and, Native Hawaiians. Homelessness endure to remain a persistent problem through the U.S. affecting rural as well as urban and suburban communities. 2012 the HRSA health funded the health center and served more than 1.1 million people that were homeless. Health care Homeless Program has major sources of care for the homeless people in the United States (Cheung, & Snowden,…

Homelessness in America Homelessness has been a problem that we’ve been facing for a long time now. Through the years we have noticed different patterns on the homelessness population in the U.S. alone: the homeless population has gone up, down, but has never completely disappeared. In the U.S. alone, homelessness has become a huge problem that may escalate in the near future if we don’t try and find solutions to it. Homelessness has to be the cause of something, right? It can’t just happen out…

security, dreams and achievements. We must remember homelessness can happen to anyone at any time, but it is an individual choice whether to work his//her way out of homelessness or stay to request donation in the street for that rest of his/her life. According to an article by Badger Herald entitled “The homeless lack political voices, but not American ideals” Matt Lynch argues that the effort to help homeless people is inadequate and the…

The Homeless Epidemic Homelessness can be defined in many ways. For example, relating to a feeling of not having a home, but there is a much more relevant and understudied topic that we will be referring to. It both directly and indirectly affects everyone whether they’re conscious of that fact or not. The issue of homelessness is a sociological phenomenon that I feel is limited more so to the United States than anywhere else; which gives a sense of irony seeing as it is the, “Land of…

While homelessness has been a problem in the United States for many years, economic trends in recent decades have resulted in more families having unstable housing than ever before. The article reviewed research in the effect of this on childhood academic success as well as touching on some experiments involving attempts to alleviate the damage done when children lose their homes. This research has been of increasing importance as a significant percentage of children have been homeless for at…

Many individuals have encountered a homeless person at some point in their lives. As reported by journalist Stephen Burger, about 600,000 people are living either on the streets or in shelters trying to stay alive, everyday. Recently, the rate of homelessness has increased. This issue has raised a main concern about the causes and solutions. While there are many causes, health issues, natural disasters that lead to limited government support, and the increase of new laws contribute most to how…

Introduction Homelessness statistics in Victoria provided by the ABS Census of Housing and Population in 2011 has indicated a rise of 20.7% since 2006 statistics (Homelessness Australia, 2012). In Melbourne City, a survey conducted in 2014 found a population of 142 rough sleepers, which is an increase of 40% since 2012 (Dow, 2014). Despite the increasing number of homelessness, our government and community have shown minimal efforts in combating this issue. Furthermore, Melbourne community…