Homelessness

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on a single night there are up to 200,000 youth who are homeless (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2015). The United States Department of Education defines youth homelessness as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). However, the age limitations for the definition of youth homelessness are often inconsistent, which makes it hard to get empirical evidence on the…

Virginia Yan Krooth English 126-0747 11 December 2014 Homelessness Imagine all the events that occurred in your life today. You woke up from your warm bed, took a hot shower, picked out an outfit, and spent the day at school or work. At the end of the day, you went home, had dinner and went to sleep. To most people, this is just another average day. Shelter, clothes, food, education and family are the basic needs that many people in the United States lack. Everyone deserves these basic needs,…

20,000. “While homelessness is certainly not a new phenomenon in the United States or in New York City, where it dates back to at least the colonial era, there is no question that modern homelessness, which began in the late 1970s, is a unique historical occurrence. Indeed, one must go back to the Great Depression of the 1930s to find another period in New York history when homelessness was such a routine, persistent,…

million people experience homelessness each year. The number of homeless children ranges from 800,000 to two million. Recent study shows that one in fifty children in the United States is homeless. About 40% of the homeless population is families with children, which is also the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. With nowhere to go they're forced to sleep in parks, under bridges, in cars or a shelter (Overview of Homelessness In America). Homelessness has become a big issue…

is to explore the homeless population and understand how it in and of its self is a culture who is bound together by different mechanisms. Important questions are looked at in detail such as, which came first; homelessness and then substance abuse; or substance abuse and then homelessness? The culture of the homeless lifestyle explores different coping mechanisms and triggers that initiate and continue unhealthy norms and values. Mental Illness is also explored as well as trauma past and present…

They Are Homeless, But We Are Just Heartless When a person thinks of homelessness the go-to thought is feeling sorry for the homeless person. Many people naturally want to help someone who is in need, especially when they look like they are in pain or they are suffering. Homelessness happens just about everywhere, but is popular in cities. Everyone has seen someone who is homeless before, they are asking for assistance of any kind; money, food, a job, etc. As people we feel sorry for them but…

taxes so that there will be more organizations against homelessness. Homelessness is caused because there are not enough homeless shelters, the price of assisted living is expensive, and they need to support the veterans when they come back from serving. The number of homeless people has not dropped, it has risen. There are 231 more homeless people since 2015 that are on streets, in emergency shelters, or in transitional housing. Homelessness has always been a problem, it has only gotten…

available to the mentally ill has created a public health concern. The deficiency of mental health treatment for those in need has long-term consequences which negatively impact communities and families. Folsom (2005), shows a correlation between homelessness and untreated mental health issues in the United States. The research suggests that approximately one-third of the homeless population have a significant mental health diagnosis such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.…

Homelessness, we witness people that are experiencing it everywhere. It does not matter whether it is a third world country or a first world country, unfortunately all countries are having to deal with homelessness. Both adult and children are having to live with this terrible way of life. When somebody is homeless they do not have a permanent residency, they unfortunately do not have a safe place or somewhere to call home. People have to turn to being homeless for an assortment of reasons,…

issue that needs to be stopped as it leads to crime, hunger, and homelessness. It can rot communities from the inside out. If people could tackle this at home then they could more easily help with global issues. People should get involved in helping these people. Poverty can be felt everywhere whether a person is rich or poor. People should help those in poverty after being fortunate to have what they have (NIV Bible). The first…