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Directed Self Placement In the articles, Homelessness Kills by Jan Gurley and Facts for College Students from the National Coalition for the Homeless they highlight the crucial issue of homelessness in San Francisco, as well as the nation. The fact of the matter, each of them state, is that simply ignoring the problem and not taking action toward the rising epidemic will only result in further damage to communities. Throughout both articles the authors emphasize the causes and the reasons as to…

streets. Everyday as I’m driving to and from Newark I see “too many” homeless people either sleeping in the street, asking for money, begging for food, and worst of all, the trifecta of all the above while having strong substance abuse issues. It kills me to have grown up witnessing this city, state, and national problem and seeing it get worse, not better. I know there are many people like me, and as such, there are many people trying to take action and devoting their lives to make this problem…

These articles are about how some people who evacuated Texas left their pets behind. Knowing that people could even think about leaving their pets behind in inclement weather is absolutely shocking. I have two dogs of my own and I know that if anything ever happened to them that I would never be able to live without them. I know that some people justified tying them up so that they would not get lost but with the rapidly rising waters, a dog that cannot escape could drown. It may be more…

it came from an infected mosquito, but that was all.It wasn’t until I adopted a young blue heeler named Crash that I fully iunderstand the complexites of a hearworm infection. I adopted Crash directly from an animal control shelter. He was initially adopted from that shelter to a home that didn’t understand the needs of a young herding dog and returned him after a short three months. Since he was an owner return, he didn’t have much time to find another home. THe shelter’s adoption coordinator…

The dangers that homeless community faces are often overlooked and ignored, even though they are at a higher risk to receive violent acts against them. According to the Jan Gurley article “Homelessness kills, but we can save lives” assaults, rapes and murder are the most common acts of violence in the urban areas, where the majority of the homeless community resides in. One may assume that it is the law enforcement job to prevent these actions from occurring…

these types of drugs for a long time can cause several problems such as mental illness. Moreover, one of the biggest problems that some homeless have is sharing needles for drug injection in their bodies. Thus on lead those to many diseases and may kill them. In fact, the infection that the group of homeless in drug use get from using the same needle can cost them their…

living on the streets” (Oxford Dictionary). It is worth noting that that definition uses the terminology, typically, meaning that there are other ways for one to be homeless. Under the law, one can have a roof over their heads and still be homeless (Shelter Factsheet, 2005: 2). All in all, the definition for homeless is widely disputed and has many variations; it can mean, not having a roof over your head, or not having a permanent home. There are many reasons for how one becomes homeless. First…

determine eligibility for shelter placement. If the family is eligible for other housing options, they will not get placed into one of their shelters immediately, as they are not priority at the time. A key point to emphasize to families is that entering a shelter does not guarantee them a stable apartment. They must still do their part to continue searching for a permanent home, and stable income. Subsidy programs in the city are available and families can remain in shelters for a long period…

taken to court by her landlord. Her next option is to go to a homeless shelter, where it costs the city $100 a night to provide for one family. In one year, New York City spends $870 million that goes towards emergency beds. On average, many families will be without a home for 415 nights . The rise of homelessness in America rises thirty-two percent as more families are getting thrown out of their homes and entering homeless shelters(nipped). Homelessness is not a temporary problem that…

are decent looking. We wouldn’t want anybody to give us worn out looking clothes. Don’t give nobody nothing that you wouldn’t want to wear. We can also donate computers to the homeless shelters. Computers are very expensive, so if you have a computer that is still working and you don’t need it give it the shelter. The homeless can use these computers to help them apply to jobs. That’s another thing we can encourage people to hire homeless people so they can get a job. Giving them a job can help…