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We have learned largely by life experiences that hard work payoff, but when we are broken by hard times, some hard working individuals seem to forget their knowledge and self-worth. Consequently, this lack self-esteem leads most of the hard working individuals to make poor choices. Ultimately, this leads those individuals to chaos and disastrous events that destroy their family security, dreams and achievements. We must remember homelessness can happen to anyone at any time, but it is an…

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…

The Negative Effects of Homelessness in Portland Majd Baghdadi 11132015 Independent Research Writing Portland State University Homelessness in Portland is a large issue. People who are homeless are affected in negative ways; crime involvement, which increase homeless arrest rates and affect hospital capacities based on the crime rate that some homeless make, and do crimes to avoid staying on the streets, health problems which affect the homeless by sharing needles for drug use and…

During my childhood and lower teens, I was very involved in church. I would go to every event or meeting put on by our church. Watching certain senior youth members, I didn’t understand why they would just come to the fun events. I would only see them during our mission trips or camps, but never at business or regular meetings. Then I promised myself that I would always stay as active as I could. Then in high school, I feel for this Baptist guy, who was just unsure about religion in general. I…

Urban Rejects: Why the Homeless Still Sleep on the Streets of Sacramento The existence of homeless people in our society is still apparent today. There are over 2,538 men, women, and children homeless in the Sacramento area, (Sacramento Steps Forward). Everywhere you glance around in our cities, parks, businesses, and streets it is more than likely that you will observe a homeless person grappling to live. Homelessness is not prejudice toward race, gender, or class. Commonly homeless people are…

Homelessness has been a long standing issue in the modern day world. Many ideas and different types of programs put in place by governments have helped diminish this problem. These programs have opened a larger question of homelessness, similar to, “In our society, what are the main causes for homelessness?”. A certain program was put in place, recently, and was called ‘Homeless Hotspots’. The marketing agency, BBH Labs, came up with this idea, and used it in the Southern United States,…

Elizabeth Andrew once said “volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” This is an interesting quote because, being a college student, I don 't always have the time to be able to help people. The problem with this is that I always want to—I want to make a difference in the lives of many people, even if they do not care or do not want the help. I personally feel that to be able to do that, I would have to make the time, not because I feel that I must, but because I…

1. How did the DAY TIME assessment differ from the NIGHT TIME assessment? Describe. a. During the day time assess, there were many people walking around the city. Lots of people in business attire were walking around the capital area and near strawberry square. People from different ethnic background were standing at the bus stops. There was a handful of people with an unsteady gait using assistive devices. b. During the night time, there were mainly Caucasian people outside the bars on 2nd…

One of every seven young people between the ages of ten and eighteen will run away from their homes, this also means one of every seven young people wont be provided with the same opportunities and needs for success as a normal child. A child could run away from their home for any reason, but no matter what the reason is, every person deserves the right to a bright future and happiness. More programs need to be implemented with a goal to save homeless and runaway teens futures in the united…

Driving through Austin, it is almost commonplace to see people standing on the side of the street requesting food and items to get them through their day. These are the people we see with dirty clothes, a backpack, and cardboard signs requesting help. It is rather depressing to see so many desperate people wandering our city without places to call home. I thought I knew how hard their lives were. However, I had never had a conversation with them. Nor did I truly know what went on in their daily…