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A brief overview of two of those research studies is included in the following section of this paper. The first study, Housing Chronically Homeless Veterans: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Housing First Approach to HUD‐VASH, published March 21, 2013, in the Journal of Community Psychology, set forth to determine the efficacy of the Housing…

Introduction Housing needs vary according to family life stages or person’s perception of what they need in a house. The very first phase in finding a home is considering what type of shelter suits the household. There are factors that affect housing needs: climate, location, cost, aptness and lifestyles. Those aspects should be considered in order to satisfy the needs for a home. This paper investigates the states of mind and opinions of utilized inhabitants of the public housing…

Homeless in Pennsylvania Homelessness has been a problem for decades in Pennsylvania. In January of 2015, there were over half a million people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Not every homeless person has the choice of finding a place to live for shelter, and many children and adults suffer from homelessness every day. There are many shelters for single adults with children but not many shelters to house single adults. There are various reasons for homelessness…

My proposal is about homelessness in America and what is the city doing to huse the homeless people dispite the overcrowdeding of the shelter. This social issue is a major to our society because the need for helping the unfornutate poeple. There are many orgainization to help the lives of homesless people but sometmes the mental health matter gets in way. Even thought he syllabus saiddirectly to not discuss a social problem that has been disguss in class, I feel the homeless problem is important…

General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the different ways the organization of National Coalition for the homeless work together to prevent or help to end homelessness. Thesis: As a society we need to work together by being a part of the resolution to help end this war on homelessness. Transition: Homelessness affects all walks of life. INTRODUCTION I. Have you ever experienced what it feels to be homeless? II. There are many single individuals, veterans…

Get Involved Let's admit it, nothing is perfect including your community, but volunteers can help change that. Every community offers opportunities for their members to get involved and help in some way. The most effective way to help would be to volunteer at a homeless shelter and or a blood drive. This way you can help the people that might not be in the best situation as you are. Volunteering at a homeless shelter would be a great way to help out the community because it provides a temporary…

Care-Corps Currently, over half a million people are homeless in the U.S. right now. What most of us don't understand, is the grind that homeless people go through everyday for their daily needs. Lots of us take a bed, a soft blanket, a warm house for granted. This is something homeless people don't have, but a great program in Fremont, Nebraska has provided these services for them. Care-Corps provides: housing, life skills program, food, hygiene products, medicine, prevention program,…

Many young people in America want to achieve a higher education, but often are unable to because they lack the assistance and support needed. Oftentimes, homeless youth aren’t aware they qualify for a higher education as they access the government resources. Without this knowledge, obtaining a higher education must seem far out of reach. I believe a college student who is homeless upon entry or becomes homeless during college can graduate if they access the resources available to them. What…

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,…

Homelessness is a very complex issue because not only does it affect the lives of individuals, but it also impacts the country itself. America as a whole would benefit considerably if homelessness rates decreased. The results of this would be positive social, political, and even scientific changes. There are many causes for homelessness and consequently, there are many ways to prevent homelessness. By ending the stigma against the homeless and improving homeless programs, the United States will…