Supportive housing

During the Foreclosure Crisis several years ago, my community was hit hard. I never thought I would see homes in my neighborhood being foreclosed. It was unbelievable. I was in middle school and high school when this was going on and heard my parents discussing this many times. I look back and think there were things that could have been done to prevent this from being a nation-wide disaster. I believe that there are things that can be done to minimize the effect of a foreclosure crisis…

As I stared at the blank white page in front of me I had no idea what to write. Frustration bubbled up inside me like steam building up in a tea kettle, and I wanted to scream. I had a research paper due in less than a week for my economics class about the Great Recession, but nothing was coming to me. All I could think of were questions. What did I have to say? What did I really learn during all the hours I spent studying the causes and effects of the Great Recession? How did this even affect…

still saves communities financial and health benefits. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing housing and related support services to target chronically homeless individuals.…

Transitional housing seeks to provide a better gateway for people to regain their economic stability. Usually for a period of two years, these programs involve subsidized housing in specific transitional housing developments and a mix of other supportive services and case management. However, programs of this type frequently have an excessive number of qualifications which prevent many of the most at-risk demographics from receiving the help they need (16). The Housing First model evolved in…

worldwide problem Since there is an estimated 100 million (1 in 65) people worldwide were homeless (Wikipedia, 2017). As many as 1 billion people live as squatters, refugees or in temporary shelter, all lacking adequate housing (Wikipedia, 2017). I chose this topic because housing is basic need and sense of security for all people. Many causes behind homelessness globally. One of the most frequent causes of homelessness is property-destroying disasters of any kind. It can be an earthquake (like…

The Housing First Initiative from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continued policy and legislation aimed at ending homelessness in America. In the 70 years following the United Nations declaration that housing was a fundamental human right, the United States has yet to find an end to the pervasive problem of homelessness. The United States has engaged in several very expensive wars but in the “land of the free” have yet to figure out how to house our people. Ironically, the cost of…

quarter of the homeless people are children. This is the result of people having a low paying job or they are jobless. The lack of affordable housing is one of the causes of homelessness. In order to reduce homelessness there should be lower income housing that people can afford. (Quigley, 2014) One of the major reasons of homelessness is lack of affordable housing. Some people work jobs and they are getting paid minimum wage. So they can’t afford to keep up with the rent. That leads to being…

argue that a current piece of legislation on the floor of the New York City Council could substantially reduce “the human cost of homelessness” as well the monetary cost by establishing a right to counsel for all low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court.…

not have to implement the act. These grants are managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD requires that communities submit a single application to be considered for the federal funding coming from the McKinney -Vento Homeless Assistance Grants. HUD allocates the grants to Continuums of Care (CoCs). According to HUD, a CoC is a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and facilitates funding for homeless families and individuals…

into society, while ensuring that homeless individuals are able to live independently and self-sustainably in the future. At the moment, the two major programs put in place are housing and shelters as well as government organizations and legislature. One of the most commonly recognized form of aid for the homeless is housing and shelters. According to the Substance…