The Shelter

Homelessness refer to those who live on the streets or occupy shelters. But as one analyzes the issue of homelessness, one realizes that there are structural and individual cause regarding homelessness. Homelessness refer to those who live on the streets or occupy shelters. Anyone is homeless “if they slept in limited or no shelter for any left of time (First, Rife, & Toomey, 1994)”. The structural causes consist of unemployment and poverty and housing market, economic structure and social…

Homelessness is living on the streets, staying in a shelter or facing any other unstable situation. Today, the problem of homelessness is rather a serious matter and is widespread all over the world. The combination of a factor that leads to homelessness is different for every individual. There are several causes of homelessness, some can be extremely sad and some are just ending up in a dreadful situation that provoke serious problems. Some of the significant factors for youth and families are…

Homelessness is one of the major problems faced by many countries, others are homeless due to unfortunate situations hence it takes a lot of courage and strength to be a homeless person given that it is not a choice most of the time. Firstly the number of homeless people worldwide is estimated to be between 100 million to 1 billion, depending on how we count them and definition used (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d04e5274a27b2001595/R7905.pdf). The word ‘homelessness’ means…

HNH - Helping Newark’s Homeless Proposal Why are people homeless? There are many reasons why people became homeless. Some due to their actions, some out of their control. Some have fallen victim to unaffordable health issues, poverty, domestic violence, addiction disorders, and mental illness. Some have had their homes foreclosed due to declining work opportunities and declining public assistance. Though the shamefulness should not be levied on the homeless themselves, it should be on us,…

one-half of the city’s children live below the poverty line (the official measure of poverty; calculated to include incomes that are less than three times a low-cost food budget)? Did you know that 18,000 homeless people in Detroit are in need of shelter while three-tenths of them will be homeless for a long time, one-fourth of them being children? Did you know that 15,000 people in Detroit are either living in abandoned buildings, each night or they are living with their friends or families,…

Johns and multiple homeless shelters, one of the most important part of encouraging these individuals is kindness and for them to understand that they are seen. According to a formerly homeless man Jan Gurley spoke to, “You become invisible (when you’re on the street). To everyone.…

I am walking down the street and you see a person in ragged clothes, you can tell they are homeless and come up and ask you for money. You tell them no and continue walking down the street. This is something that happens to a lot of people in our society and is something we don’t really think about overall. When people think of a population like the homeless, they might look at them in a negative way and wonder way they just can’t get a job, not know the conditions that surround their situation…

Anna and Thomas Boyd). Geography of Homeless Shelter Homeless shelters are typically divided into two types of shelters. There are street shelters and transitional shelters. The transitional shelters usually serve single men, women, and families with children. In the past, the homeless population consisted of older men. Today, the homeless demographic is changing quickly to now include young men, women and children. Usually, the transitional shelters were much more selective in who they helped…

and Urban Development (HUD) produces two types of estimates of the homeless population with the Veteran’s Administration (VA) collaborating on those involving veterans. The first is a point-in-time count of homeless shelters, usually on a day in the last week of January when the shelter populations are the highest and the second is an estimate of the total number of people who experience homelessness at some point during the year. (Veterans and Homelessness, November 2015) Based off these…

Why adopt a shelter animal? Well, this is a question that lingers on the mind of several people who are thinking of bringing a companion to their home. In this section, we delve into answering your question; Why adopt a shelter animal? This is why; You Help Reduce Pet Overpopulation Shelters take in many abandoned animals, which mean that there are several animals to be accommodated. Adopting an animal from a shelter helps free space for other pets that desperately need the support. You Help…