The Shelter

The Stereotype What image do you see when you hear the word homeless? I used to think of words like dirty, lonely, and also needy. The true definition of homeless is without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets. Stereotyping is a common thought through our human minds, which is when you are oversimplifying an image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. I learned this summer on my mission trip to Madison, Wisconsin, that homeless people are not what we think they are.…

Volunteering at The Salvation Army I realized this was my chance to make a difference. When people hear that a person is “homeless,” I’m sure the first thing that comes to mind is a bum, dirty clothes, a drug addict, and a drunk. However, that is not the case at all. Living in times like these, recession plays a huge role on unemployment rates which eventually leads to homelessness. Not only that but natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, left thousands of people homeless in New York. Being…

Keerthana Akula Hillsborough High school General Assembly Sweden UNHCR Sweden has opened their doors to many people who fled the war, and there are now over 80,000 refugees. (Global Appeal, 2015) Sweden has also accepted more people than any other European country. They were known for protecting human rights and tried their best to take as many people as they can. During the war many innocent people were lost and children were left homeless. These refugees need a lot of money because they need…

Homelessness and the Changes By: Brooke Linton Many things can influence homelessness as well as help those that are homeless. A short research article known as “No Right to Rest, Police Enforcement Patterns and Quality of Life Consequences of the Criminalization of Homelessness” written by Tony Robinson published in February 2017 tells about the laws towards the homeless and how they are growing. In the article “Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness between 1990 and…

In Milwaukee’s predominately black inner-city neighbourhoods one in 14 renters are evicted every year. Being kicked out of a house into the streets is a very common occurrence for those living in poverty. Eviction is a problem that many are facing in today’s economy that rarely gets evaluated. Matthew Desmond analyzes the problems surrounding eviction in his piece “Eviction and the Reproduction of Urban Poverty”. There are many shocking statistics throughout the piece that provide clear examples…

It's the desire of human to live a comfortable life and be able to meet his or her day to day financial needs and responsibilities. life without a source of living is like a car without an engine ,it will not go anywhere. A person without a source of living or jobless ,without any income coming in from any source can be frustrated, with low self esteem and sometimes if they cannot meet their financial demands or responsibility over a period of time they may decide to take their life and commit…

Jan Gurley the author of homelessness kills talks about the common response people make when the subject of homelessness arises: “…compassion fatigue, and the feeling that there's nothing new about the intractable problem of homelessness.” At least this is the common response of people who do not fully understand the complexity of homelessness. For us as Americans, we need to understand how homelessness is something that affects us. Efforts to raise awareness and call people to action on the…

“The Liberty to Feed the Poor” – Published- April 21, 2015 The article “The Liberty to Feed the Poor”, discuss feeding the homeless and how some cities across the United States are handing out citations and arresting citizens who are helping the homeless by feeding them. One citizen in San Antonio, Chef Joan Cheever, received a $2,000 citation for feeding the homeless lacking a permit to pass out free food. A 90 year-old veteran had been arrested in Fort Lauderdale for feeding the homeless in…

Rough Draft We walked down the aisle passing by cage after cage, listening to the deafening sound of hundreds of dogs barking. Cheryl, the vintner coordinator, tried to tell us about some of the dogs, but with the amount of noise all we could do was nod and pretend like we understood. I kept my eyes open for dogs that would be fun to walk after our orientation. And out of the corner of my eye I saw a ghost of a dog. Since I was seven years old my family and I have fostered dogs for the Animal…

Thinking of adopting a furry or feathered friend? Doing so would be a good idea, since a pet can provide tremendous benefits for both your physical and emotional health. This is the advice shared by the experts at The Pet Hale, a locally owned pet store based in Mililani, HI. Home to puppies, kittens, birds, bunnies, and more, this pet shop is a fierce advocate for adoption, and most of the puppies they sell come to them from families whose pets have have had litters. Here are three benefits of…