Homelessness In America Essay

“America has the largest number of homeless women and children in the industrialized world. It’s a depressing statistic”. This is an extremely depressing statistic for a few reasons; It doesn’t mean that the United States has the most homelessness in the world, it means that it has the most homeless out of all the countries with benefits, no wars and the promise of a better life. There are many reasons that the United State as the most homeless in the industrialized world, one is the lack of affordable housing, education(or a lack thereof), and the lack of mental health treatment for those who need it.

One way that homelessness can be solved or shrunken to a manageable size is by making housing more affordable. In the text it states,” It’s a depressing statistic exacerbated by a housing crisis that forced thousands of families out onto the street”. This shows that the lack of affordable housing has forced a lot of families onto the streets. The text also states,” About one-quarter of the homeless families surveyed had spent at least one night in a homeless shelter in the past month;” This also shows that the lack of affordable housing has forced people onto the streets and forced them to spend some time in a shelter. This is all shows that there is a lot of homelessness because of the lack of housing that is affordable. One of the main reasons for homelessness is the lack of affordable housing and a way to solve this is by making housing more affordable.
The text staes,” Were you aware that 2/3 of the adults experiencing homelessness have not received a high school diploma or completed a GED?”. This shows that not having a good education is a leading factor in homelessness. The text also states,” . Textual evidence: Education is the key to preventing homelessness for today’s children and youth” This piece of evidence is (obviously)