The Homeless
The Homeless Homelessness infects many people in our world every day. People can become homeless from different reasons, but in the market today the reason is usually foreclosure. There are many ways that we can prevent people being homeless. By learning how people live when their homeless, we can see fit that they get help. There are more homeless people today than there ever has been because of our current economic situation. Being homeless can lead to many health problems because of their lack of sanitation and resources. Homelessness can be caused by multiple factors. In the homeless society, “poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and education.” When people are less fortunate, they have to make difficult decisions about what their families need to survive. Some families give up things that we think of as necessity, like a cell phone for an example. There are people in America that have never had a cell phone of their own. Lack of affordable housing is another cause of people around the world being homeless (TheHomeless.com). Having somewhere to live is one of the main things people need to live. It helps protect one from inclement weather, diseases, and predators. Without proper housing, there are many more risks that people could face. Homelessness is one-hundred percent preventable. Through Churches, schools, and other public places, people can donate enough money to the homeless so they will have at least some food to eat and somewhere to stay. Also, people can volunteer for a day or two in soup kitchens.
It is a win-win situation for all volunteers. For one, they can help a starving child or a family in need. Secondly, for all students, collages look for a student that is valiant within their community. Also, the volunteer gets the “warm-fuzzy feeling” that someone gets whenever someone volunteers. We can also help the homeless by “Providing rural homeless families with temporary shelter and rental assistance