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    assistance (Leggatt-Cook & Chamberlain‚ 2015‚ p. 10). Understanding of homeless in contemporary Western societies exist on an ideological continuum‚ which shapes the way people think about the issue. For instance‚ individualist explanations view homelessness as the result of lifestyle choices and personal failings such as drug abuse‚ criminal deviancy or alcoholism. Overemphasis on Individualist explanations could lead to minimal state intervention‚ antagonistic responses and reaction

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    crisis that seemingly has no solution‚ especially in cities such as Los Angeles‚ New York‚ or the barren streets of Chicago‚ Illinois. Key issues in America are leading to the under looked problem of homelessness. Since Great Depression‚ the United States has recognized the constant presence of homelessness without a long-term solution. These people and families are pushed under the rug of our society‚ into the corners of cities‚ and out of sight from the government. However‚ with full dedication from

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    Homelessness Overview Homeless people experience a number of human right violations. The most basic human right is the access to safe and secure housing‚ yet homelessness is not come about only by lack of housing‚ it is also a lack of relationships with family‚ friends and a community. A person who is homeless may face violations of the right to an adequate standard of living‚ the right to education‚ the right to liberty and security of the person‚ the right to privacy‚ the right to social security

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    Homelessness prevention and meeting housing need for (ex)offenders A guide to practice www.communities.gov.uk community‚ opportunity‚ prosperity Homelessness prevention and meeting housing need for (ex)offenders A guide to practice Clarissa Penfold‚ Naomi Day‚ Josie Dixon and Stephen Webster (National Centre for Social Research) with Anwen Jones (Centre for Housing Policy‚ University of York) and Sue Thomas (Nacro) November 2009 Department for Communities and Local Government

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    Kelsey Bradley Kendra Gallos English III Honors 6 April 2017 Homelessness Even though most teenagers are told by their parents not to give money to homeless people they see on the street when they are alone and the parents are just stereotyping against homeless people because they are all not like that‚ there is many homeless people out struggling and other people should help them because the most attention homeless people get is around Christmas time and after that people just kick them to the

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    Homelessness is a significant social issue. It is a complex issue that places families and individuals at risk for poor long-term outcomes. A factor that greatly impacts this issue is the lack of affordable housing. Though the Housing First policy encourages the rapid rehousing of clients‚ this is hard when there is no housing available for them to secure‚ much less maintain. Though the Housing First policy has made services for the homeless better‚ it can still be improved upon. The current policies

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    in San Francisco are currently trying to eradicate poverty by sending homeless individuals to shelters. Close to one million people are traveling to this notorious city as the Super Bowl approaches. The question is if the means of eliminating homelessness in San Francisco is meant for the greater good‚ or if workers in San Francisco are doing this to give Super Bowl visitors the illusion that poverty does not exist in San Francisco. It is clear that San Francisco is only recently making the effort

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    Homelessness: Can it be solved? What’s the best solution to solve homelessness? This is the question municipalities and communities are asking when it comes to solving the homeless problem. The homeless have complex mental health‚ addiction‚ and social problems. Because of this‚ there are a lot of creative ways being implemented to combat homelessness and they all take different approaches and vary in effectiveness. One solution that appears to be working in Calgary is an unorthodox model that

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    Liberals and Conservatives are very different. Liberals believe in government taking action and making choices for us. They believe that government decide how we live. They believe that we should rely heavily on the Government and their terms. Conservatives believe in the exact opposite. They believe in personal responsibility and they believe that the government should have very little to do with how we live. They believe that personal reliance is important in living and that in times of distress

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    Poverty and Homelessness A gigantic part of the population of the United States is homeless or in poverty. “With the poverty rate at an unacceptable 14.5 percent and economic inequality stuck at historically high levels‚ one might assume that chronic economic insecurity and an off- kilter economy are the “new normal”- that nothing can be done to fix it” (“Top 10 Solutions to Cut Poverty and Grow the Middle Class”). It is unacceptable that 14.5 percent of the economy is in poverty‚ so that means

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