Sgutie6@wgu.edu Homelessness a Social Problems Facing the Contemporary United States Homelessness is a social problem in the United States. Homelessness defined according to the National Health Care for The Homeless Council (2011)‚ “is a person or individual that lacks housing”. Homeless do not have permeant residents. They may live on the streets‚ shelters‚ missions and under freeway overpasses. They also occupy facilities of abandoned buildings‚ vehicles‚ and campgrounds. They can be found sleeping
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increased the number of homeless people on the streets. "America ’s Finest City" has always faced a homelessness problem‚ but like all chronic problems with the homeless‚ it is merely acknowledged in times of recession and economic demise. “In down times like today‚ focus is on the struggling middle-class homeowner‚ not on the housing problems of the longstanding ill-housed population" (Shaw). USLegal.com defines “homeless” under Section 11302 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an individual
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Advocating for the Homeless Carla Drayton BSHS/442 Advocacy and Mediation Steven Zitar March 11‚ 2013 In this paper you will learn about some of the issues with advocacy in the human service field and how they are being address. This paper will give different areas that stand out in homelessness that needs to be examined. The areas that would be examined are the population of homeless people and their needs. The personal perspectives on assisting homeless people with problems as an advocate
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In this report I will be discussing the growing homeless problem‚ those affected by it and what is being done to resolve the issue. By definition being homeless is living rough. This includes staying with a friend‚ living in an overpopulated room‚ abuse in your home as well as harmful living conditions. The homeless problem is a national pandemic in the United Kingdom‚ particularly London. There are multiple established organisations for the homeless in London‚ such as: Shelter‚ Crisis and Centrepoint
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July 13‚ 2010 Harley Spaulding Jr. Speech 301: Public Speaking Problem Solution Speech Homeless Veteran’s INTRODUCTION: How many people have a Veteran in their family or know one? If yes do you help them or is it someone else’s problem. Well many people think it’s someone else problem‚ but the truth is it’s our problem. They gave there all for each of us! PROBLEM: Veterans being let go from service without appropriate long tern help. Leaves unthinkable large numbers of Veterans helpless
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You are driving along‚ coming home from a big city. There at a major intersection‚ sitting on the corner‚ is a homeless man with a Tupperware bowl with a few coins and dollars in it. He has on a rugged coat‚ tennis shoes with the toes partially ripped out‚ and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. He is holding a cardboard sign saying “Anything Helps.” Good or bad‚ you have already passed judgment on this man. You may have felt pity‚ and gave him a dollar or two. You might have had disparaging thoughts
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had spent the last 10 years living under a Los Angeles bridge. When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mental Health America (MHA) of Los Angeles offered assistance‚ Michael refused their help. Although he didn’t want to be homeless‚ like many homeless people Michael was ashamed of his status and appearance which made him “reluctant to offers of support” (Department of Veterans Affairs). MHA Outreach workers never gave up on him and continued to try to help him. Every week‚ the outreach
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reality of what a homeless person goes through every day. No one knows their story and truthfully‚ not many care enough to ask them for it. Besides the fact that many homeless people lose their ID card‚ their identity is inevitably taken away from them once they are homeless. They become invisible to the public‚ and they are ignored just as much as the garbage on the side of the streets – they are not even considered human anymore. Although not everyone can relate to being homeless‚ I am sure (almost)
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saw a homeless man ask for a place to stay. My father allowed him to stay for the night since it was snowing outside and the temperature was below freezing. I could not stand knowing that there were people on the street who did not have a place to sleep at night. Upon doing more research‚ I discovered that my town‚ Grand Rapids‚ did not have a homeless shelter. Because the town did not have many homeless people‚ it never felt the need to create a shelter. However‚ the number of homeless people
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Summary of “Homeless on Campus” In the article “Homeless on Campus” Eleanor J. Bader tells a story about homeless students living on campus. Also she shows how homeless students still have enough energy to go to college. Aehsa is a twenty year old girl that attends college at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn‚ New York. Aesha and her one year old son were forced to move out of their house because her husband started to be abusive. They were forced to leave on the streets and were moved
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