Homelessness Name GEN 499 General Education Capstone Instructor September 8‚ 2012 Homelessness Homelessness is an epidemic that is growing at a rapid pace. Throughout history‚ homelessness has been a significantly issue but it is now becoming more common. Currently‚ many people of all ages are experiencing homelessness as the poverty rate is increasing significantly. This paper will describe this issue while focusing on the root causes of homelessness. It will include a literature
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interesting‚ and I enjoyed how you connected past events to the current events surrounding homelessness. I believe that people in society have become accustomed to seeing homeless people residing on the streets; therefore‚ society have become less responsive in helping the homeless and displaced because it is an ongoing social problem that does not directly affect one’s life. In addition‚ I believe that people in society do not envision themselves being poor or homeless; therefore‚ they have difficulty
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Homelessness: The Effects of High Costs Housing Excelsior College Debra Parks April 22‚ 2012 Abstract: How many times have we saw people standing on the street in their dirty clothes with a sign saying‚ “work for food”? I wonder how this person got into their situation. In the past I’ve thought laziness‚ they don’t want to work‚ or maybe they have schizophrenia and are unable to work‚ or sometimes‚ I didn’t even see them. What is the solution
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How to improve Homelessness Introduction Homelessness is not new to our nation‚ and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Baum‚ 1-4) For growing numbers of people‚ work provides little‚ if any‚ protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Baum‚ 21-24) What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney‚ for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act‚ "a homeless person
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‘Social science and medicine’‚ Pathways to youth homelessness‚ vol. 62‚ issue 1‚ p.1-12‚ viewed on 29 July 2013‚ This journal article investigates and discusses the factors that cause youth homelessness in Australia. The research participants were recruited from four homeless youth services run by organization in New South Wales. Those who defined as youth are between 14 and 25 years. The research results that there were five pathways to homelessness. The first factor is a psychological disorder
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ordinarily used as‚ a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.” In Miami-Dade‚ homelessness is a “revolving-door” crisis; many people exit homelessness quickly‚ but many more become homeless every day. Many including children‚ families‚ veterans‚ and the elderly live day after day without food‚ water or shelter in our community. This problem should be addressed as a major crisis that is affecting our society. According to statistics Miami-Dade has the highest homeless rate in the State of
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Homelessness Dewayne Henderson BSHS/465 July 21‚ 2014 Tanisha Laidler Homelessness Introduction Human service workers help people who are homeless to meet basic needs. Human service workers may refer clients to a variety of providers‚ such as temporary or permanent housing facilities‚ organizations that serve meals‚ and job centers that can assist the client in learning new skills or finding jobs. Some clients can need help finding treatment to address and underlying cause of homelessness. Working
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Michelle Miss. Martin April 29‚ 2013 Nationwide The United States is a rich country it should not have high percentages of homelessness. People from many other parts of the world come to the United States to live. How do citizens end up homeless? Before the deflation California‚ Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ Nevada‚ and Washington State had the highest rates of homelessness (Homelessness 25). “Do you have a quarter?” Every time I drive up and down in Ventura I see “Quarter Bob‚” a homeless man in Ventura. He is
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Tabitha Haney Robles English 3 3-11-14 The issue of homelessness in modern times is people act like they don’t care. They walk or drive by and do not think about how they live or how it is without money‚ food‚ a home‚ or family who don’t care about them because they are poor. People should care a little more and think “What if that was me?”. To understand homelessness‚ one must examine the issues that lead to these bad outcomes. Kids become homeless for a variety of reasons which
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POVERTY AND ITS EFFECT ON SOCIETY Poverty and its Effect on Society Le’Quisha Davis SOC 100 – Introduction to Sociology Professor Lisa Riggleman-Gross January 29‚ 2012 Abstract The United States has one of the strongest economies in the world. Even in light of recent events such as the economic collapse and recession‚ the U.S. reported a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $47‚200 per capita in 2010 (estimated). The U.S. has maintained its status as the largest
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