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    Lacking a fixed income‚ adequate nighttime residence‚ and access to food is an aspect that is considered when determining whether or not an individual or family are in poverty. Society has created a standard of poverty or that the family is a low-income family‚ which low income is . “Poor” is the term that our society uses to describe an individual or family that lacks not only material assets and health but also capabilities‚ such as social belonging‚ respect‚and dignity. Homeless shelters and

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    problems on any given basis. Homelessness‚ abuse‚ immigrations‚ addictions‚ disabilities‚ mental illness‚ incarceration‚ and also veteran transitions are just a few. Sometimes the things that we are faced with throughout our lives is too tough of a load to carry. That is when a human service professional can come into place. They help the client with situations that may be too over bearing or with situations clients may not have any control of. Homelessness affects more than 3.5 million people

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    There is a degree to which individual factors play the most decisive role in contributing to homelessness; however‚ there is a main structural factor that contributes to homelessness and it is the economy. Even though capitalist love part-time workers‚ they are creating a risk for them to become homeless. Those who work part time have to work twice as hard as a full time worker to make ends meet and in some cases fall behind on their bills in order to have their basic needs met. However‚ what is

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    Period 4 Homelessness In The World “Home‚ Sweet‚ Home” or “There is nothing like a good home-cooked meal.” 100 million people are unable to say things like these due to homelessness. The comfort of a bed and having a place to your own are taking for granted by many people. There are many people that unfortunate to having these necessities of living. The reasons for homelessness are many‚ but there are also several of different solutions to end

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    For class this week we went over wealth‚ poverty‚ and capitals. We saw two videos on how it affected people and how managed to get by. Also we learned that the less stressed you are in your working environment the longer you will live. As well as the life expectancy of different neighborhoods based on their incomes. The other video we saw was about a plant relocating and how the workers of the plant tried to get by after they got laid off. In sickness and in wealth was an hour long video on how

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    To reduce the number of homeless people in America The National Alliance To End Homelessness we could give the homeless people a place to stay and a job‚ People who are homeless in america are homeless due to the fact that they were probably abused‚ Alcoholics‚ or were abandoned by their parents‚ I am going to give some details on why or how these specific things relate to people being homeless. Homelessness is one of America’s most misunderstood and vexing social problems. Families with children

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    Still to this day‚ homelessness is a huge problem in Canada. Far too many people are living without a home‚ and everyday this rates of homelessness rises. People living without a home are not only missing out on a bed to lie in‚ but also a place of security that gives a sense of belonging and wellbeing (The PLoS Medicine Editors‚ 2008). The reasons behind becoming homeless are endless. It could be because of a loss of job‚ family conflict‚ violence and abuse‚ or substance abuse. While there are many

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    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

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    First to address this problem was the newly formed United Nations in 1945. Since then‚ the stateless have been described as „not considered as nationals by any state in the world“. Those affected are often of racial and ethnic minorities‚ who are usually victims of state repression and discrimination. Many of these minorities live in states where they are eligible for citizenship but are deprived of this right. This right is recorded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Article 15;

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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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