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    For many years we all witnessed the life the brutal life of homeless people‚ and for many years we try to figure out a way to get rid of them. So how can we prevent them from knocking on our car windows asking for spare change‚ holding up signs in our face‚ sleeping on our busy streets? How can we make them look decent like normal people? What if I tell you there are many solutions on how to get rid of these people or use them for good use? Let’s get to the obvious point‚ how do we get rid

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    Humanity Experiment - LH1-03 An Experiment in Humanity Has the Haters Hating and Brings a Homeless Man to Tears. You Won’t Believe How This Ends. Grab Your Tissues! Image: Video Source: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYFUGU84PE Views: 1‚832‚971 Likes: 30‚528 Shares: Unknown Comments: 2‚573 This video is tellingly chilling when it comes to showing how cold and uncaring some people can be. Here is a hungry man nicely asking people who are already eating for just one slice and you won’t

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    qualified as homeless. This means they spend their nights living in their car‚ a shelter‚ or on the streets. Not only do they not have a roof over their head‚ but they usually have no food in their stomach. Not ingesting the proper nutrients is also know as malnutrition. Malnutrition affects a person’s weight‚ causes disease‚ and has a negative impact on a child’s educational development. It is critical for the human body to receive enough vitamins and nutrients every day. However‚ most homeless people

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    It was a stressful time‚ I appreciated that the community reached out to my family by the end of the year my family was reunited. For the last two years‚ I’ve worked at Subway on Sunset. Over the years‚ I’ve had the opportunity to meet Wookie‚ a homeless veteran‚ who is comfortable telling his experiences in the military. After returning from the war he hasn’t been comfortable living within walls. While on my shift‚ if I have the opportunity I try to give Wookie my free sandwich for the day in hopes

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    A Helping Hand in the Homeless Community By Cherish Miles There is a large number of homeless‚ mentally ill‚ and drug addicted people in the Costa Mesa area that many residents are unaware of. Fourteen years ago Lindah Miles‚ the mother of six children‚ was driving down Anaheim avenue in Costa Mesa on the way to the market. As she was driving she saw a little broken down old church named The Lighthouse. She noticed there were about forty homeless people waiting in a line outside. Out of curiosity

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    the coffee shop‚ the homeless man from before still begging for cash half walks‚ half wobbles up to Mr. Johnson. “Eh sir can you spare some money for a hungry man?” Mr. Johnson looked into his wallet and saw $2.50‚ lying he said‚ “Not today I don’t have any money.” “You look like a wealthy man. Anything at all would be appreciated‚”said the hungry man. “Why don’t you go get a job and make your own money for a change‚” replied Mr. Johnson. After that statement the homeless man‚ in disgust‚ left

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    Seven solution for homeless people ­-Idea One: Trade Fairs for the Homeless Ask any homeless person why they are living on the street‚ and one theme will inevitably emerge: they were unable to navigate the maze of programs and procedures intended to help. ­­In addition to information about every short- and long-term housing program available in the city‚ Project Homeless Connect provided clothing‚ shoes‚ free phone calls‚ counselling‚ medical treatment‚ dental care‚ eye exams and glasses‚ benefits

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    extent of the policies against homeless people in urban/public areas; mostly because I come to a fairly small suburban area where I wasn’t quite exposed. However since moving to San Francisco‚ I have become more aware‚ but after reading through these documents‚ I realized I still was not aware enough. From the Punishing the Poorest document I have learned the full extent to which homelessness is criminalized (particularly in San Francisco). The section line “Homeless people are forced to move by

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    Homeless youth is a problem that many people would say has simply been overlooked. When people mention homelessness‚ people tend to only think of adults and give no mind to children. Although it may not seem like it‚ children under the age of 18 account for just as much‚ if not more of the homeless population as adults. A study conducted in 2014 showed that 194‚302 children were reported homeless on a single night (national Alliance to End Homelessness). Using this data‚ the alliance predicts that

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    solved soon‚ and therefore should be addressed as a major crisis that is affecting our society. The number of homeless families with children has increased significantly over the past decade or so. They are among the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. Together they are approximately 40% of all people who are homeless. Sadly‚ rural areas contain the largest group of homeless families‚ single mothers‚ and children. Emotions hit home when children and babies can be pictured living in

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