Homeless Imagine you are homeless. You have no money‚ no job‚ and‚ obviously‚ no home. Every day you wake up‚ grab your sign‚ and stand on a corner. Sometimes people stop‚ but most of the time‚ cars whiz past you without thinking twice. Now imagine you are homeless‚ but this time it is during the Depression. How is it different? Do people help you in the same way as they would in today’s society? Our society’s attitudes towards homelessness and poverty are both similar and different than society’s
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United States over 500‚000 people‚ almost a quarter of them children‚ were homeless this year. That’s over half a million-people living on streets‚ cars and or homeless shelters. 49‚933 people‚ veterans to be specific‚ were identified across the United States as homeless‚ 51% of these homeless veterans have disabilities‚ 50% have serious mental issues‚ 70% have a substance abuse problem. Nearly one-quarter‚ 23% of the homeless are children under the age of 18. 10% are between the ages of 18 and 24‚
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is an issue that is constantly occurring in our community‚ which are homeless people. Lately‚ there have been more of them crowding and hanging around the libraries‚ especially Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa is a county supported library with fewer resources compared to a city supported library such as Newport Beach. Costa Mesa Library is not pushing away the homeless as much as Newport Beach. Orange County currently has 30‚000 homeless people today and that is not an accurate statistic. This trend has progressively
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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 that he have a nutritious
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Homelessness is an emotional topic.If it wasn’t for my mother and the goals I set for myself I would be homeless as well. As a child I never understood why people were homeless when every one has a choice in life. Then I got older and realize that being homeless can come from a few things like parents being incarcentarted‚ abuse and neglect‚ foster care‚ and drugs. I personally know someone that is homeless she is smart and pretty but the drugs got the best of her and now she is addicted.The saying you
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Economic purposes though aren’t the only reason that we should help those in need. We also need to worry about our nation’s health. Let’s take a look at that 12 percent of children living without homes‚ and how homelessness has impacted their health. Homeless children are much more likely to have lower birth rates‚ and infants living in these conditions face higher rates of food insecurity‚ which impairs healthy development (Brown). As adults‚ these type of individuals may experience higher rates of illness
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3618 W. Roosevelt Rd. Homeless shelters provide assistance for men‚ women‚ and children in the United States. The primary demand for homeless services is a constant need. Homeless shelters provide the population of homeless individuals comfort in knowing that there is a place they may go to in their time of need. There are many homeless shelters that cater to different criteria’s. Many homeless shelters provide meals[->0]‚ clothing‚ counseling‚ and job skills. Other homeless shelters may provide services
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Our target market is in Los Angeles‚ California. Why? Based on Los Angeles Homeless Authority results of its 2015 Homeless Count represents the largest homelessness census in the nations. Los Angeles now become the third most homeless city in the world. While homelessness also increase 16% over the last two years. The homeless came from all gender‚ age‚ occupations‚ etc. They are the people that are unemployed because the country’s economic has fallen‚ so the poverty is rising and cause people couldn’t
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author of Anna Madgigine Jia Kingsley‚ African Princess‚ Florida Slave‚ Plantation Slaveowner‚ traveled to Europe‚ the Caribbean‚ and West Africa to research. Shafer gave an account of Anna Kingsley’s life‚ who he explains to be and African “princess”. He shares the struggles that she endured once being an enslaved African American to becoming a free woman and plantation owner. The book was very interesting but I felt lacked first hand evidence of Anna Kingsleys life. Anta Majigeen Ndiaye (Anna Kingsley)
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The community I am focusing on is homeless families with children within the Gloucester County‚ New Jersey area. The problem area I am going to address is the educational barriers and challenges faced by homeless children and youths. Two of the very knowledgeable people who are experts in the community and the problems I am addressing are the executive director of Family Promise and a social worker/counselor from Gloucester County Special Services who advocates for these families and their children
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