While a child in a homeless situation may not have the ability to change their genetic makeup‚ gender‚ and ethnicity‚ these factors still affect homeless children in many ways. For example‚ genetic-related illness may sometimes be exacerbated in a bout of homelessness. Also‚ there is evidence that shows that African-American and Hispanic children have disproportionately higher rates of homelessness than those of other ethnicities. In addition to genetics and ethnicity‚ homeless children that are males
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almost illegal for me to co-exist with society. The mistreatment of homeless people is an issue that is often ignored by my community. When you see me on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore me? Do you become angry that I am living on the streets? Do you feel frightened and avoid confrontation with me all together? Or do you see me as a human being and treat me in that way? Imagine if you were homeless‚ living everyday on the streets‚ having to go through constant judgments
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The problem of the homeless youth can be eliminated. It will‚ however‚ require educational programs‚ programs that improve family relationships‚ and a combined effort on the part of many people. Organized‚ low-cost programs that provide opportunities for education and teach employment skills‚ like YouthCare‚ will engage teens in beneficial activities that will help them get into college and get a successful job. Providing teens an education and the employment skills necessary for the future will
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the community of Morne Delice‚ St. Paul’s. Mrs. Sylvester guided me during the entire process and also provided helpful and useful insights into the topic chosen. The community members successfully completed the questionnaires and returned them on time. Additionally‚ I would also like to acknowledge my family members for their encouragement and support. They were very instrumental in assisting me with the distribution and collection of the questionnaires. Introduction The community of
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Many children are forced into homelessness due to poverty or household instability. For homeless children‚ the loss of their homes is often more sudden‚ more unexpected‚ and more traumatic. The family is suddenly thrust outside of its own community‚ friends‚ support system‚ and schools. They begin to focus on their survival instead of their education and becomes the last thing on their mind. What many people don’t understand is homelessness affects a child’s ability to succeed in school‚ their legal
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As a child I dreamt of the day I would get married‚ start a family‚ buy a home and have lots of money. I felt so foolish as I began to get older and realized that that wasn’t the hand I was dealt‚ that was not my reality. Now‚ I find myself homeless and without hope and all I can think is‚ “No one said life was easy.” As I start packing my tiny one-bedroom apartment where my family and I lived‚ I could not help but feel the anxiety building‚ unsure of what will come after we make this lengthy trip
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experiencing homelessness. 238‚110 of those people are in families‚ 25% suffer from mental illnesses‚ 17% are considered chronically homeless‚ 13% are fleeing domestic violence‚ and 12% are veterans. To have that many individuals suffer everyday is just heartbreaking. To me that’s a problem‚ and the "solutions" we have now aren’t doing anything to help‚ for example the homeless shelters we see today. We have an abundant amount of shelters in America‚ but why do we still have that man individuals still
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people are hoarders with the leading causes being depression or loss of a loved one. It is also apparent that a large amount of the homeless population was evicted from their housing due to it being condemned from hoarding. For instance‚ my neighbor Sheila was evicted from her house due to her unfortunate hoarding problem and is now what society considers as homeless. Sheila‚ before her unfortunate turnout‚ was a kind spirited woman and was very optimistic about how her life was going. She was almost
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IMPACTS OF HOMELESS VETERANS The definition of a homeless veteran is combining being homeless and having the status of being a veteran. In 2009 President Obama and Secretary Shinseki made a commitment to end homelessness amongst veterans in 5 years. This was in collaboration with the Veterans Administration (VA). Homeless within the ranks of our veterans has been around for decades. There are many explanations why some veterans are homeless. It could be due to not receiving benefits after leaving
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especially in a hustle and bustle city like New York. It is sickening how many people are null to it and just decide to do nothing or walk away. It is our duty as human beings to prevent that‚ but unfortunately most fail. I’ve witnessed multiple forms of injustice in New York‚ but the two that stick in my mind is Islamophobia and the neglection of the homeless. It is known that ever since the tragedy of 9/11 Islamophobia in New York City has been evident. It is unfortunate in today’s society that even
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