HOMELESS VETERANS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Homelessness is a major social issue facing our society today. Homelessness among United States veterans is of particular concern to me because I understand some of the pressures facing vets upon returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”‚ it’s no wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya‚ 2012) Serious
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Almost 100‚000 of those people are chronically homeless‚ which means they have been homeless more than four times within three years and have slept in places not meant for human habitation. America has a homelessness problem‚ and we need to do something to fix it. The homeless shelters are nothing but shelters. We need something that is effective to get these people off the streets‚ and that something is Housing First. Housing First helps the homeless with mental and physical disabilities‚ along with
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Outline Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to help fight homelessness Central Idea: With more help for the homeless we can better America Attention I. Imagine for a moment that your not in this classroom. A. Instead your outside‚ but you not walking to class or your dorm‚ your living there. B. Imagine for a moment that you yourself are homeless. 1. You have no shelter 2. When it rains your wet 3. When its cold your freezing 4. You have no money
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The Homeless Homelessness infects many people in our world every day. People can become homeless from different reasons‚ but in the market today the reason is usually foreclosure. There are many ways that we can prevent people being homeless. By learning how people live when their homeless‚ we can see fit that they get help. There are more homeless people today than there ever has been because of our current economic situation. Being homeless can lead to many health problems because of their lack
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Summary of “Homeless” by Anna Quindlen In her essay “Homeless‚” Anna Quindlen argues that Americans’ view of home has changed in the past few generations‚ and that we should adjust this view‚ as well as our perspective on homeless people. Quindlen introduces Ann‚ a homeless woman who shows Quindlen a picture of the house Ann once had. In this context‚ Quindlen asserts that a home is more than simply a house—a home is a place to which we feel connected emotionally and personally—and she emphasizes
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The homeless stand down was an eye-opener experience for me. I had the opportunity to interact with several individuals‚ and one family. Initially I conducted some interviews with them to help complete the questionnaire; and the remainder of the time‚ I escorted the individuals and helped them choose items that were necessary for them. As I talked to each of them‚ I realized that the present state of these individuals were a product of the current economic situations. According to the National Homeless
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Panhandling‚ Gone Too Far? “Starving please help” In todays decaying economy there is an increasing number of homeless people living in the streets. With this increase in numbers more and more people are seen asking for money at intersections‚ parks‚ and in front of businesses. Panhandling laws exist but are rarely enforced due to the panhandlers using the first amendments‚ freedom of speech‚ as a means to avoid getting in trouble or insufficient funding of law enforcement. This should be a public
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are our homeless? One of the major issues nationally is people who are becoming homeless and the fact that one third of the homeless population has served this country‚ which are around 195‚000 veterans. That’s more than the death count of the Vietnam War. Most homeless people are male about three percent are women‚ most are single and come from disadvantaged backgrounds. It’s a major issue‚ this is America there should not be thousands of people across this nation that are homeless especially
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The Homeless Walking down the street we see many civilians a day living their own individual lives‚ but we never think what they could be going through or what situation they are in. We stereotype their status by what clothes they wear and how they put themselves together. We see the people who don ’t value money like they should because it comes so easy for them‚ and we see the people who struggle to get a meal each day. The people who we see that struggle for that meal‚ struggle to think about
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You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." -John Bunyan This is where he lives.. Myth: Homeless people are lazy. Provide facts and information on: 1. who is homeless? 2. benefits of low income housing 3. how people become homeless? 4. ways we can help the homeless. 5. give a positive outlook on homeless people. Homelessness Statistics: 1. 6.3 million of the nation’s poor work full-time 2. 56% are living in shelters and transitional housing‚
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