A few years back I remember not knowing or thinking that I would ever be homeless or anything close to it‚ but life is full of surprises. I lived in Los Angeles‚ my father had lost his job and felt hopeless in such a big city. As the bills continued to pile up so did my fear of what was going to happen next. After the bills and mortgages were too high we had to leave our entire lives behind and more nice enough to let us stay in their living room. At that moment I had no idea what was going to happen
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These brave and honorable souls who are among the living and dead‚ that fought these wars are called veterans‚ to whom we should stand up and say “thank you’’ for protecting our country‚ letting us know that we’re safe‚ and giving us freedom. Today‚ our young men and women are volunteers who serve at their own risk and it’s often their sacrifices that should be honored‚ because they choose to be in harms way‚ for all of us. The ultimate sacrifice is when they are leaving grieving family members
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armed forces to then be considered a veteran. Those that have served and even though considered a veteran for serving in the military can only receive a veterans’ preference based on their dates of active duty service‚ and if they are discharged under an honorable or general discharge. Some would think that this preference is given to any who have served but then again for those that do not meet the qualifications they are not given the privilege. The veterans’ preference is remarkable to have since
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what I am today. Deciding to work with disable veterans was one of the best experiences I have ever been a part of. Every Monday‚ from October 31st to November 28th at two o’clock‚ started the same for me. I would go outside to get my veteran off the bus. I would take my veteran into the back gym at the ARC. The gym was always playing music with some college students working out on top in the little area. Usually there was about five to seven veterans with one to two college students assisting them
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appreciate anything that is offered to them. The Veterans Administration is a great source of information on some of the benefits that they are entitled to. Some of benefits are home loans‚ education benefits‚ and compensation for disabilities. One of the biggest benefits to service members is the VA home loan. Being a realtor while we were stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood I had the opportunity to do many of these loans. Service members with veteran status; which is an active status of 90-181 days
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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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appreciate the veterans because when the wounded workers come home the veterans come to help all the way until they workers feel better throughout their surgery and rehab. The veterans do very good things like fundraise‚ do campains‚ and collect money. The veterans have a lot of American pride for the country and the us armed forces. They are the best people associated with the army. The past veterans risked their lives for the United States Of America which is an amazing thing to do. The veterans do what
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Homelessness in the America 5/16/2013 Many factors can contribute to a person becoming homeless. A shortage of affordable housing can lead to homelessness. A simultaneous increase in poverty or not having an income can make a person become homeless. These are two large trends which happen to be responsible for the rise in homelessness in America over the past 20-25 years. People who have served time in prison‚ have abused drugs and alcohol‚ or have a history of mental illness find it difficult
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When we think of veterans returning home from either from a tour in a combat zone or from completing their service to our nation. Veterans today are facing numerous problems such as: Readjustment‚ PTSD‚ Unemployment and homelessness. These are just a few of the many issues that they are facing when returning home. As a veteran I can say one of the biggest issues we have faced was that of readjustment to a civilian lifestyle from a military lifestyle. Service members are used to order and the feeling
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I would like to discuss why we should help our unemployed veterans. Unemployment happens to everyone‚ it occurs when someone is out of work and cannot find a job. More than 197 million people globally were out of work in 2012. Out of all those that are employed‚ 10 percent of them were veterans. Veterans come back from war‚ or serving time in the military and it is hard for them to find a job because there are certain skills that veterans are
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