supported the veterans. In 1917‚ Congress created a system for the veteran to have benefits that targeted disability compensation. The services included programs for disability compensation‚ insurance for service personnel and Veterans‚ and vocational rehabilitation for the disabled veteran. The Veterans Administration was created in 1930 when President Herbert Hoover signed the Executive Order. The administration consolidated all government activities dealing with war veterans. Over the years
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When I reflect on my work day‚ I am overwhelmed by the stories of injustice‚ motivated by many journeys of resilience‚ and eager to add to the resolution of Seattle’s homeless state of emergency. I am a housing stability case manager for a multi-service community action group in Seattle‚ Washington. My work and my clients have evolved my sense of community and urban planning. I advocate and work with families who are living in places not meant for human habitation‚ to find creative housing/shelter
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Learning Experience Through VOLUNTEERISM Linda Burch National Louis University Perspectives on Prior Learning ACL 301-0 49 Instructor: Karen Sadowsky July 11‚ 2012 Learning Experience Through VOLUNTEERISM Linda Burch National Louis University Perspectives on Prior Learning ACL 301-0 49 Instructor: Karen Sadowsky December 11‚ 2013 VOLUNTEERISM LEARNING EXPERIENCE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING I have been a volunteer for the past twenty eight years:
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government owned buildings. Instead of keeping them on the streets‚ why doesn’t someone place them in those buildings? If they did‚ America would still have buildings leftover that they can either fix up or move in the homeless from other countries that are in need. America should help the homeless in other countries as well as their own. After they help their own country‚ they should reach out to others and give supplies that are needed. Giving to other countries could mean that it’s expected from them
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Military and veteran’s pride themselves as being strong‚ confident‚ and resistant to emotional weakness. However‚ those traits inadvertently foster the stigma that soldiers who seek assistance are problematic and weak-minded. During my time of service‚ I realized that many soldiers did not seek help for fear of being discharged from their respective branches. During my time at Fort Wainwright‚ Alaska‚ I had difficulties adjusting to military life; it was my first time away from my family‚ I
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better track so that she would have more options to better her life when she turned 18. 6. Liz and Chris took‚ somewhat‚ the roles of sisters. They both took care of each other when they had no one else and were there for each other when they were homeless and had to sleep on the streets and beg strangers for every penny they could
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Many teens who identify as anything under LGBT‚ and many other sub-categories are not accepted by their families and asked to leave. Only a few have extended families that they can reach out too‚ many end up homeless. These teens not only end up homeless‚ but they end up without an education. Forced to get a job to support themselves‚ they don’t have time for school‚ they have to do what they need to‚ to survive. This only leads to worse things down the line. As they grow older they not only will
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2013 Introduction I. When you think of a homeless person or bum‚ do you think of a drug addicts‚ alcoholics‚ crack-heads? II. I want to inform the audience of the many reasons that cause homelessness and what brings a person to become homeless. III. It isn’t always drug or alcohol addiction that creates homeless situations. Body I. Who‚ and why are they homeless? A. Families with children. 30% B. Children under 18 years old 39% C. Veterans 13% D. Victims of domestic violence 15% E
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military veterans are entirely dependent on the VA healthcare system. With health care costs soaring many cannot afford expensive‚ private‚ health insurance. Others have been infected with viral disorders like Hepatitis C and cannot obtain private health insurance even if they can afford it. Our veterans have put their lives on the line for this country and we cannot ignore them when they have medical needs‚ especially when we have the ability to help them. Let’s show our Military Veterans that we
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happy with what they have. The poor are making an effort to get by and living with the bare necessities. What about the homeless? Some argue that the homeless got where they are through drug problems and mental illnesses. Homelessness is a severe struggle in the United States in which not all of the people suffer from drug problems or mental illnesses. Although some homeless people have drug or mental illnesses‚ some have had just plain bad luck or poor judgment. In the film‚ The Pursuit of Happyness
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