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    1-What recommendations do you have to improve resources for homeless all students at SAC? The only way SAC can help a homeless student is for the student to come forward and state “I am homeless or in transition to get my own place.” The student knows he/she needs help but there will be a pride barrier in the way. For some‚ they will not know his/her options. It is imperative that SAC helps the student see the available options. These are community resources and the resources here at SAC. This will

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    the homeless videos‚ I have deep concern and I continually question‚ why the homeless aren’t being helped‚ especially with all the wealth in this nation. But I also realize that when almost any of the group needs are not met‚ it often results in homelessness. Reflecting‚ I decided that the group that concerns me the most‚ should have touched my life personally. The mentally devastating group that has touched my immediate family adversely is people with dual disorders. And no matter how diligently

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    United States alone‚ 564‚708 people are homeless and 15% of those homeless people can be considered as chronically homeless. (socialsolutions.com‚ 2016) One would think that with a striving country such as America‚ homelessness doesn’t exist‚ however that’s not the case. Despite homelessness in America there are some positive outcomes. Going into Scott Bransford’s article “Camping for Their Lives” he describes the development of tent cities and the conditions of the people living there. He wrote an effective

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    Did you know domestic violence is the main source of family homelessness? There are approximately 113‚000 people who are homeless in California. Domestic violence causes homelessness by driving the women and their children out of their homes into the streets by becoming victims of physical abuse by their parent or parent’s spouse. Part of homelessness is being caused by domestic violence‚ it would be solved by getting more funds for the Stanislaus Family Justice Center and for the Women’s Haven Center

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    Diverse Family Structures There are many situations that are included in the description of what a diverse family structure represents‚ and homelessness is one revelation. After watching the video of Mr. Keiley‚ the teacher from the Monarch School‚ I reflected on his comments regarding teaching and homelessness and found that I did not share his beliefs about if the child’s parents are struggling then the children will struggle as well. As the classroom teacher I would not assume that the child’s

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    HOMELESSNESS DEFINITION Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular‚ safe‚ and adequate housing‚ or lack "fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate night-time residence. The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country to country‚ or among different entities or institutions in the same country or region. The term homeless may also include people whose primary night-time residence is in

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    about our homeless. Homelessness is an increasing issue in Today’s society. The number of homelessness is growing at a startling rate. And more and more individuals are facing homelessness every day. We all have our own opinions‚ and statements regarding the homeless be it “avoiding eye contact‚ to just keep walking‚ or just ignore them.” and that makes us think that they will all just go away. The distorted view of the public regarding the cause and effects of homelessness had lead to dehumanization

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    Homelessness “Sometimes it’s easier to walk by because we know we can’t change someone’s whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize is that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place”. -Mike Yanksoki Statics suggest that in North Carolina alone over 25% of the homeless population are children‚ 15% out of those 25% children are the mothers and/or parents. Statistics also suggest that nearly half of the homeless population are single

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    Homelessness in the Unites States 1. The extent of homelessness Homelessness is a serious problem in the United States. Present statistics estimate that approximately 3.5 million people‚ of which 1.35 million are children‚ are likely to be homeless in any given year. (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Studies have also established that “…1% of the U.S. population experiences homelessness each year…” (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Furthermore the figures also indicate that

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    A Distance Ourselves from Homelessness We see them almost everywhere! We can hear them around the corner‚ and we see their shadow from far away. We try to avoid looking directly into their eyes‚ and we pretend we did not hear them when they talk to us. We walk around the block to avoid them‚ and walk faster to leave them behind. These people that we consider to be invisible are actually homeless human beings. Homelessness in America remains an issue of deep concern in the 21st century. Without

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