Homelessness in the United States (Social programs that impact homelessness) Nyria Madison Liberty University Abstract Homeless refers to the people who do not have an adequate and permanent residence. They live and sleep in the streets or in impoverished shelters‚ under bridges‚ or on street curbs. Although homelessness‚ which is a construct of poverty‚ is an important issue in all countries‚ it is particularly if interest within the United States because it is wealthier that many
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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” (Yankoski). There are three different types of homelessness in our world today: chronic homelessness‚ transitional homelessness‚ and episodic homelessness. There are many different reasons that people become homeless. The chronically homeless are those who use shelters as long-term housing rather than as an emergency arrangement. They are categorized
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Biological Factors of Homelessness Sheila McKehnie said‚ “People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” This illustrates the important point that we cannot dismiss a person’s human dignity simply because he or she lives on the street. On the contrary‚ we need to acknowledge their equality and think about the endless factors that could have put these people on the streets. There are many biological and social factors that can lead to homelessness‚ but this essay
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to see these people holding up signs that read‚ “Homeless. Will work for food”. They are wandering urban communities‚ cities‚ busy intersections and basically anywhere in the United States looking for anything that may pose to their advantage. Homelessness is not a newly emerging problem here in the U.S.‚ and as the years go on‚ it only continues to grow and the situation begins to escalate. People are left on the streets to fend for themselves and this is no way for a person to live. Goodhearted
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Homelessness in America Rachel Bryant COM/156 September 16‚ 2012 Carrie Haddix Homelessness in America How many people do you know that do not have a warm and safe place to sleep tonight? Homelessness is a concern in America that stretches from our big cities to our small towns and many people are unaware of the number of homeless there are in America‚ or even in their own city. There are establishments that provide shelter for the homeless along with programs that are put in place to help
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The topic that I would like to focus on for my conceptual paper is Homelessness in the LGBT community. Despite advances that have been made in Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgendered rights‚ we as a society continue to fail the LGBT community and continue to leave our children homeless and discriminate due to our own inabilities to accept someone for their true selves. This is the root cause of our youth living on the street. “Of the nearly 1.7 million youth homeless in America‚ up to 40 percent
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Another big cause to homelessness that there isn’t a lot of housing that anyone can afford on just a minimum wage job. It is really surprising in the documentary Tent City‚ USA‚ that there is a lot of women living on the streets because it is better than staying in their abusive relationships. One women told her story and she said that she had a nice house‚ a big
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HOMELESSNESS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY Homelessness is a huge and complex issue in Montgomery county which includes veterans‚ children families and elderly population. Homelessness not only happens in the state of Maryland or large cities but in can happen anywhere we go. “On a single night in 2016‚ 549‚928 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States”(Henry‚ 2016). There are many issues that can lead to homelessness such as lack of education‚ mental illness‚ economic and social stabilities
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is the concern of the homeless. I selected homelessness due to I have had the privilege of recently attending and being a participant in various Homeless Initiative Policy Summits for the Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles Almanac (2015)‚ there is an estimated of 254‚000 men‚ women‚ and children experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Superiors has pledged millions of dollars to reduce homelessness. The planning process includes employment‚ land
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to alleviate their suffering.” There is also “the desire to help them and show them compassion” (dictionary.com/oxffordictionary.com. n.p.). Homelessness is a heavy burden to bear. In public homelessness‚ one deals with the harshness of the weather‚ the embarrassment of judgmental people‚ and the feeling of an unsafe environment. For private homelessness‚ the struggle of not making ends meet and living pay check to pay check not knowing if it will be enough to cover all the necessities in life.
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