Life-Skills Program (TLP). The chapter outlines how Nichols uses political theory to interpret the research findings and takes account of the embeddedness of neo-liberal values in programmes‚ policies and institutional practices 334 European Journal of Homelessness _ Volume 9‚ No. 2‚ December 2015 evident in youth work. The idea of focusing on life-skills development – focusing on skills related to budgeting‚ healthy eating‚ health work and safe sexual practices – originated from shelter workers’ accounts
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[Remove comma after "and" (the comma goes before it if this is a series or a nonrestrictive phrase)] in fact‚ the question itself is misleading. In most cases‚ homelessness is a temporary circumstance-not a permanent condition. A more appropriate measure of the magnitude of homelessness is the number of people who experience homelessness over time‚ not the number of “homeless people” (NCH‚ 2009) [The citation for a direct quote needs the page number] . In addition‚ the economy and
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National Coalition for the Homeless 2201 P Street‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20037-1033 http://www.nationalhomeless.org Tel. 202-462-4822 Fax. 202-462-4823 Email. info@nationalhomeless.org Homelessness Among Elderly Persons Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless‚ September 2009. When thinking about homelessness‚ the elderly people issue doesn’t immediately come to our mind. Homeless elders‚ although increasing in numbers‚ continue to be a forgotten population. The poverty rate in 2008 (13
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Helping The Homeless Do you know how many people there are in the world with no home or money? There are millions and millions of homeless people in the world‚ and I want to help put a stop to it. I feel strongly about this because i grew up in Thailand when i was younger and seeing all these homeless people really impacted my life and how i thought about people. The three best ways that people can help the homeless are to help build shelters so that they are safe at night‚ to donate food so they
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in 755 households are homeless in our city” (Homelessness In Lincoln‚ 2012). The Gathering Place of Lincoln is a food pantry where anyone with special concern for the poor‚ elderly‚ lonely‚ homeless‚ hungry and differently abled feels welcome. It is a place where people from all walks of life can come together to share a hot meal and fellowship with one another. “Each year the Gathering Place serves over 29‚000 hot meals to those in need” (Homelessness In Lincoln‚ 2012). The Gathering Place operates
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been suffering from. San Diego in particular‚ hit hard with the crisis‚ has faced a number of foreclosures and evictions which have consequently increased the number of homeless people on the streets. "America ’s Finest City" has always faced a homelessness problem‚ but like all chronic problems with the homeless‚ it is merely acknowledged in times of recession and economic demise. “In down times like today‚ focus is on the struggling middle-class homeowner‚ not on the housing problems of the longstanding
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Welfare Departments provide housing. Other key players will also be included to support more funding for the development of new villages for homeless people. This project will broaden and stimulate housing on a larger scale to combat the epidemic of homelessness in this country. Community shelters are currently struggling to supply the needs of these homeless people‚
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the most vulnerable groups in this country. Homelessness‚ particularly among lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender‚ queer youth is an enduring example of a social problem in our society. In the state of California‚ it is estimated that roughly 15 to 25 % of the homeless youth identify as being a member of the LGBTQ population (Milburn‚ 2006) Communities are not aware of the real issues that these youth face‚ their day to day struggles. Homelessness in the United States is a growing issue among
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05-Coley-45286.qxd 6/12/2007 11:48 AM Page 39 5 WRITING THE NEEDS OR PROBLEM STATEMENT Chapter topics: Definitions The purpose of the needs statement A guide to writing the needs statement The needs statement or problem statement provides the rationale for the request for funding and uses data and other objective resources that substantiate the need for finding a solution to the concern. This chapter will guide you through the process for crafting a need/problem statement. DEFINITIONS
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Depression Screening Depression is the most commonly diagnosed illness in the United States (Klein‚ Proctor‚ Boudreault‚ & Turczyn). Depression amongst the homeless has historically-speaking been difficult to treat. The homeless population is transient and therefore continuity of care and compliance with medication and follow-up treatment is challenging. The homeless population is neither trusting nor compliant with treatment due to many factors. Some of the reasons for non-trust are due to the
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