Natural Disasters are another factor in the homelessness problem. The Great Chicago Fire‚ The San Francisco earthquake‚ the massive flooding of the Mississippi in the 1920s from Ohio through New Orleans displaced over 1.3 million people. The Drought of the 30s in Oklahoma and Texas‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ are just a few examples of disasters that affected millions of people’s households. The snowball effect of unemployment and poverty attribute to homelessness. People living in generational poverty‚ for
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In 2009-2010 school year CMS identified 4‚453 students as homelessness.1‚598 received support services through ACP ( A Child’s Place).A Child’s Place has its roots in the concerns of a group of working women‚ who back in 1989 noticed children playing in Settler’s Cemetery in uptown Charlotte when they should have
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Psychology Name College Homelessness in the USA There still exist problem of homelessness in the United States long after the United States Housing Act of 1937 made it clear that the federal government would provide safe‚ decent and affordable housing. It is not that the government has neglected the poorest people in the country. The United States Quality of Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 reveals that the federal government has little role to play in
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Homelessness: Scientific Method Research SOCS 185 February 8‚ 2011 Homelessness is an ongoing social problem in the U.S. On top of being without shelter‚ these individuals are faced with a vast array of dangers that individuals with shelter do not face. These dangers may include exposure to inclement weather conditions‚ lack of health care‚ hate crime activity‚ substance abuse‚ and ultimately death. Acquiring homeless rates with intentions of conducting data research can be difficult being
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Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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Amber Benton Social Welfare 110 December 5‚ 2015 Family Homelessness I. Problem Statement In 2013‚ 2‚483‚539 million children were without a place to call home in the United States -- a historically high rate in this country (Bassuk et al.‚ 2014). Unfortunately this social problem isn?t showing signs of slowing. The number of homeless families is steadily increasing with a shocking eight percent increase from 2012 to 2013 (Bassuk et al.‚ 2014). Even more troubling is the increase in homeless
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of homelessness comes up‚ I have a very soft spot in my heart for it. Being from New York City‚ I’ve seen homelessness in every single way. I’ve seen it on street corners‚ trains‚ abandoned buildings‚ and even public parks. When I was a child‚ I asked my mother why these people have no home‚ and she told me because they simply lost their way and it’s hard to find their way back. Since then‚ this has been my belief‚ that these people deserve to find their way back. People look at homelessness as an
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Homelessness in Abilene It is the morning rush hour‚ a homeless man stands at the curb of a busy street‚ hands stretched out‚ holding a dirty cardboard sign with washed out words written in marker reading‚ “No home and hungry‚ please help and God bless”. His clothes are ragged‚ his hair oily and unkempt. This is his spot. People drive by; most look away‚ some acknowledge him. Many people turn away thinking this man is a failure‚ a bum who needs a pack of cigarettes or an addict looking for his next
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Kevin English Comp I 23 Sept. 2013 Homelessness in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography Boyd‚ Herb. "Obama: No Quick Fixes‚ No Silver Bullets‚ but a Plan and Policy. (Cover Story)." New York Amsterdam News 26 Mar. 2009: 1. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. In this news article‚ President Barrack Obama states that there are no easy solutions to the current economic recession the United States is in. According to the President‚ “Even before the economy went bad‚ that there was
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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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