Around the world millions of children are found homeless‚ sleeping in the streets‚ under bridges‚ or on deserted properties. Their days are spent hustling by prostitution or petty crimes. They prey on each other as well as people passing by that they manage to steal from. Yet still this is home to these children‚ where they are deprived of the most basic human needs‚ housing‚ food‚ and clothing. Since they have no family or relatives and no hope for the future‚ they have been tagged "Nobody’s Children"
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Without proper housing or the ability to care for themselves‚ many times this leads to mental illness. So the question is‚ how many homeless people develop a mental illness and what is the federal government going to do about this issue. Homelessness can be categorized many different ways. Most commonly is when an individual does not have a home or a place to stay. Mental illness is also defined by a wide range of conditions‚ which affect mood‚ thinking and behaviors. Approximately 33% of
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Discussion The homelessness problem in communities across America is real and is certainly not an easy social problem to tackle (Howard‚ 2013). However‚ if a large city such as the City of New York that spending over a billion dollars a year in homeless shelter programs is having trouble funding the program and accommodating the ever-increasing homeless population‚ imagine the mission impossible facing smaller cities around the nation (Stewart‚ 2014). Although it is a fact that increasing funding
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Homelessness is a very huge problem that America has come to face. Millions of people‚ including children‚ families‚ babies‚ veterans‚ and the elderly live day after day without food‚ water or a roof over their heads. People that are mentally ill also have it tough on the streets‚ which can be extremely confusing to them‚ and dangerous to the rest of society. This problem must be solved soon‚ and therefore should be addressed as a major crisis that is affecting our society. There is no way we will
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Homelessness in America According to Streetwise of Street News Services (2010)‚ the first reported instances of homelessness dates as far back as 1640‚ in some of the larger cities in the original 13 colonies. At this time‚ there were wars being fought between settlers and Native Americans‚ and people were left with no shelter in both sides (Street News Service‚ 2010). Later‚ the industrial revolution caused more homelessness‚ industrial accidents left many former hard-working families with a dead
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Expository essay Homelessness Over the years ‚ we as a society have become insensitive to the major issues faced by the mankind and homelessness is one of those major issues. Millions of people‚ including children‚ families ‚ babies ‚veterans and elderly live day after day without food‚ water or a roof over their heads. People who are mentally ill also have it tough on the streets‚ which can be extremely confusing to them and dangerous to the rest of society. As the con side of this argument‚ it
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Solving Homelessness Nationwide homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. There are many ways an individual can become homeless‚ for the most part it is poverty. There are also different concentrations of homeless in different types of environments‚ such as urban or suburban areas. Last‚ there is the ever-growing homeless population‚ and how much money it costs us for others to live in poverty. A way we can help find the solution to this problem‚ is to know the facts about this lingering
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Homelessness and Alcoholism Aaron Roberts ENGL 111 University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska has many local advocacy issues; but the one that stands out the most is homelessness. When I first moved to Alaska‚ Anchorage in 2011. What I realized in the first month living here; is the homelessness and drunks everywhere in Anchorage. This homeless issue is getting worse every year. In 2007 there was 1‚653 homeless people‚ and the next year there was 2‚199. Each year the population for homeless people
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In our modern society child homelessness and racial issues can be widespread‚ like parasites afflicting a mass population. For homeless students‚ getting through college can be a feat‚ three of four never graduates high school. Racial issues have also been an impediment to students’ success. However‚ there were some who succeeded. Overall‚ Two factors affecting the success of many students today is racial segregation and poverty. Poverty has affected many college students‚ from the great depression
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Introduction Homelessness is a part of life many are aware of and may even have witnessed or observed an individual experiencing homelessness. Homelessness crosses many social classifications including race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ age‚ location‚ health‚ social status‚ and family status (Mizrahi & Davis‚ 2008). There are homeless individuals in every city across the United States. This paper will focus on the homeless population within the city of Kalamazoo‚ Michigan. Task 1: Identify Focal
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