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    Being Homeless

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    year go without food and shelter. Thanks to homeless shelters we have found a way to help some of these people but unfortunately not all. Homelessness affects many people and hurts families and relationships all over the world. Homelessness is mainly derived from three major factors‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ and lack of affordable housing. I believe that if we can recognize and act on these issues then we can help prevent many people from becoming homeless. Poverty results in having little money and

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    Homeless Shelters

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    that have no shelter‚ and in Canada there are about 200‚000 people that experience homelessness in a year? This leaves about 30‚000 homeless people every night. This is a big problem worldwide and it may not seem as a big problem within Canada but it really is. We as a society need to address this issue and get the minister of social services to raise the amount of homeless shelters within an area. This is a problem that needs to be solved. As a Canadian Citizen I feel very strongly about this topic

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    and seen a homeless with a sign that reads "Homeless. Will work for food. God Bless"? If you have‚ then you know that homelessness is a big problem. It’s impossible to go anywhere in the city without being confronted by strangers begging for money or food and other people living in exile. Even outside urban communities‚ this has become a common sight at busy intersections and freeway off-ramps. I’m not trying to say homelessness is a newly emerging problem in our society. I’m sure homeless people have

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    Every year the number of homeless people is increasing all around the world. So what is homelessness? According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development “Homelessness is the condition and social category of people without a regular house or dwelling because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular‚ safe‚ and adequate housing‚ or lack‚ fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence”. There are many reasons that make families homeless; I think the most important

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    Homeless Americans

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    be low‚ and wages high. Yet there is still an extraordinary amount of homeless people living in the United States. In an article entitled "The Criminalization of Homelessness" Celine-Marie Pascale tries to convey how the homeless are being treated unfairly by society. Criminalization might be a little too strong a word to apply to the punishment of homeless people‚ but Pascale is trying to make a statement about the homeless situation in the United States today. I would like to take a closer look

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    homeless in malaysia

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    Objective: To identify the way to prevent homeless in Malaysia Homelessness has been exists in many different of forms. The true reality is that the meaning of homeless is when people sleeping on the streets and that were the most extreme form of homelessness. Furthermore‚ the vast majority of the homeless people are families of a single people who are not sleeping rough. Moreover‚ this problem occurs due to the family breakdown‚ abuse and disruptive family relationships that are become common

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    community is homelessness. Homelessness is something that can affect anyone at any given moment. There are many reasons why a person can experience being homeless. In this paper I will talk about some of the many ways people become homeless and why‚ I will also tell a personal story as well. Some of the most common reasons for a person to become homeless are poverty from a lack of jobs at competitive living wages‚ lack of affordable housing and inadequate housing assistance‚ lack of affordable health

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    Homeless Dogs

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    When most people think of the word "homeless" the first thing that comes >to mind is people. Homeless people‚ that is.>I on the other hand thought about dogs. I just adopted a dog from a shelter >and learned that a dog only has about 12 weeks to get adopted before they >are put to sleep. Sad isn’t it? But the true reality of it‚ is that there >is twice as many homeless dogs then there are people in america. And as >bad as some people think the shelters may be‚ only the fortunate dogs >actually get

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    Helping the Homeless

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    “Helping the Homeless” Critical response Homeless is a common feature in most developed countries. It has existed for a long time often we choose not to see the homeless‚ or bother with them‚ so we look the other way. Homeless is not prejudice toward race‚ creed or religion‚ it has no boundaries. Don’t look at the at them and judge them like they are all bad person‚ they are all lazy that’s why they become the homeless. Look at their past and listen to their story because not all of homeless people

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    have earned the scholarship outright. Dreams and goals may come true through this good fortune. This enables people chances to pursue their dream job and allows them to provide for their families. The Homeless to Harvard movie shows us how Liz Murray went from being homeless to being a Scholar at Harvard. Religious beliefs factor into the American culture. The founding fathers of this country came here on the basis of religious freedom. People select how‚ when‚ and where to worship. Denomination in

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