Homeless: a social issue One of the major problems that a community suffers from is homelessness‚ which It’s a condition of people who lack regular access to housing. According to the institute for the study of Homelessness and Poverty at Weingart Center‚ an estimated 254‚000 men‚ women and children experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82‚000 people are homeless on any given night‚ and is caused by several factors such as mental illness‚ drug
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The Homeless Understanding Society-Soci 1015/Dr. Kauppi January 28‚ 2012 The Homeless Amid an economic crisis‚ debt consumes what little assets people have and slowly drives them towards becoming "homeless". Pay check after pay check spent on paying debt which is accumulated as a means to live while paying of other debt; it’s an endless cycle. People encounter a homeless person every day without taking a second to think about or acknowledge them
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had spent the last 10 years living under a Los Angeles bridge. When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mental Health America (MHA) of Los Angeles offered assistance‚ Michael refused their help. Although he didn’t want to be homeless‚ like many homeless people Michael was ashamed of his status and appearance which made him “reluctant to offers of support” (Department of Veterans Affairs). MHA Outreach workers never gave up on him and continued to try to help him. Every week‚ the outreach
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CRIMINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY Many individuals experience homelessness do not have certain needs‚ including affordable housing‚ adequate income and health care. Some homeless persons may need additional services such as mental health or drug treatment in order to be securely housed. This research paper will discuss what homeless means‚ various ways in which individuals become homeless‚ trends‚ laws that effect the homeless ‚ and do decriminalization of the homeless community help or hinder
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Mayor Bloomberg gives his ideas concerning this point when he said‚ “We are Americans‚ each with an equal right to worship and pray when we choose. This is a test of our commitment to American values. We must do what is right‚ not what is easy. We must put our faith in the freedoms that have sustained our country for over 200 years” (Bloomberg 2). Mayor Bloomberg uses the appeal of logos to reveal to his audience the logic in
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Jessica Faulter Instructor Bazer PHIL102-02N 3 September 2013 The Homeless Perception and Reality I come from a fairly large city in California so I’ve been around many homeless people throughout my life. I’ve had good and bad experiences when it comes to being around them and dealing with them. My initial view of the homeless is that they are somewhat lazy and that a lot of them are on drugs. I feel this way because I’ve seen and dealt with so many sick‚ obnoxious people on the streets aggressively
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There are 578‚424 people homeless every night in the United States. Out of this‚ 216‚261 are families‚ 362‚163 are individuals‚ and 49‚933 are veterans. That’s 9% of our population who have defended us so we can have the freedom we have now‚ homeless. Being in the military and be a tough thing to go through. You see and experience gruesome things that no human being should have to. You are pushed physically and mentally. In some situations‚ it comes down to your life or theirs. You see battles
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of trash cans. All of those things are what 3.5 million people‚ half of them children‚ experience every day (“National Coalition for the Homeless”).A homeless person is one who shall lack a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence‚ at any given time. Most of the homeless are those with a mental illness‚ or the unemployed. (“Facts and Figures: The Homeless”). Knowing that oneself cannot provide for him/herself is a devastating realization‚ especially if children are involved in the situation
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high. Within the rising poverty lives an 11 year old girl named Dasani who resides in the Auburn family residence homeless shelter in New York City. This shelter is for family’s who can not provide the bare minimum provisions for themselves. All though Dasani has a form of shelter‚ she is still homeless from the lack of family guidance that is supposed to be provided for her. All the struggles of homeless people could be relieved in numerous ways. Homelessness is a problem with many terrible effects
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A Helping House for Homeless in Hawaii The homeless problem is one of the biggest issues facing us in Hawaii‚ and it only continues to grow. Here‚ there are nearly 500 homeless people for every 100‚000 people‚ which is the highest rate per capita in the US. In 2015‚ Hawaii declared a state of emergency due to the extremely high population of homeless people that it no longer knew how to handle. This led to a crackdown on ridding homeless people from the sidewalks and streets‚ using laws such as
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