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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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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How would you feel if you were walking down the street and saw a homeless veteran? Someone who served our country‚ but is now suffering? For their services‚ they deserve so much better than what they have right now. They suffered for our country and may have lost limbs for our country‚ yet why should they continue to suffer even when they should be honored and living a decent life? In Stanislaus County‚ there are countless veterans who are in need of assistance and compensation for their services
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Almost 100‚000 of those people are chronically homeless‚ which means they have been homeless more than four times within three years and have slept in places not meant for human habitation. America has a homelessness problem‚ and we need to do something to fix it. The homeless shelters are nothing but shelters. We need something that is effective to get these people off the streets‚ and that something is Housing First. Housing First helps the homeless with mental and physical disabilities‚ along with
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on your feet. This is how a lot of people become homeless. Some people need help so they sit on the side of Walmart‚ Maverik‚ or any place they think would be a good spot to hold a sign up summarizing their life story in a few words. A lot of people are willing to give them some help by handing them some left over change they had. Elko has a great community and that’s why a lot of people around here are willing to help others out. When the homeless get enough money they go out and buy some food. There’s
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exploitative work for living wages. Homeless people often face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore them? Do you become angry that they are living on the streets? Do you feel frightened and avoid the situation all together? Or do you see these people as human beings and treat them in that way? But‚ coming to the homeless people in KL‚ a question triggers
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The Homeless Homelessness infects many people in our world every day. People can become homeless from different reasons‚ but in the market today the reason is usually foreclosure. There are many ways that we can prevent people being homeless. By learning how people live when their homeless‚ we can see fit that they get help. There are more homeless people today than there ever has been because of our current economic situation. Being homeless can lead to many health problems because of their lack
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A few years back I remember not knowing or thinking that I would ever be homeless or anything close to it‚ but life is full of surprises. I lived in Los Angeles‚ my father had lost his job and felt hopeless in such a big city. As the bills continued to pile up so did my fear of what was going to happen next. After the bills and mortgages were too high we had to leave our entire lives behind and more nice enough to let us stay in their living room. At that moment I had no idea what was going to happen
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Homelessness in the America 5/16/2013 Many factors can contribute to a person becoming homeless. A shortage of affordable housing can lead to homelessness. A simultaneous increase in poverty or not having an income can make a person become homeless. These are two large trends which happen to be responsible for the rise in homelessness in America over the past 20-25 years. People who have served time in prison‚ have abused drugs and alcohol‚ or have a history of mental illness find it difficult
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article‚ New York Times‚ Scott James writes on a topic about homeless people in the city of San Francisco and how their mayor proclaims to help the homeless relocate their position due to the destruction on the Transbay Terminal bus station. James speaks of how the city is going to pay for the relocation of the homeless. The citizens of San Francisco agree to their terms and offer to help relocate the homeless too‚ so that the homeless people will not die from pollution and smog in the air. The mayor
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