HOMELESSNESS It is a melancholy hearing about the issue of homelessness worldwide. There are countless homeless people on the streets of these large cities. So we ask ourselves; why are people still without homes when new jobs are being created everyday or when unemployment still has not reached zero? This seems to be an ever haunting problem even though it would be so easy to erase it. I think we have reached our limits of dealing with thousands of homeless people blocking doorsteps and sidewalks
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Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s
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addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor and addicted are clearly at increased risk of homelessness. Homeless children are much sicker and have more academic and behavioral problems. Insufficient personal income and the lack of affordable housing are the major reasons for homelessness.
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Domestic Violence and Homelessness. Domestic violence is greatly on the rise and is one of the leading causes of homelessness among women in today’s society. A poor economic background‚ combined with unsafe shelters‚ lack of help from communities and long waiting lists to get into temporary housing‚ all leaves a victim of domestic violence much more vulnerable to homelessness. A woman with no education is more likely to become dependent on her partner; creating an unequal power relationship
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Thesis statement: In a thriving world‚ increasing population of hungry and homeless people is an alarming‚ emerging and disturbing issue. I. Introduction II. Why is hunger and homelessness an issue? a. Deaths b. Could lead to conflicts‚ war within people 1. People can be forced to involve in crimes 2. They might blame others for their issues and start fights c. Diseases d. Illiteracy e. Starvation III. What are some causes of the issue?
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been steadily increasing. Homelessness has been a long time America’s social problem. The word homelessness has been in use in America for about 150 years. Nevertheless there has been no clear cut generally accepted definition for homelessness. There have been many different definitions with characteristically criteria used by the various interest groups in trying to serve or screen and decide who to provide support for. Arnold points out that “The literature about homelessness can be summed up under
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responsibility to help each other. Right or wrong‚ in our society one of the first defenses is the government that represents the people. Many people live below the poverty level and along with poverty‚ homelessness is soon to follow. Homelessness is defined as having no home or permanent place of residence. Homelessness affects hundreds of thousands of people today. Many people make the incorrect generalization that those who are homeless have brought their situation on themselves; therefore‚ the government
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Homelessness and its Effects on Children Prepared for: Mr. F Prepared by: Ashley Y Early Childhood Education December 3‚ 2011 Did you know that the average age of a homeless person is a 9 year old boy? There are more homeless children then there are elderly and adults. In fact as of 2009 more than 1.5 million children are living without homes in the United States and 1.16 million children today will not graduate. A part of that makes up nearly 42 percent of children who are under the
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Do drugs and alcohol contribute to people becoming homeless or are there uses‚ a result of becoming homeless? Contents 1.0 HYPOTHESIS 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Legislation 3.0 Homelessness 3. 1 what is homelessness? 3.2 Legal definition of homelessness 3.3 The effects of homelessness 4.0 Substance abuse. 4.1 What is substance abuse? 4.2 The effects of drug abuse 4.3 possible prevention strategies/ example 5.0 key debates 5.2 Graph A 5.4 Graph B 6.0
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Persuasive Speech Outline Template Topic: Homelessness/poverty Purpose: To persuade the audience that Homelessness is a global conflict. Introduction Attention grabber - makes sure audience is listening As today’s people face a world filled with global conflicts‚ disappearing jobs‚ and an increasing poverty in America‚ action is more crucial than ever. We know that hunger and homelessness are increasing epidemics plaguing in the U.S. Thesis (purpose statement) - tells audience what you want
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