about our homeless. Homelessness is an increasing issue in Today’s society. The number of homelessness is growing at a startling rate. And more and more individuals are facing homelessness every day. We all have our own opinions‚ and statements regarding the homeless be it “avoiding eye contact‚ to just keep walking‚ or just ignore them.” and that makes us think that they will all just go away. The distorted view of the public regarding the cause and effects of homelessness had lead to dehumanization
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Homelessness “Sometimes it’s easier to walk by because we know we can’t change someone’s whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize is that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place”. -Mike Yanksoki Statics suggest that in North Carolina alone over 25% of the homeless population are children‚ 15% out of those 25% children are the mothers and/or parents. Statistics also suggest that nearly half of the homeless population are single
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is the concern of the homeless. I selected homelessness due to I have had the privilege of recently attending and being a participant in various Homeless Initiative Policy Summits for the Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles Almanac (2015)‚ there is an estimated of 254‚000 men‚ women‚ and children experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Superiors has pledged millions of dollars to reduce homelessness. The planning process includes employment‚ land
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Homelessness in the Unites States 1. The extent of homelessness Homelessness is a serious problem in the United States. Present statistics estimate that approximately 3.5 million people‚ of which 1.35 million are children‚ are likely to be homeless in any given year. (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Studies have also established that “…1% of the U.S. population experiences homelessness each year…” (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Furthermore the figures also indicate that
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A Distance Ourselves from Homelessness We see them almost everywhere! We can hear them around the corner‚ and we see their shadow from far away. We try to avoid looking directly into their eyes‚ and we pretend we did not hear them when they talk to us. We walk around the block to avoid them‚ and walk faster to leave them behind. These people that we consider to be invisible are actually homeless human beings. Homelessness in America remains an issue of deep concern in the 21st century. Without
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CASE STUDY The variables of interest are the depression and case management along with peer support from a client who successfully graduated from the program. During the group discussion the depression was the topic I chose for the clients‚ in which all agreed that they had not been applying themselves to the program as agreed due to dealing with depression for various reasons. The ladies all expressed that they did want to stay in the program and feared becoming homeless or incarcerated again.
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homeless youth are LGBT (Thompson 50). The percentages can be shown and proved by the chart below in figure 1. There are many issues contributing to their state‚ the most contribution is due to family conflict. However‚ family conflict is a cause for homelessness for all youth‚ also including LGBT teenagers. 26% of the LGBT teenagers get kicked out of their home because of their sexuality. These reasons assemble these teenagers to be vulnerable to many mental illnesses. When these teenagers are fortunate
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In the United states there are 549‚928 homeless on a given night. 355‚212 of them were individuals‚ and 35‚686 were unaccompanied homeless youth (Snapshot of Homelessness ). These high numbers always got me thinking‚ who around me could be homeless and I wouldn’t even know. For my civic engagement‚ I did not want to simply volunteer at a shelter for a day‚ but rather‚ I wanted to make a life long difference in someone’s life. When I am not on campus or at home doing homework‚ I spend a decent amount
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When people think of the term homeless they think of a person who lives in the streets who is dirty and wearing worn out cloth. There are many other aspects to the definition of homelessness such as: having a lack of stability‚ not feeling wanted‚ and lack of emotional security. There are many explanations of what the term really means but many people want to see it as someone who lives in the streets. Having the lack of stability is when people do not know where they will be sleeping‚ eating‚ or
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homeless on a given night in the United States.” (National Alliance to End Homelessness) Homelessness is caused by many things such as; poverty‚ unemployment‚ lack of affordable housing‚ poor physical or mental health‚ drug and alcohol abuse‚ gambling‚ and domestic violence. (The Salvation Army) These days‚ the homeless community consists of whole families‚ teens and youth‚ and veterans. There are also many dangers of homelessness such as hunger and nutrition‚ skin and foot problems‚ mental health issues
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