way. One way to help is to‚ understand who the homeless are. Society can help dispel the stereo-types about the homeless. For example‚ by the way they dress or look and even smell. Also‚ people can learn about the different reasons for the homelessness‚ and remember that every situation is unique. Always remember that‚ that all homeless are not just homeless by choice‚ but sometimes by force. The second way to help is to educate yourself about the homeless. A homeless person may be someone
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see and hear of endless possibilities‚ but everyone does not get to enjoy the possibilities because the possibilities are not really endless. Homelessness in America is a persistent‚ complex‚ and widely-occurring problem that incorporates many economic‚ social‚ and psychological dimensions. After years of war and economic decline‚ the ranks of the homelessness have grown to include families with children (35%)‚ military veterans (23%)‚ children (25%)‚ persons fleeing domestic violence (30%)‚ and the
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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 been around since the
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Day in and day out‚ there are people who can’t turn for help‚ there are people who can’t live in warmth and comfort. I believe the Federal Government should do more to help out the less fortunate. Homelessness is connected with poverty‚ lowering the number of poverty will also lower the rate of homelessness. There are currently more than 500‚000 homeless people in the United States‚ and 15% of the population of 300 million fell below the poverty line. The Federal Government is not doing enough to help
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One of the greatest barriers to health care in the United States is lack of insurance coverage. The recession has caused many people to lose their jobs. Many then fall into homelessness‚ and even drug and alcohol abuse‚ because of their situation. The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) accounts homelessness to the decrease in jobs‚ wages‚ health care coverage‚ and property foreclosures (Lefebvre‚ 2012‚ pp. 29). Approximately eight million people have lost their jobs nationally and only
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Instead‚ Navarette and Jenkins (2011) define cultural homelessness as a “construct developed to explain the experiences of some individuals having early-life immersion in more than one culture. Culturally homeless individuals report pervasive experiences of ‘being different’: mixed racial‚ ethnic‚ and/or cultural
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HOMELESS VETERANS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Homelessness is a major social issue facing our society today. Homelessness among United States veterans is of particular concern to me because I understand some of the pressures facing vets upon returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”‚ it’s no wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya‚ 2012) Serious
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for homeless people. “ Case management has been defined as a collaborative process that assesses‚ plans‚ implements‚ coordinates‚ monitors‚ and evaluates‚ the options and services required to meet the client’s health and human service needs” ( Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re – housing‚ 2004). There are programs that have been developed to help case management programs to help a variety of subgroups of homeless people‚ which includes individuals who are experiencing severe mental illness‚ substance
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05-Coley-45286.qxd 6/12/2007 11:48 AM Page 39 5 WRITING THE NEEDS OR PROBLEM STATEMENT Chapter topics: Definitions The purpose of the needs statement A guide to writing the needs statement The needs statement or problem statement provides the rationale for the request for funding and uses data and other objective resources that substantiate the need for finding a solution to the concern. This chapter will guide you through the process for crafting a need/problem statement. DEFINITIONS
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non-Hispanic (57%)‚ Black non-Hispanic (17%)‚ Hispanic (15%)‚ and Other (11%) follow (Blaha). Homeless children most likely leave their original homes because of the way of life and the hard pressure due to their living environment and family issues. Homelessness makes children sick‚ wounds young children‚ & homeless children often struggle in school. Homeless children are in fair or poor health twice as often as other children. They have higher rates of low birth weighted need special care right after
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