Our group supports Proposition HHH in the City of Los Angeles. This said‚ we agree that key leaders’ have yet to create a solution to the problematic rise of homelessness in the city‚ which has been long overdue. When our group sees the astonishing data and the numbers increasing by the years‚ we see individuals who are sleeping and laying on the street calling that their home. Our group acknowledges the fact that money is a vital component in assisting this matter‚ but something else needs to be
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Homeless youth is a problem that many people would say has simply been overlooked. When people mention homelessness‚ people tend to only think of adults and give no mind to children. Although it may not seem like it‚ children under the age of 18 account for just as much‚ if not more of the homeless population as adults. A study conducted in 2014 showed that 194‚302 children were reported homeless on a single night (national Alliance to End Homelessness). Using this data‚ the alliance predicts that
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Homelessness A big complication in Topeka‚ Kansas is homelessness. Anne Frank states in her diary‚ “No one has ever become poor by giving.” People drive down the streets in Topeka and see others holding signs on the streets begging for help with their animals. It’s sad when people in the community hear of the homeless dying from starvation. Government officials and the citizens of Topeka can help influence others to help the homeless by providing the statistics on homelessness‚ the reasons why people
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As a student in a Spiritan school‚ I feel compelled by the Spirit to go and attend to the needy. For this project‚ I feel compelled to go and attend to the needy in my own community. My goal in this project is to find out what the deficiencies are in my community. Specifically‚ in the city of Philadelphia. As you know‚ Philadelphia has a lot of homeless and forgotten people in the city. I plan on attending to the needy and the forgotten in the city. Conor Sablich and I are willingly to partner up
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Anna Quindlen talks about some important and maybe even slightly uncomfortable points in her essay “Homeless”. Most individuals lacking shelter have access to places that provide the basic necessities for a short period of time‚ but many refuse to go. David Purtle‚ a once homeless man explained on TALK OF THE NATION‚ “All I can say is that my fear of the unknown‚ of what might be waiting for me at that shelter‚ was worse than my fear of the known risk . . . And I think people‚ we’re creatures of
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The problem that is in my own back yard is the homeless in Indiana. Homeless is defined as “without a home”‚ “typically living on the streets.” There is many questions involving the homeless. How widespread is it? How bad is it? Who might help? How do they provide help? Can I or how would I help? Well I hope to answer all of these questions. The homeless problem is widespread‚ country-wide even‚ but I am going to focus on the problem in terms of Indiana. It is a problem for men and women‚ it is
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Survival essay Jada zay Ledbetter At the end of 2013‚ there were about 16.7 million refugees. With 50% of the refugees under 18. Most of them were just six or seven years old when they were forced to leave their homes to camps. It would take a really strong person to pull through. That’s why i feel‚ Salva had many helpful traits‚ such as his positive attitude‚ mental toughness‚ and motivation. Salva had a positive attitude which was helpful at many times. For example.. Salva’s
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Team #4 - George Carter Brianna Tinnel‚ Nina Kroeselberg‚ Hannah Hileman‚ Lok Ku With the upcoming elections in the city‚ the raise in taxes to build a homeless shelter is one of the most pressing issues. The candidate George Carter wants to prevent those raises‚ since everyone should be responsible for their own life choices and we shouldn’t punish those who have worked hard to earn their money by taking it away from them. He wants to support the people by letting them keep their property and
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Today‚ 564‚708 people in the U.S. are homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistics”). As we speak‚ the rate of homelessness continues to rise. There are many reasons for homelessness: national debt‚ natural disasters‚ and unemployment. Although national debt and natural disasters are important factors of homelessness‚ society mainly focuses on unemployment and limited job opportunities. In fact‚ society stigmatizes homeless people as lazy and hopeless individuals. For example‚ many people think
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Homelessness in the dictionary is defined as having no home or permanent place of residence. Homeless to me is defined as loneliness‚ hurt and no security. One day as I was riding with my mother I noticed a man on the side of the street holding cardboard entitled “Jobless‚ Homeless‚ Please help”. I began to grow older I saw more of this happening not only as I rode down the street in my city but other States I would visit. From time‚ I would see people donating money to the homeless‚ but I wanted
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