doesn’t mean that the United States has the most homelessness in the world‚ it means that it has the most homeless out of all the countries with benefits‚ no wars and the promise of a better life. There are many reasons that the United State as the most homeless in the industrialized world‚ one is the lack of affordable housing‚ education(or a lack thereof)‚ and the lack of mental health treatment for those who need it. One way that homelessness can be solved or shrunken to a manageable size is
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Homelessness is a big issue‚ not only in the U.S.‚ but around the world. When it comes to the U.S.‚ I learned that there is not much being done to actually combat the issue of homelessness‚ and the policy that used to serve all homeless people turned into one that focuses more on homeless youth. While the McKinney-Vento Act is mostly of service to homeless youth‚ it still does not help due to the fact that it does not necessarily do what it is supposed to do because those who are in need of it‚ are
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The Causes of Homelessness in the U.S Nawaf Saif Almoeini Alex Westbrook University Preparatory Program January 16th‚ 2015 “In 2010‚ … the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued a comprehensive plan to eradicate homelessness for all people through interagency collaboration and aligning mainstream services. A key goal is to prevent and end homelessness for all families‚ youth‚ and children within 10 years” (Bassuk‚ 2010‚ P.496). Homelessness is a situation that a person
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in San Francisco are currently trying to eradicate poverty by sending homeless individuals to shelters. Close to one million people are traveling to this notorious city as the Super Bowl approaches. The question is if the means of eliminating homelessness in San Francisco is meant for the greater good‚ or if workers in San Francisco are doing this to give Super Bowl visitors the illusion that poverty does not exist in San Francisco. It is clear that San Francisco is only recently making the effort
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Poverty and Homelessness A gigantic part of the population of the United States is homeless or in poverty. “With the poverty rate at an unacceptable 14.5 percent and economic inequality stuck at historically high levels‚ one might assume that chronic economic insecurity and an off- kilter economy are the “new normal”- that nothing can be done to fix it” (“Top 10 Solutions to Cut Poverty and Grow the Middle Class”). It is unacceptable that 14.5 percent of the economy is in poverty‚ so that means
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Kelsey Bradley Kendra Gallos English III Honors 6 April 2017 Homelessness Even though most teenagers are told by their parents not to give money to homeless people they see on the street when they are alone and the parents are just stereotyping against homeless people because they are all not like that‚ there is many homeless people out struggling and other people should help them because the most attention homeless people get is around Christmas time and after that people just kick them to the
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It does not matter what town or city you visit in this world‚ at some time in your life you have seen a homeless person. Whenever we see homeless‚ it may create a feeling of discomfort or may feel odd. We treat them as if they are invisible. Some may question how these people became homeless‚ and many will say something like “they probably were drug addicts or alcoholics and the state they are in is their own fault.” This stereotype may be true in some cases; however‚ the homeless people are people
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positive note. For example social work plays a huge influence on those who are homeless‚ and have no shelter or proper supplies to maintain a healthy lifestyle. “Homelessness is structural rather than individual in nature‚ thus defining homelessness in terms of oppression‚ power inequalities‚ and social forces” (Taylor‚ 2013‚ pg.262). Homelessness plays a huge role in our society and many individuals see this as something that needs to be eradicated. Canada itself has a large population of homeless individuals
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person sleeping on the bench embodies the harsh reality of where the homeless go after being ignored by pedestrians and argues that no one who needs help should be ignored. In the day time‚ a park in winter is inviting to some in the bright sunlight. A bench is used for parents chatting while they watch their children play. It seems like it should have a happy family posing for a holiday card in matching sweaters and hats by the trees. The snow is for snowballs and angels‚ but after the sun goes
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Competing representations of Youth homelessness: Media Vs. Advocacy Discourses Introduction Youth homelessness in Canada is a paradoxical reality: although the country has the high GDP‚ the large economy and the high consumption rate in the North America and even the whole world‚ there are still a large number of young people who have to face the lack of basic living conditions‚ such as employment and housing. Today‚ youth homelessness‚ which is recognized as a serious social issue in Canada‚ has
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