A Helping House for Homeless in Hawaii The homeless problem is one of the biggest issues facing us in Hawaii‚ and it only continues to grow. Here‚ there are nearly 500 homeless people for every 100‚000 people‚ which is the highest rate per capita in the US. In 2015‚ Hawaii declared a state of emergency due to the extremely high population of homeless people that it no longer knew how to handle. This led to a crackdown on ridding homeless people from the sidewalks and streets‚ using laws such as
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Justin Siersma A29851780 SW 200 4/21/2005 Homeless Children in America To be homeless is to not have a home or a permanent place of residence. Nationwide‚ there is estimated to be 3.5 million people that are homeless‚ and roughly 1.35 million of them are children. It is shown that homeless rates‚ which are the number of sheltered beds in a city divided by the cities population‚ have tripled since the 1980 ’s (National Coalition for Homeless‚ 2002). Worldwide‚ it is estimated that 100 million
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privileged class in the United States. There is a small population in the United States where youth live in the streets‚ and have to provide for themselves. In the United States‚ homeless youth is often disregarded‚ because many people believe that a parent would not abandon their child to survive on his or herself. Youth are homeless not necessarily because they choose to be‚ but because of the factors in their lives that lead up to homelessness. Few factors could
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Homeless Veterans in America Veterans make up eleven percent of the nation’s homeless population. While that number does not seem high‚ it means that about fifty thousand men and women who served our country are living in the streets (Shaw). More that half of those homeless veterans have some sort of disability. There are programs in place to help veterans ‚ but for many‚ these are not enough to keep in their homes. Veteran homelessness is commonly overlooked but has proven to be an extremely
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Homeless: a social issue One of the major problems that a community suffers from is homelessness‚ which It’s a condition of people who lack regular access to housing. According to the institute for the study of Homelessness and Poverty at Weingart Center‚ an estimated 254‚000 men‚ women and children experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82‚000 people are homeless on any given night‚ and is caused by several factors such as mental illness‚ drug
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Homeless‚ Not Hopeless There has been a very large increase of homeless people in America the last couple of years. Where the biggest population issue of the homeless are in the metro areas much like Denver‚ Los Angeles‚ Miami and other large cities‚ but it’s still a problem throughout the whole country. Unfortunately‚ people who disagree with helping the homeless‚ belive its a waste of time and they’re a waste of space‚ people stereotype all homeless as drunks and drug users. All they want is for
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101-01S Outline Date: Monday‚ Nov 1st‚ 2013 Introduction I. When you think of a homeless person or bum‚ do you think of a drug addicts‚ alcoholics‚ crack-heads? II. I want to inform the audience of the many reasons that cause homelessness and what brings a person to become homeless. III. It isn’t always drug or alcohol addiction that creates homeless situations. Body I. Who‚ and why are they homeless? A. Families with children. 30% B. Children under 18 years old 39% C. Veterans 13%
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paternalism is heavily evident in most organizations‚ especially in areas concerning homeless people. While America prides itself as the most giving nation in the world‚ the idea behind different charities often juxtaposes this ideology. This idea of paternalism has been the practice for most food organizations in order to help the greater community. The notion that an organization should have the authority to disregard homeless people the right of their liberty for the sake of their protection has perpetuated
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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 out because people who actually
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stereotyped homeless man; Alexie takes us on that journey via Jackson Jackson with “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”. Jackson is a Spokane Native descent that comes across his grandmother’s powwow dance regalia at a pawn shop. He sets out to win this family heirloom back‚ in which he faces many obstacles along the way. During this difficult 24 hour period Jackson crosses paths with many people that are willing to help him‚ resulting in the development of his character. Jackson Jackson’s story is a quest
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