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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Introduction Youth homelessness has profound consequences reaching well beyond individual youth and their immediate families. Research suggests that as many as 1.6 million young people are living unsupervised on the streets‚ in abandoned buildings‚ with friends or with strangers at some point during the year. When youth leave their homes‚ and enter the homeless population‚ they are in jeopardy of engaging in anti-social and risky behaviors‚ as well as becoming one of the most severely victimized
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EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS OUTLINE THESIS: According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ recent survey of homelessness in twenty-three cities‚ homelessness is one of the most persistent problems that U.S. citizens have faced in recent times. Many factors have been diagnosed as the causes of homelessness. Advanced research done by many students and organizations have however proven that domestic violence‚ lack of affordable decent housing‚ and unemployment are the main causes of homelessness among people
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Unfortunately‚ for some people they are victims of bad luck that leads to homelessness in America. Although‚ many will argue that being homeless has something to do with a personal choice also‚ but according to thousands of homeless people‚ bad luck was present too. Homeless Americans are those people who do not live in a home at all and is often the cause of being victims of bad luck. There are many reasons why homelessness is related to having bad luck like: the lost of employment‚ having the problem
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Homelessness has a profound effect on people. Life for a homeless person is very hard. Spending all of the time getting their basic needs met. Hunger is a constant problem. Injury and illness are threats as well. Finding food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and warmth become the most important things to someone on the streets. Homelessness can be hard. Homelessness has many causes. Sometimes the loss of an occupation causes a family to become homeless. One paycheck can mean the difference between having and not
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The Just and Unjust About Homelessness Don Mitchell (2007‚ 45) in Axiom 6 presents the idea that “landscape is the spatial form that social justice takes.” In another work‚ “Homelessness‚ American Style‚” Mitchell argues that “[T]o speak of ‘homelessness’ is to speak of how social relations are organized (2011‚ 933). Justice can be defined as an act that is free of discrimination. On the other hand‚ injustice can be defined as an act of discrimination. The use of spatial forms can create justice
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Outline of Speech: Homelessness in America July 11‚ 2011 Introduction I. When you think of a homeless person do you think of a drug addict or an alcoholic? II. To inform my audience on homelessness and what brings a person to become homeless. III. There are many different circumstances that causes a person to become homeless it isn’t always caused by drugs or alcohol. Body I. Who is homeless? A. Families with children. 30% B. Children under 18 years old 39% C. Veterans 13%
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In 2009-2010 school year CMS identified 4‚453 students as homelessness.1‚598 received support services through ACP ( A Child’s Place).A Child’s Place has its roots in the concerns of a group of working women‚ who back in 1989 noticed children playing in Settler’s Cemetery in uptown Charlotte when they should have
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Homelessness: Scientific Method Research SOCS 185 February 8‚ 2011 Homelessness is an ongoing social problem in the U.S. On top of being without shelter‚ these individuals are faced with a vast array of dangers that individuals with shelter do not face. These dangers may include exposure to inclement weather conditions‚ lack of health care‚ hate crime activity‚ substance abuse‚ and ultimately death. Acquiring homeless rates with intentions of conducting data research can be difficult being
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Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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