Homelessness in our Community October 09‚ 2010 Homelessness in our Community 1. Introduction A. My name is Jane Smith and I’m a community health nurse in our community working with the homeless. B. Homelessness has been described as a chronic illness affecting all communities regardless of the degree of economic development and overall wealth of the nation. C. Homelessness is a tragic aspect of our community‚ in addition to their suffering from the hardship of their condition
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Homelessness in America Homelessness is a massive problem in the United States and historically homeless persons were primarily men who were kept out of society’s “view” by living in “Skid Row” zones. However‚ between 1980 and 1990‚ the American society saw an explosion of a new form of social problems‚ this new problem moved from single male homeless members to a family issue. Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of American families suffer from circumstances that result in the family unit becoming
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Youth homelessness in the UK A decade of progress? Deborah Quilgars‚ Sarah Johnsen and Nicholas Pleace An evaluation of the progress being made to address youth homelessness in the UK. There have been significant policy developments across the UK to address youth homelessness in recent years‚ most particularly the extension of priority need groups and a new emphasis on the prevention of homelessness. This study‚ the first UK-wide review of youth homelessness for a decade‚ explores whether
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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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Solutions for Homelessness This great nation of awesome power and abundant resources is losing the battle against homelessness. The casualties can be seen on the street corners of every city in American holding an "I will work for food" sign. Homeless shelters and rescue missions are at full capacity. There is no room at the inn for the nation’s indigent. Anyone who has studied this issue understands that homelessness is a complex problem. Communities continue to struggle with this socio-economic
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English 101 Research Paper #2 Final Draft Homelessness Is Not An Option We see them as a crowd‚ a collective entity; we call them the homeless‚ as if that defines who they are‚ but we neglect to add the unspoken word in that title: people. People whom with social disabilities or financial problems usually will be abandoned by the society and become homelessness along the streets. ¡§During the past year‚ over two million men‚ women‚ and children‚ or nearly one percent of the US population‚ were
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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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so many problems that seem unrealistic to fix; poverty‚ bullying‚ terrorism global warming it’s overwhelming. Most people believe that homelessness is one of those but they are wrong. The solution to homelessness is to put the homeless people in homes. Specifically foreclosed homes. The ratio of foreclosed homes to homeless people in the United States is about six to one. Every single homeless person in the United States could be housed in a foreclosed home and there would still be thousands
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GEN/200 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet Bobby Watson GEN/200 1/26/2012 Jackie Novak GEN/200 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet Achieving Collegiate Success through Personal Responsibility I. Achieving collegiate success through personal responsibility is your responsibility. My thesis statement is: Even though collegiate success is directly proportional to effort applied‚ we must develop a true sense of purpose and responsibility because individuals
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Chapter I Background of the Study If you are a nurse who recently took the board exam‚ then you must be one of the many new graduates who are considered to be unemployed. After the long weekend parties‚ holidays‚ and vacation trips a month ago‚ you should have recently wondered ’hey what’s next for me now?’ Well you are not alone. In fact‚ many of my review mates in a local review center headed to many local BPO companies here in our city. BPO or business process outsourcing involves the
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