Studies show between 25% and 50% of homeless youth are LGBT‚ and on the streets because of their sexual orientation. Half of the youth who come out to their parents experience a negative reaction and in 26% of these experiences the child is thrown out of their home. Gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report trying to commit suicide‚ and 5.9 times more likely to report being depressed compared to teens from families that have no or low chance of family rejection. The average GPA for LGBT students
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I woke up bright and early which was a little unusual. I got up and walked into the kitchen because i could hear the whole family in there. I walked in to be greeted by a wonderful smell of bacon and eggs‚ i knew this smell because there was a breakfast shop right by the old bridge. I watched the family go on with their business. The girl soon walked over to me‚ sat down and started to pet me. Later on they brought their plates piled high with food to the table. I followed them and watched them eat
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drastic growth in the number of homeless families with children. This also increases a concern about the well being of children living in such dangerous settings. Despite the growing number of homeless children‚ very little is known about their well-being and mental health. The only data up to this article is based on studies with only a small amount of school-aged children‚ contained of demographic surveys that focused on the education and physical health of homeless children. Thus‚ “Methodologically
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As human beings‚ we pass by people everyday whether they may be homeless or not. Do you usually help people if they look like they need it? Probably not‚ but some people do help others. This is called the Bystander Effect and it happens everyday; we might just not realize it. As human beings‚ we sometimes assume that someone else will step in and help. We don’t think it is necessary to help them if someone else can do it‚ and we may be called selfish or lazy‚ but sometimes it’s not our fault if they
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The ethnography that caught my eye was “With No Direction Home: Homeless Youth On the Road and in the Streets” by: Marni Finkelstein‚ is an interesting and in depth look into the world of homeless youth‚ showing the reader the progression of the homeless youth and the tactics they use everyday to make this a lifestyle they chose. The Ethnography primarily takes place during the summer months and the homeless youth that Finkelstein interviewed and took information from were mostly based in the East
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the investors their family invested in before fleeing Germany in 1765. Then his ancestors were guided by the ways of the Mi’Kmaq into building a small town that now withholds 300‚000 Canadians. What Layton brings into discussion is that the many homeless people we now see‚ in Canada‚ are first nation’s people‚ and how the economy offers no help to the original people of Canada and just watches them suffer. He describes that this has to do with the politics of the country‚ and how the government oversees
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Jameson February 21‚ 2011 In John’s Blosser “Shocking Truth about the Homeless”‚ he shatters America’s stereotype of the homeless and presents the concealed truth. Many Americans view the homeless as helpless and innocent victims that crumble under the pressure of the cruel world but Blosser view is the opposite. Blosser relies on statistics and testimony of authority figures‚ who study the homeless to persuade Americans that the homeless are not in their unfortunate circumstance by chance. Blosser presents
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S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‚ there are over 600‚000 homeless people on any given night and the number continues to increase‚ especially in major cities. Homelessness affects all people since citizens must deal with the consequences of the actions of the homeless. Clearly‚ the current method of dealing with homelessness‚ which consists of relocation‚ has thus far failed. Legally‚ the homeless problem should be fought through designing institutions to focus on setting the
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criticized for their living conditions‚ but are homeless people at fault for their situation? “Saving the Dreams of Homeless Kids” (Las Vegas Sun‚ January 15‚ 2016) by Delen Goldberg and Ian Whitaker and “Some People Choose to Be Homeless” (Creators.com‚ August 18‚ 2015) by Debra Saunders both present the issue of people who lack a home. Golberg and Whitaker discuss the situation of two kids who are either homeless or in danger of becoming homeless and the actions people are doing to help youth in
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I didn’t know it then but giving money to that Homeless man was a big step for me. It was august 26‚ 2016 My brother and I were going to the Beach because it was a sunny day 100 degrees fahrenheit then we saw a man he looked like he was in his 40s. My brother started to say “Kaira stop staring at that man lets just go to the Beach and mind our own business” then I said “Okay” so after that happened we went to the Beach and just sat there for awhile then My brother said “C’mon let’s jump
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