Homelessness is a major issue in the United States of America. There are many more causes of homelessness than the effects of homelessness. The causes of homelessness are very complex and multiple. A teenage escaping an abusive environment, to an elderly citizen on a fixed income that cannot cover a rent or tax increase, to a child whose parents lose their job all of sudden and become unemployed could lead to homelessness. Minimum wage being one of the main factors leading to homelessness, put…
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National Alliance of Homelessness, over half a million American citizens are homeless. To be homeless means to not have a permanent place for residence, and typically living on the streets (“Think” 2). Homelessness has been an existing problem for a very long time. There are many organizations that focus on helping this problem. These organizations have looked at the history of homelessness, the causes, the effects on the community, and the solutions to help end this problem. Homelessness has been a problem…
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Homelessness is a very devastating situation that families can go through. Becoming homeless disrupts the families life, can damage physical and emotional health, and can interfere with children’s education and development. This tends to lead to the separation of family members and spouses. There are many consequences and causes that lead to homeless women. Although when we think of the word “homeless”, we tend to think of men, but that is not always the case. There are many homeless women that are…
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children walking the streets everyday with no home to go to, it is hard to believe that people could even categorized this country with a name so impressive. I agree that homelessness is not a problem just of the United States it is one of the world and we must work together to find a way to solve it. (1) In many ways, homelessness represents a new social problem. Excluding during the time of the Great Depression, women and children have never before been on our nation’s streets in such significant…
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Causes of Homelessness Bentley Martin BSHS/302 July 16, 2011 Joey Schumacher Causes of Homelessness There are many factors that lead to poverty and homelessness. People often jump to conclusions and form stereotypes to look down upon those who are poor. Stereotypes include poor people who are viewed as lazy, jobless, criminals, or un-educated. When I think of a homeless individual, I would agree with most of the stereotypes and find within the reading and researching that there is more to…
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Gomes, Misael John McGowan Academic Writing 5 August 2014 Causes of homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a concerning problem with global proportions. A report to the United Nations stated, “There were 1.6 billion inadequately housed people across the world and an estimated 100 million who were completely homeless” (2005, para. 1) Despite some people's belief that homelessness is just an issue for developing countries, it is in fact a huge problem for developed countries as well. According…
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daily. Homelessness is a major problem in America that needs addressed and several solutions are available to help improve the situation. Theory: Homelessness and poverty Homelessness in the United States is a major issue caused by many different factors. Some factors that inflict homelessness upon people are loss of…
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Homelessness in Central Florida Florida has the third largest homeless population in the U.S., right after California and New York. Last year 55,170 people were homeless in Florida. Even with the recent decline this year numbers are still reaching 47,862 according to HUD. Some of the leading causes of homelessness are lack of affordable housing, lack of adequate income, lack of needed services, and lack of mental health treatment. The homeless experience is a very hard one. Many homeless people…
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Mrs. Roberts Sociology November 18, 2013 Homelessness in the City of Chicago, Illinois Throughout the United States of American there are homeless people in every state. In different locations the population of homeless people vary. A few of the cities and states are Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI, New York, NY and Washington, DC. The estimated homeless figures in the United States range from 600,000 to 2.5 million people. 1.37 million of the total homeless population in the USA are children, 41% of…
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Homelessness and Health The relationship between health and homelessness are closely associated. An illness can quickly lead to homelessness and homelessness itself can cause severe medical conditions or may result in substance abuse problems (Hwang 2001). Many people in our society become chronically homeless when their health condition becomes incapacitating, and sustaining a home becomes impossible (Hwang 2001). The homeless population is at greater risk of health problems such as seizures, chronic…
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