Analysis: The Homeless Indian

It was surprising to learn that there is a hierarchy that exists among the homeless. Contrary to how power is established in a typical culture, the characteristics and values of the homeless culture are formed in an inverted hierarchy. For example, a homeless individual who has experienced the most traumas and lived on the streets for an extended amount of time will receive a great deal of respect from his or her peers. Individuals who are homeless perceive living on the streets to be much harsher than a person from the mainstream culture would (Philipps, 2012). As a result, an individual gains authority by being able to survive no matter

Homelessness is an enduring nationwide social problem that eludes accurate tracking. In their 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated the number of homeless people in the United States to be nearly 565, 000. In the state of Florida, the most recent number is found in the 2014 Council on Homelessness Report to Governor Scott, prepared by the Department of Children and Families. This report estimates the Florida homeless population to be just over 41,000, of which approximately 188 could be found in Citrus County, and 918 in neighboring Marion County. The problem with these numbers is that they do not paint a true picture of the actual number of homeless, due to exclusion of emergency shelters and individuals living in places not intended to house humans, such as parks, cars, and wooded areas, to name a few. In Citrus County, there are just a handful of homeless shelters. The most well-known of these is the Path of Citrus County, which now serves Marion County as well.

I guess this is a great opportunity to hear the stories of Homelessness. This year the conference focuses on 'Indigenous Homelessness' that might be very helpful for my thesis. I will obviously join the conference. I would also like to present there. The conference has a segment on housing crisis named "We Can Do Better: Housing in Inuit Nunangat". I can present in this section. Because they do not provide any guideline for the presentation it is hard to assume what they are actually wanted in the presentation. I am planning to relate better housing as means to wellbeing (which is also a part of my literature review) in the

many feel no need to live this hard life on a reservation any longer. There is a large collection of poverty, drug addiction, unemployment, domestic violence, alcoholism, and sexual abuse. This has seeped into the younger, once innocent, lives of younger people in the reservations. There are 90,000 homeless or underhoused American Indian families. 30% of housing is overcrowded. 50% is connected to a public sewer. 40% of on-reservation housing is considered inadequate. One-quarter of

One of the major issues nationally is people who are becoming homeless and the fact that one third of the homeless population have served this country, which is around 195,000 veterans. Thats more than the death count of the Vietnam war. Most homeless people are male about three percent are women, most are single and come from disadvantaged backgrounds. It's a major issue, this is America there should not be thousands of people across this nation that are homeless especially our veterans. They gave their life to this country; I think in return we could at least keep them in a home somewhere. It wouldn't be so bad if their was actually enough shelters to occupy all of the people that are homeless but the ratio to

Homelessness affects millions of Americans each year, with approximately one third of this population suffering from severe mental disorders. In Las Cruces we have a number of homeless people that have a mental disorder. Las Cruces does not provide the homeless mentally ill with sufficient services. it is necessary to provide them with support, protection, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Over the years Los Angeles has had the highest number of homeless people; this situation has been highly overlooked by media and political attention. Cities in many parts of the world may be known as centers for poverty whether if it 's a developed or developing country. No city, state, or country is prone to homelessness. Los Angeles in particular is an entry point for many immigrants who come to look for jobs. The intentions are not to cause there to be a vulnerability to poverty but to try to make a living some how. “Skid Row homeless population originates in South LA – where services and shelters lack resource adequacy and unemployment rates are high among adult men – and policy discussions rarely focus on this trend” (Howard, 4). Los Angeles Skid Row, is known to have the heaviest homeless population compared to other cities. Los Angeles does provide some homeless services like shelter and low-cost housing options for the poor but one of the issues that many homeless people come across is the lack of healthcare. Everyone can suffer from physical and mental health issues but there is a bigger impact on the homeless people in the Los Angeles county because they are not obtaining the proper help mentally, physically, and socially. Many people lose their lives or spread many disease amongst the community. The city of Los Angeles should provide healthcare for the homeless because this issue affects the homeless and everyone else around. More disease are passed around, more

In 2015 Mayor Blasio announced his $2.6B plan to create 15,000 units of supportive housing for the homeless. However, it has been 2 years and his administration seems to be silent on this issue. One of the reasons behind failing to solve homeless Problem is rent increase and enough apartments. During UN General assembly this year, Mayor Blasio was criticized for ordering NYPD to remove homeless from the subway! Just because NYC can’t provide enough space in the city; City is now offering to pick up the full tab for an entire year’s rent for homeless families who agree to leave the city! I think Blasio is really trying to end the problem but sometimes it's just beyond someone's

Nobody in this world should be living poor. You cannot raise a family without having a job or money. Until this day, I feel bad that I see other people living in this world today on the streets and not having money to buy food. I thankfully have not had to experience any hard times with money in my life and anything that happened in this story. I work at food lion and see homeless people coming in there buying bananas to eat. I would never want to live like this in my life time. I try my best to help other out if they need something that I thing is helpful to them.

Homeless people are faced with an ongoing lifestyle of family and community rejection as well as unemployment status. Housing instability and lack of CoC are the two important factors that can contribute to the expansion and the frequency of homelessness and potentially lead to social risky behaviors (Brenson & Appelbaum, 2011). Consequently, the needs of changes of policy and community attitudes toward registered lifetime sex-offender and Meth drug user applicants are necessary rather than just remove them from the public service programs.

I think people are homeless because, homelessness and poverty are linked. Poor people are sometimes unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and education. At times some difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Paying rent takes up a lot of ones paycheck so would be the first to go if money was tight. Two factors help account for increasing poverty: employment and the declining value and availability of public assistance. A lack of affordable housing and the limited housing assistance programs have contributed to the current housing crisis and to homelessness. But what all of this comes down to homelessness is defined as: The condition of a person or persons living without a regular dwelling...

For a start, as a team, a consensus was reached to explore the topic of homelessness and it’s associations within the urban sector of Dallas, Texas. Equally important, as we explored our assigned agency, we remained cognizant of apprehending the fundamental causes of social inequality and economic fragmentation. Parallel to this, we were also interested in finding out what services/programs were implemented to assist the clients become self-sufficient.

This dreaded life we live in is all about class. High Class, low class, and middle class. Only difference between them is privilege. Privilege is when you have a certain advantage over someone as equal as you. Some examples of privilege are; to be born into a rich family, to live in a house and to have food. Privilege is what starts classism. In India, the homeless don’t have those privileges. The homeless/low class don’t have the privilege of having a home at all. Low class in India means, that they are not good enough to get a job, own a home, or even go inside a temple. The places where they live on the streets are being taken away from them. 65 million homeless people have been displaced in India. The middle and high class in India have a huge and strong prejudice to not care about 65 million people. This is because the powerful people, (a.k.a. Government, High Class, and Middle Class) of India, think the homeless are not worth the hassle of finding them a new home, or even

Being homeless is not how most of us would think about how we may be living. However, at any given time there are around 578,424 people that experience homelessness every day (“The State of Homelessness” 3). In the same way, I am sure this is not how they thought they would be living their lives as well, but most of these people that are experiencing being homeless have no choice. As we pass these people on the street, we look at them as if they are criminals; they are not contributing to society or our economy. Most people think that the reason for homelessness is drug and substance abuse, when the leading factors for homelessness is poverty and mental illness (Sun, Without a Roof). The homeless is struggling to contribute and survive in society the way most Americans do. Many of us may look at homelessness being affiliated to the lack of a person being able to fit within society, but the characteristic of homelessness has changed. Due to increasing housing prices and rents, these factors have forced many of these people on the streets and they are now having a difficult time getting back on their feet. Unfortunately, the number of homeless are increasing. As a society, I feel we have an obligation to our community to help those in need by providing shelter and skills that will allow them to be successful at providing for themselves. What are we doing as a society to help with the homelessness? Can we prevent the numbers of homeless from increasing further?

In today’s world, homelessness seems to be everywhere we go. Sometimes, homeless people even confront us to ask for money or due to their mental state. I believe that even though this can be scary or uncomfortable, we should still treat them with respect and kindness. As someone who is very curious about everything and everyone there is one thing that sticks out the most. That is homelessness. When I see a homeless person a million questions rush through my head. I think why might they be homeless, do they have a family, but there is one main question that I think. The big question that I ask myself is how do people treat them if they are approached for some reason. I have had a personal experience with having a homeless person approach my family and me.