Graduation Speech: The Homeless

For Father’s Day this past year my family and I treated our Dad to a Houston Astros baseball game. The game was held at Minute Maid Park in the heart of Downtown Houston. We were running late for the game and it began to rain. While driving around I witnessed more homeless people on the streets than ever. As we walked to the stadium after parking, I could not help but think about each of their (the homeless) situation. It was daunting to me that they were spending a holiday alone and it was a norm for them. Homeless people are often not given the time of day by everyday citizens. Chris Hadfield explains that when a problem exists, human nature causes us to bolt from the situation rather than approach it immediately (Hadfield 55). Currently (2016) there are approximately two million Houstonians (Suburban Stats) and of those, more than 5,000 citizens are homeless (Homeless Houston). It is easy to forget about the homeless because they are neglected from society. If homeless people were given a purpose, then they would not be occupying space on the streets.

I see myself, and want others to see me, as a compassionate individual. During high school, I tutored incoming freshmen in history and biology. I was once in their shoes, so I knew how important it was to have someone to help me out with what I was struggling with. In my junior and senior years of high school, I volunteered with the Bloodcenter of Wisconsin and the Red Cross, assisting donors when they felt uncomfortable, and donating blood myself. I also knitted scarves for the homeless with my church. Doing things for others comforts me because I know it makes them breathe a little easier. When I was a senior in high school, I talked a close friend out of committing suicide. I have never been homeless, but I have been a struggling

I was usually too busy at school practicing in sports and completing my club duties until late in the weekday evenings and weekends to join them in their volunteering. I ended having some free time one weekend so I tagged along with my brothers when they went to the shelter. As I walked in and looked around at the familiar surroundings, I saw families huddled here and there chatting quietly, people sleeping on mats with only thin blankets and backpacks for pillows, some were lining up and waiting for diner to be served, children playing or being comforted by their mothers. As I took everything in, I knew and understood what these people and families were going through and how it felt because during the summer before my freshman year, my family and I were in the same boat. We had no home anymore

The most important thing I learned as a child was to treat others the way you want to be treated. It may sound cliche but it helped me out when I was a child. It made me have a lot of respect for others because I didn’t know what their lives were like. The event that helped me remember this was the time I made fun of a homeless person, but I didn’t know that he was homeless at the time. This made me realize that not everyone has what other families have. Like food, water, shelter. This memory struck to me because it was raining one day, and I saw the same homeless man sitting in the rain with nothing to protect him from it. I felt really bad for him because of the way I treated him. I didn’t know that he wasn’t able to buy anything. When I finally asked him what he was doing, sitting there in the raid.

Although Mount Vernon, Ohio is a small city, it contains a very caring and proactive community of people who want to help those in need. This attribute of the citizens of Mount Vernon can be clearly seen in the great number of services and shelters available to people in crisis situations. One of the services offered is the Winter Sanctuary, an emergency homeless shelter in Mount Vernon that provides the homeless with a place to stay during the frigid winter months. I spent two hours visiting this shelter along with one of my classmates, Faith Aleshire. We were able to speak with three homeless women at the shelter, and we learned a bit about their life stories. This experience has broadened my understanding of homelessness and how the

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In today's society we struggle a lot with people being homeless. Giving more access to services, making it easier to get a job, and providing places for shelter and food are the three ways the government can improve homelessness. In 2010 the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness was the plan that President Obama made clear that ending homelessness is the right thing to do for taxpayers. (Donovan, S. (2011). This is a great plan but are we really getting rid of homelessness throughout the United States. Probably not, there are so many homeless people if we tried to actually give them a place to live for all of the homeless people out there. We would have to build several shelters to keep them in. People who have been homeless for a long time try to find ways to get help and not in the good way . They may trying getting in trouble with the law so they can have a place to stay and meals they can have in jail. It’s sad but it happens a lot in the United States.( Semuels, Alana. (2016)

Greetings to all in this wonderful auditorium. Today, I am addressing you all on behalf of most of the school and students who care about humans and I am sure that every single one of us seated here does, and if you don’t, you have issues. Recently, we have come together and collected over 5,000 pounds to be given for charity, and it would be great if we all get a chance to use it on the poor.

By a show of hands how many of us have experience homelessness in our lives? And before you answer that what I mean by homelessness is having no money, no place to stay, living on the streets, your cars, or a shelter. Better yet how many of us know someone that is homeless, and it can be a family member or a friend or a acquaintance that we see day to day. Most of all us will say that we do know someone that is homeless. Now my next question would be what are you doing at this very moment to help that person out in the most despite time of their lives. If you say nothing then that’s not acceptable and I’m going to explain to you how we can change your mindset today based on what God says about helping out the homeless.

According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness is defined in four different broad sections. Individuals who are living in an area that's not suitable for human life, who are losing current housing, families with children that are unofficially sheltered, and individuals who are fleeing domestic violence. The government should take the time to support the homeless, either financially or mentally. Second chances gives a sense of hope and spirit. If everyone lived life, made mistakes, without some way to fix it, there would be no lessons to learn in life.

My general purpose is to tell the United States Congress about homelessness. Why are there millions of people without proper shelter in America? If America is a so-called “great, wonderful” place where you get to live the “American Dream”, well why aren’t the homeless living the “American Dream” in their homes? Why isn’t this social injustice being taken care

The thing I would love to do most is help the homeless and give them a second chance at life. The reason I say this is because I have an idea that can actually help the homeless back on the grid of life. Also, I will do what ever it takes to give these people a home to stay in, a job to pay bills, and a car to get to point A to point B, because I hate seeing people living on the street or sleeping in a box, I just hate it a lot. And what gets on my nerves is, people who have money in there pockets, see a homeless who needs help, the person just plainly ignores the homeless person and keeps on going with life. If we stop ignoring the homeless, who knows what could happen. Maybe the government will recognize the cause and eventually help out too. And another thing I love to do is help kids with cancer. Every time I see a kid with cancer, I do what ever it takes to help those kids who have cancer and the kids who are homeless. But the way I help is, donating money and toys to the homeless and the ill kids who are in need is me doing the right thing. Sometimes I think all people in the world need help by someone sometimes. But if you think about it, not all people in the world need help. Like the wealthy, they can solve their own problems, and the financially wealthy, they also can solve their own problems. But the ones that need help are the homeless children and the ill children. Their the ones who need help

Good evening citizens of America. Our nation has had it's fair share of up's and down's but we've always overcame them. The American people are experiencing trials and tribulations that we've never experienced before. Citizens are struggling with the low income they receive to feed their families. Farms aren't profuse with crops bringing frustration on farmers. However, I know that we can overcome the hardships that our nation faces. As your president I want to restore hope and trust within you all. I want to inform you that from now on things are going to change. Your dry desolate farms are going to be abundant with fruits and vegetables, and the unemployed are going to have unlimited jobs to chose from. My New Deal will incorporate relief, recovery, and reform to help the

While I was there, I worked in the daycare play room. This facility offers classes for the mothers of these homeless families to help them develop life skills. During those classes, I cared for the children who were under the age of five. I did have the opportunity to interact with the mothers when they dropped off and picked

I grew up in a very fortunate situation, I always had a roof over my head and food on my plate. But, it opened my eyes to the reality that this is not the case for a lot of adolescents in this area. The time spent growing up is such a fundamental time in one’s life, and kids are missing out on that crucial necessity. CHIP works to raise awareness and advocate for those who are facing homelessness. They track and collect data that records the amount of homeless in our area and monitors its change. Their first goal is to work to assist people in getting a form of housing. After that’s completed, they help them to stay on track for a better life by assisting in the job search process. They also go out of their way to give additional assistance if needed. One example given is of a man who CHIP helped find housing and even helped him to get a job offer at a construction company. One of the requirements was to have a pair of steal toed boots he could not afford. CHIP understood how important this was for his success and were able to buy him a pair, so he could begin working there full time. CHIP also holds an annual Homeless Person’ Memorial Service for the city of Indianapolis. This is held to remember our neighbors who have experienced homelessness and have passed away during the year. Without groups like CHIP, our homeless