Homelessness
Recently on a Saturday morning while ignoring my traditional routine, I opted to make a run to my local Albertson's bakery to acquire some donuts for a nutritional family breakfast. In doing so, I swung my car into its usual parking spot as if on auto drive. I opened my door on this unusually brisk morning to witness something that shook my comfy cozy surroundings. A mother and father were standing against a jalopy of a car the color of an Olympic gold metal gone unpolished for aeons. But what I saw, past the father's cardboard sign, was a gut wrenching sight of three children peering out of the auto's open window. Although these children had uncombed hair, dirty faces and runny noses, they bore …show more content…
Today in America our urban homeless are numerous and apparent for the world to see. Our rural homeless are less fortunate and need individuals as well as public support and recognition. For we could easily be one of theme on any given day.
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Homelessness : The Problem Of Homelessness
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