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One of the most prevalent forms of discrimination is through housing. While modern discrimination is typically difficult to figure out the exact intentions of the person accused of discrimination, such as a boss not choosing a minority to fill a management role, discrimination in housing has continued to be more obvious. The reason why housing is so important is because where a person lives dictates the school the resident’s children go to, the infrastructure such as hospitals, parks and libraries, and also availability of employment. Many of the housing inequalities have been caused by the Federal government such as the national appraisal system and subsidizing suburban areas, and not enforcing abolishing restricted covenants.

These days’ different organisations are involved and are influencing the system when dealing with social problems. Firstly, the citizen’s individual’s participation to improve the wellbeing of the community. Secondly, the community they may represent the interest of a group, organisation and / or individuals. Lastly, the government they have the responsibility for legislation, social and economic planning, public policy and program, safety and protection of community members, etc. Government agencies invest and deliver services for the community such as: education and employment opportunities; secure, sustainable housing and infrastructure; and good health and wellbeing across the life course. These diverse services are provided to people across their life span and include: community development; early intervention services; advice and information; crisis support; and ongoing services. (How government works, 2016)

Many advocates and policymakers of housing for the poor believe that to achieve optimal human development of low-income households the location of the housing must be considered as well as the quality of the housing unit (Newman, 2008).

This article is taken from the guardian in London and would probably have been written for the purposes of publicity and enlightenment. It would have been written to make people aware of the area and its’ issues. To analyse what is good and bad about it, putting it in context with other similar issues around

The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2007 is an important piece of legislation in the residential home as the residents are older and may be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s which would make them particularly vulnerable.

This essay will attempt to show evidence that supports the question ‘Does residential segregation shape the social life of cities and people’s sense of who they are’ by using different types of evidence, such as qualitative, which comes from interviews, focus groups, or even pictures and other artistic endeavours like murals. Whilst quantitative is obtained from statistics, surveys and records. Evidence will be looked at by what has appeared over time, looking at the growth of Manchester during 1800’s, with migration of people from the country side, to the city to take up jobs of an industrial nature and how segregation kept the wealthy and workers apart and the inequalities of conditions they lived in. Then at more recent evidence showing a case study of Belfast and the history of a single street Portland Road in London and how segregation can create connections as well as disconnections in people’s lives and how this shapes peoples sense of who they are.

In terms of health and social care, a care home may allow workers to have an input into what is included in the policy and making sure that it is clear to others what the policy is stating. All policies should also use a government defined definition of what discrimination is and then relate that to the

Much of these change have been focused on achieving wider access to welfare benefits and having a tenancy to live in supported homes. The aim of supported living practice like dimensions is to achieve choice, control and community inclusion has been much less of a focus. The result has been a focus on the housing ‘mechanics’ and as a consequence housing rights are often denied in, institutional practices continue in supported living and community inclusion and networks are not achieved by people.

Politics and government intervention has come to represent an increasing influence within Human Services. Our culture has since its beginning valued determination, and the ability of the individual to direct, and build their own future. For the extremely poor, elderly, physically, and mentally ill the task of providing for themselves becomes impossible. The history, and influence of government on human services within our own culture has often been met with controversy. Beginning with the New deal in the 30’s, with the creation of social security and the social welfare system; to today’s newest program involving the forcefully implemented affordable care act. The reliance on government funded welfare for many of the poorest is a necessity.

Without the proper form of a “home” or better yet a family, children are not well equipped for life and the struggles they may face. The foster system is wonderful for protecting children from strife they may encounter with their biological parents, but it can do more harm than good. “‘The longer kids stay in foster care the more moves they have, the worse they become socially and emotionally’ Blanco said” (Chavers 9). States around the country are now trying to figure out a way to find permanent, safe, stable homes for youth in foster care (Chavers 1).

Living in care does not in any way reduce residents' normal rights to statutory health and social care services. Neither are their other rights participation in the general civic and democratic process, access to information and so on diminished. Residents in Overton house take part in election to vote if they wish to do so, in person, by post or by proxy, with full confidentiality assured. To help they make independent choices poster and information about the election and candidates are displayed in the home.

The article “Alerted to Danger, New York City Failed to Curb Harm at Group Homes” written by Joaquin Sapien describes the situtaion in New York gorup homes. She talks about how the circurmstances were so bad that New York children welfare system put the an notice on the group home Boys Town. The head administer of the group heighten montioring satus, which included staff training, tighten security, and engage in frequent face-to-face meetings with child welfare officials. Even with taking such strict actions, they were many violennt incidents that continued to occur. Such as the security guard who was hired without even completing his training. He later ended up being assualuted by two of the residents and earned himself a broken hand. Not

Bigger but not better. The latter half of Bridget Moran’s autobiographical novel, A Little Rebellion, provides examples of how the social work industry has grown through the decades without effecting much change around fundamental issues such as poverty. Moran (1992) examines how privatization and the contracting out of social programming created a “shadow ministry” or “para-ministry” that broadened the scope of services provided (pp. 141-142) while the number of people requiring services didn’t diminish (Moran, 1992, p. 140). As of 1991, nearly one third of the population of British Columbia accessed welfare in the form of income assistance, foster care, and services for people living below the poverty line (Moran,

The funding mechanisms for social care services enable service user’s access to a range of services to support themselves in their own homes, institutional care and hospitals. In terms of finances a legislative framework was introduced, resources were transferred from the National Health Service and the Department of Social Security to local authorities, and social work departments were given a key role in the planning, assessment and commissioning of community care services.

According to The Oxford Handbook of Public Management (Ferlie, et. all, 2005) nongovernmental organizations can face complex management dilemmas when dealing with growth.