Summary: Surviving The Homeless Community

It is estimated that 3.5 million people will experience homelessness during a given year. The fastest growing population experiencing homelessness is families, mostly made up of single mothers and her children. Families headed by women comprise more than half of the homeless population and 42% of this population is under the age of 5. Across the country about 2.5 million children are homeless, which is equivalent to 1 in every 30 children. The legal definition of homeless “refers to those who spend 7 consecutive nights in a car, abandoned building, public park, emergency shelter, nonresidential building, or other unconventional residence.

In this paper, I will focus on the topic of why veterans are coming back homeless. Veterans are seen as a savior of the country they are risking their lives for every day, so why is it that they are coming back from tours and service and ultimately ending up homeless? Since 2009 the United States stated that in five years they would end veteran homeless, but the United States is still facing veteran homelessness in the year 2017. Though the homeless rates of veterans have gone down since then, why are veterans still facing homelessness if so many resources are supposed to be available for them. Is there more than meets the eye when it comes to homelessness especially with veterans, yes. Many things can attribute to this continuing issue such as lack of assistances provided, mental illnesses, PTSD, lack or loss of support from being deployed, the use of drugs and alcohol as coping strategies, and the economics.

Hobo, beggar, and bum are just a few terms used in society today to describe the homeless community. Today, more and more individuals and families are becoming homeless and majority of them never imagined being homeless. This tragic event could happen to anyone. There is not a guide created to overcome the barriers of homelessness or a "how to manual" when an individual or family is faced with homelessness. "Homelessness occurs when people or households are unable to acquire and/or maintain housing" (End Homelessness, 2016).

For a start, as my social and human capital assignment, I will be focusing on homelessness and the associations it entails. Through exploratory research, via peer reviewed journal articles and one in-person interview, I have collected data to see what social disparities and/or oppression the homeless population face from day-to-day. Furthermore, I had the pleasure of conducting my interview with a 62 year old chronically homeless male originally from Nigeria. The location of the interview took place at a homeless shelter in Dallas, TX. Through the duration of this assignment, my participating interviewee will be identified as Bingo for confidentiality purposes. Equally important, as the interviewer – I was sensitive to the participant’s responses

This world is filled with many issues. Climate change,war and other problems take over news stations and the minds of people. Homelessness is an issue that is not talked about much. When the thought of homelessness comes up, the thought of developing countries come to mind. However, homeless people are seen by millions of people in cities like New York, London, Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. As of 2013, there are approximately 5,219 homeless people in Toronto. This is a 1.6% increase from 2009, the population of homeless people is increasing. Information on how those people ended up on the streets, how they survive, and how to get them off the streets is what the world needs.

Southern Nevada’s total homeless rate shot up as unemployment rates continued to rise. This article informs readers of current statistics circulating homelessness compared to other states in the U.S. Amaro cites data from non-profit organizations to demonstrate this critical problem.

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.

There are many different ethical concerns that involve homelessness as a problem in daily society. In public life, people often forget that homelessness is not a choice that many make, but instead a consequence of a culmination of events that are out of the control of the victim. The lifetime prevalence of homelessness is surprisingly high, according to an essay written by John Song called “Homelessness and Clinical Ethics,” 7.4% of all adult Americans being homeless at one point in their lives (Song 210). Homelessness is much more common than many people realize. It is nearly of epidemic sizes within the United States, with streets and shelters full of people who have no other choices.

The Public library is there to serve the community, and a lot of the time, the community problems become the library’s problems. The vast majority of librarians have no problem with helping people, but some the of the concerns larger community’s are not in our their description. The homeless population often spend a lot of time in the library because they do not have a place to or can’t go. The “Rebound Network” pairs the library and other organization to provide services and information for the homeless population. It would help homeless population get back to a better life and free up the public library other

The homeless assistance programs in the United States are overloaded. There are more than half a million people who are currently homeless, either sleeping outside, in a transitional housing program, or in some sort of emergency shelter. Nearly 180,000 of those people are considered as unsheltered, meaning they sleep outside on the streets, or in makeshift tent cities (The State of Homelessness in America 2015, 2015). While the stigma of those who are homeless is widely perceived as those who are drug addicts, there are many other reasons people can find themselves without a place to call home. Foreclosure, poverty, eroding work opportunities, decline in public assistance, lack of affordable housing, domestic violence, and mental illness are

Chronic homelessness is a person who is, or was diagnosed with one of the following conditions, substance abuse, mental illness, physical disability, and cognitive impairments resulting from brain injury. Also chronic homeless person is someone who hasn’t had a home for over a year, or has been homeless over 4 times in a year. Chronic homelessness can be solved by permanent housing for those who are ill or have been homeless (Chronic Homelessness 1). While doing many studies the U.S. has found that chronic homelessness is costing the people $30,000 - $50,000 per person per year because of their constant need of emergency rooms, hospitals, jails, and psychiatric centers. Chronic homelessness is slowly declining (People experiencing chronic

The homeless older population is a big growing issue, which I agree with you on that there needs to more services to help. The population is growing due to the lifespan is growing. This is great news or a truly a blessing from God so we can spend more time with our love ones. There are many factors that affect this population but one that is big that is impacting the older population is the economy. This is some of the reasons why the older population is becoming homeless. America economy went down hill a few years ago with many older adults losing their jobs, some were let go without their retirement, or forced to take early retirement (Martin, 2014). It is hard for to people to even live off their retirement due to the high living

This investigation will focus on the daily survival for members of the Atlanta homeless community. The questions to be asked will pertain to surviving the night with inclement weather, ensuring safety with no barrier protection, places to sleep, shelter issues, theft issues, governmental aide, church aide, and the homeless bartering network. Also interviewed is a Marta Rail Operator who deals with the homeless daily.

Problem: Many of the homeless within the community are unable to provide themselves with proper necessities. Over twenty five percent of homeless people live in conditions where health, safety, and opportunities lack. Despite the many organizations now available to assist the homeless, many people still need help. In January 2016, Bridge Communities commissioned a survey to establish the amount of people living in various types of free housing. The data shows that the number of the “unsheltered population increased 3%”(“Bridge Communities Statistics”). This creates a problem for the already large amount of homeless people and for the organizations that attempt to help them. For reasons unknown, many homeless people avoid staying in shelters

The margins of society (people on the edge of the society) refer to a philosophical rather than physical location. Essentially those who are considered in the margins of society are those people who live outside socially accepted norms. These might include the impoverished, people in the penal system, the homeless, the incurably mentally ill, or certain racial groups.