Surviving And Helping Homelessness

Gultekin, L., Brush, B., Baiardi, J., Kirk, K. & VanMaldeghem, K. (2014) To conduct focus groups with mothers experiencing homelessness and their caseworkers, separately, to (a) explore

Homelessness in Hawai’i Homelessness has been a problem in Hawaii, and especially Oahu, for more than two decades. The homeless have overrun the islands but it is no surprise as the circum- stances allow for it. Multiple factors contribute to the ongoing dilemma including the high cost of living, Hawaii being an island state, and the expensive housing. The prob- lems that cause homelessness are not going to go away by themselves. Although the problem is not increasing, the numbers show that it isn’t decreasing and shouldn’t be unless the state and community acts.

Of that number, roughly 360,000 were individuals with 15% being chronically homeless and about 8% consisting of veterans. The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) is a national network of activists, advocates, faith and community based service providers, and others committed to a single mission to prevent and end

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.

Challenges of being Homeless Homelessness is a very big issue in the United States today. Homeless people are living on dirty streets, crowded sidewalks, under bridges, on benches, in tents, and many more grimy places. These places are not fit for any person to live in and still these people call it their “home”. Through freezing winters and blazing hot summers, homeless people seem to face it all. The conditions the homeless face are brutal because they spend days in the blazing heat, months in the freezing cold, and years in their filthy “home”.

In America, we all try to ignore the biggest problem in our country, which is homelessness. But we need to take a minute and think about what it would be like to be in their shoes. There are over 1 million people in the US that are uncontrollably shivering outside

Ben joined the Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County in 2013 as a part-time Facility Manager. Through his hard work and dedication, he was promoted to the Case Management Department as a Men’s Case Manager by the end of 2013. Having acquired his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington, Ben’s attentiveness in serving the homeless population advanced as a team-player and recognized this was where he belonged. Strong-minded to further pursue his passion in serving others, learn administrative roles, and community advocacy, Ben enrolled back into the School of Social Work – at the University of Texas at Arlington, as a Community and Administrative Practice (CAP) student, and will be graduating December 2017 with

Arjan Singh Mrs. Woolcock English IV-CP May 19 2016 Homelessness: Difficulty Escaping Poverty A homeless person is someone who lacks housing, including an individual who lives in a supervised public or private facility (What Is the Official Definition of Homelessness?). Being homeless means not having a place to call home, not having a stable income. It is not just individuals that can be homeless. There are millions of families living in poverty and on the streets all around the world, contrary to popular belief it is not an easy process to get out of homelessness.

An issue that that I find most important to me, that covers the local, national and global level is homelessness. On the local level there are currently hundreds of homeless people living in South Bend Indiana. Beyond that there are thousands more homeless in other cities in Indiana.

The United States has many undoubtedly beautiful places. But many if not all states in the U.S share a common problem, and that problem is the rise of people falling into the dark abyss of losing their homes and jobs. Many people have a tough time helping the homeless because they believe that they are lazy and choose to not get a job, but I believe that, that is not the problem. Some believe that giving a homeless man a couple of bucks is helping them, but I want to make a club in which a homeless person isn't only helped for a day, but rather a lifetime. I have once heard a man,tell his son that if he wants to help someone in need of a drink to not just simply give him lemonade, teach him how to make lemonade so that he will never again be

This mobile clothes washing service is a service to clean clothes for homeless and at risk adults in Rochester and surrounding Monroe county. We are a nonprofit located in the heart of Rochester dedicated to serving and helping the homeless community. In addition to cleaning the clothes of the homeless population we will introduce them back into the workforce through the hiring of our company. The logistics will be discussed further in the business proposal but we feel it is important to end the cycle of homelessness. Our service will make Rochester stronger because we are putting people with barriers to employment to work and helping end that homeless cycle in our community. Our organization will work hand in hand with other local agencies and support groups of the homeless in Rochester hoping to create a better network for all. The weakness in the business organization will be the first hand securing of sponsorships and partners to help cut costs and create a non-profit entity. It will take a vast amount of effort to go from company to company first hand pitching our ideas in the hopes of securing something with a major company such as Tide or

Social Welfare Issue: Homelessness Written by: Laura Westra The current social welfare issue that I chose to explore is homelessness within Canada. First, this essay will give a brief description of homelessness. Secondly, it will describe how homelessness relates to some concepts and theories that we learned in this course Introduction to Social Welfare, it will also look at what may have happened to people facing homelessness one hundred years ago, next we will explore a possible solution to this social issue and where this fits within the political ideologies. Finally, I will give a brief explanation on whether social media is an effective tool for bringing about awareness regarding social issues.

I was able to coordinate a Portland Night Strike to serve the homeless with my peers. After the one hour commute to the destination, I had the chance to serve a homeless population in Portland. That night, we distributed pasta and hot cocoa to warm up their lives—a sense of hope and comfort in spite of the daily challenges these people undergo.

The researcher anticipated a strong correlation between the life experiences and homelessness, in regards to PTSD development among the homelessness population age 13-18. It was the goal of the research study to identify which experience encompasses the traumatic event that develops PTSD in homeless adolescents. More so, it is hypothesized

Patient is a 47- year old female with history of hepatitis C and alcohol related cirrhosis, cellulitis of left leg, non-pressure chronic ulcer, pain in right knee, thrombocytopenia, Leukocytosis, history of MRSA infection, and opioid dependence. Due to several lower limb problems, patient is not able to walk/stand for longer periods of time. She is currently on 8 medications. Social services were contacted to help the patient deal with homelessness. Patient is signed up with several different community programs that help with homelessness, however, it is not helping. Patient continues to miss appointments.