The Cause Of Homelessness In The United States

Homelessness is defined as the situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means, and ability of acquiring it. It is the result of systemic or societal barriers, a lack of affordable and appropriate housing, the individual/household’s financial, mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical challenges, and/or racism and discrimination. Most people do not choose to be homeless, and the experience is generally negative, unpleasant, stressful and distressing6. Homelessness is a problem that affects every Canadian town or city, and is one that is dealt with using a variety of different methods.

Homelessness in the United States can be ended, not just maintained. Allot of cities now have plans to eradicate homelessness. Homelessness and housing instability are large issues that afflict a diverse demographic such as: Families, youth, veterans, and chronically homeless single male adults. Ending homelessness may require specialized solutions that are specific to individual needs. Factors like these make defeating homelessness a difficult task. Although solutions exist for some of the demographics, such as housing for chronically homeless adults, scaling up best practices remains a challenge. For other subpopulations, such as transitional aged youth, evidence-based interventions need to be developed. In this paper we argue that ending homelessness is a Grand Challenge that is big, important, and compelling—one that the profession of social work should be adopt. Meeting this challenge will require a focused, organized response from social work researchers, clinicians, and policymakers. Ending homelessness will require innovation and interdisciplinary or cross-sector collaboration. Key words: Housing First, Permanent Supportive Housing, rapid re-housing, prevention, poverty. The notion that homelessness in the United States can be ended, rather than managed (Mangano, 2002; National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2012), represents a fundamental shift in expectations from the 1980s and ’90s. Since the early 2000s, researchers, policymakers, advocates,

A place of safety and security is something that many of us take for granted, until we are confronted in our own neighborhood by someone holding up a sign pleading for help. Homelessness is a problem that has been afflicting hundreds of thousands of people around the world for ages. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, on a single night in 2016, 549,928 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States. That means that there were at least 500,000 individuals suffering without a place to lay their heads at night. In this report I will be discussing the causes of homelessness, who is affected, how it affects people, and homeless mistreatment.

Homelessness in America has existed for some time now, but has grown and changed majorly over the years since the 1980’s. According to Mary Hombs, “the prevailing stereotype of a homeless person was that of a middle-aged white urban male alcoholic” (6). But now there is no stereotype because homelessness could happen to anyone at any moment, so that is why it important to be aware. Millions of people in this country do not have a place to live including whole families, children, veterans, and even the mentally ill. Going day after day without food or shelter. Throughout this paper the main focus will be answering the questions: What is homelessness?; What are the main causes of homelessness?: Who is the homeless?; and How do the people of this country assist the homeless?

Homelessness in the United States is an area of concern for providers, government officials, policy professionals, and society at large. An estimated 1.6 million unduplicated persons use transitional housing or emergency shelters every year. Of these people, approximately 1/3 are members of households with children, a nine percent increase since 2007. A study done by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty stated that approximately 3.5 million people, 1.35 million of them children, are likely to experience homelessness in a given year (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2007). With 2007 as a benchmark, the data from the report showed a 6.8 percent decline in homelessness among individuals, a 3.7 percent decline of homeless families, a

Whose responsibility is it to help the homeless in the United States? I believe that it is everyone’s responsibility. As of January 2015 the homeless count in America was 564,708 people (Fluit, 2015). Even though this is a decline in homeless in America this is still unacceptable. As Americans we need to do all that we can to decrease these numbers. There is so much we could do that would go a long way to help our homeless, like donating time or money to the proper organizations.

The thought of being homeless is a terrifying to anyone, but sadly for many it is a reality. I could never imagine not knowing where I was going to sleep for the night, especially not as a teenager. Teenage years are a struggle for everyone then adding homelessness into it gives an entirely different set of issues for someone to be presented with.

The consequences of the conflict on outside nations has been tremendous. The Syrian Civil War has led to arguably the worst humanitarian crisis since World War 2, and although the plight of refugees through Europe is highly publicised, the number of refugees in Europe only accounts for 10% of the total number displaced across the world. The majority of Syrian refugees currently reside in neighbouring such as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The economic and social strain on these countries is immense, and the issue of aid and refugee resettlement has become a polarising issue in all countries which have offered/are discussing whether to take in refugees and resettle them. In fact, In Turkey alone, there are around 2,700,000 registered refugees in various camps and throughout the country. Turkey has also given $8,000,000,000 in aid to the cause. The situation is particularly bad in Jordan where almost 650,00 registered refugees reside. A Jordanian census conducted in 2015 showed that there were twice as many refugees as first thought, meaning that half were unregistered. The wave of refugees into

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

Thank you for your post this week on homelessness. I would agree that it is a local and a global issue on many levels. You touched on several root causes related to this issue and each one of those issues plays a part in the contributing to the local issue. In your readings, did you find any resolutions or activities that communities could be doing locally to help reduce the issue? Affordability is the top reason why individuals and families cannot find a home. Most communities do offer affordable housing through county grants or state aid, although the funds are limited. The other issue is that there is limited organizations that offer affordable housing and rely on funding from state and federal grants. By getting involved and learning about

Homelessness has become a serious problem in today’s society. Despite the organizations that help multitudes of homeless people, homelessness is continually increasing. In recent years, America’s culture has been changing due to economic, political, and social issues. These issues have caused a lot of stress on America resulting in abject poverty in several cities. Poverty is not nationwide, but if dealt with lightly, the affects can be catastrophic. Homelessness is increasing more than ever, and research proves that changing culture contributes to rising amount of homelessness.

Much of the abuse many women face are perpetrated by husbands and other relatives; most violence faced by Afghan women is linked to early and forced marriages. According to Manjoo, “Other manifestations of violence consist of targeted killings of women; sexual harassment in the workplace and in public spaces; and the rape of women and girls” (In Afghanistan). Women are often times charged with “moral crimes” which consist of, fleeing domestic violence and early or forced marriages. Many women and girls who try to escape from violence or abuse are often condemned and shunned by their families, communities and the authorities, and are sometimes even threatened with death. Manjoo also stated that, “In numerous interviews, it was stated that the formal justice system was deficient in many respects, including being inaccessible, unresponsive, corrupt, and untrustworthy, especially as regards matters related to women’s rights” (In Afghanistan). It is a very scary reality to face that most Afghan women are treated poorly by judicial systems in Afghanistan. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to

In 2009, the Houthi rebels occupied two small Saudi border towns and Saudi Arabia eventually had to evacuate border areas to control the situation. A suicide bombing attempt in August 2009 against Mohammed bin Noyef the Deputy Minister of the Interior in Saudi Arabia brought the border security to the forefront of official’s minds. This eventually led to direct Saudi involvement in 2009-10 in Yemen. In early 2013 five Saudi border guards died in a fire fight further fueling the administrations fears, “Riyadh thus viewed the southern border principally through a security lens.” A current demonstration of the security threat is the ballistic missile that was fired from North Yemen by the Houthi rebels on Nov. 4th, 2017. The missile came close to Riyadh and was shot down over the city’s international airport. This is a serious attack on Saudi’s capital and validates the regimes fear of the Yemeni threat. This is the second missile that was fired, the first was shot down over the southwestern city of Ta’if within 100km of the holy city of Mecca.

The documentary “ Love Crimes of Kabul” was striking and unusual compared to western culture. The video was eye opening, as I didn’t realize women in Afghan could be jailed for ridiculous crimes such as running away or having premarital relations. If these were laws in the United States we would all be in jail. The Afghan government perception of women rights is nothing close to what we would accept in western culture. It’s tragic that women are forced to be married at a young age and to stay married. For a lot these women the only way they are able to reclaim themselves is through marriage. Women in this community are constantly being put down and are being ostracized because of their sexuality.

Islam, like many religions, condemns homosexuality. According to Islam, homosexuality is punishable by death. In the Quran it states in surah 8, lines 80-84 that “for ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed transgressing beyond bounds… and we rained down to them a shower (of brimstone)” (I.1.). This account is from the biblical story of Sodom. Muslims scholars have interpreted the “shower of brimstone” as meaning that homosexuals should be stoned. This being said, Islam’s heavy presence in Arab governments relays this interpretation into their ways of viewing and handling the matter. This is especially true for the countries of Egypt and Morocco, in which there exists sharia law. In both countries, sharia is intertwined in the government’s constitution and judicial system. So, it