The Homelessness Of The Homeless

Homelessness is a very complex issue that affects the community from an economic and a social perspective. Homelessness and poverty are inevitably linked. Poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, healthcare and education. The primary cause of homelessness though is the lack of affordable housing and the limited scale of housing assistance programs. “Often, poor people can afford to live only in inadequate housing-housing that is unsafe or broken down in a way that degrades the life and dignity of the residents.” (Windley-Daoust, 207). The growing gap between the number of affordable housing units and the number of people needing them has created a housing crisis for the less fortunate. Operating shelters, medical services, day centers and so on cost a lot of money and generally, funding for these programs come from taxpayer dollars and private donations. Many though go unfunded and many homeless are forced to find other methods to meet their needs. Since most communities do not have enough resources to give adequate shelter to the homeless, they will be ultimately forced to find alternate places to sleep and live. This could be behind buildings, benches, doorways of businesses and this can cause pollution within public areas. According to the National

People drive or walk past a homeless person almost every day without thinking twice about the plight of that person or they may even unconsciously turn their heads the other way in disgust. Homelessness simply put, means without a home - therefore homelessness is an equal opportunity state that can happen to anyone. Even though we have seen some economic prosperity over the years, statistics show that the number of homeless remains very high. With this in mind, communities need to come together at the state, city, and individual level to come up with solutions to mitigate the spreading of this problem.

Homelessness has become an evolving epidemic of our time, and the health implications associated with being homeless makes it that much worse. Homeless people are at major risk for premature death and a wide range of health problems such as HIV, skin blemishes, and much more. It is very difficult for homeless people to fix their health issues due to the difficulty of accessing health care possibly because of missing health cards, or simply because of the stigma placed on them when they enter a public facility. Whatever the problem may be that is forcing more people to become homeless, it must be solved, and quickly before our world turns into a travesty.

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.

On any single night in America, there are 610,042 people without a home (SIRS). Just think about how much space that would take up in prisons for people who are not causing a crime but are just without a home.Criminalization of homelessness is becoming a popular and widespread topic throughout the US. States all over America are beginning to make laws that prevent homeless people from living in public spaces. Homelessness may be temporary, chronic, or perpetual. The growth of homelessness within and outside of cities puts a new strain on shelters and has led to an increase in panhandling and loitering. Some people think these aspects of homelessness should be criminalized. Those who disagree say criminalization would only worsen the problem

The fact that there’s laws out there for being homeless is just pitiful and low. Every human has rights and just because he or she is homeless does not mean you can take away their rights. Homeless people should not be criminalized because they have nowhere to go. Yes there are homeless shelters but not all homeless shelters are open for them to stay in. Read into things about homeless shelters and go there. There not as amazing as there cut out to be. Some homeless people say they would rather go back to the streets than to stay at homeless shelters. If one were to look in some of these homeless shelters today they would think the same. Some of them are just disgusting and downright horrible. Why do people expect someone to actually sleep in a place where it is not sanitary.

The controversial issue of the homeless in New York has been an ongoing battle for several years. Many leaders like Andrew Cuomo have come to the conclusion that obligating homeless people into shelters should be enforced, yet others oppose the idea. They believe such harsh actions shouldn 't be taken. Journalist like Hinckley, who wrote "Can New York Force Homeless People into Shelters?" and Marc Santo, who wrote "Keep New York 's homeless off the streets!" have written articles with fact based information with details on the homeless living conditions. In my opinion, such actions shouldn 't occur. The homeless in New York have the right to choose their living conditions, therefore they shouldn 't be obligated to be put in shelters.

Homelessness has been around for a long time, but crimination of the homeless is a topic that just occurred recently. When criminalization came about there was two groups in the U.S., one side opposed to it and the other supported it. The group that opposes criminalization of homeless people are advocates who believe that criminalizing homeless people will only worsen the situation and cause more problems to begin with, make our nation as a whole look bad, and violates their rights. Another reason why a person advocates against the criminalization of homeless people believe in what they believe is that they had a personal experience relating to this subject or out of concern for the citizens who reside in this country. Instead of wasting the

Homelessness is an injustice to everybody, not just homeless people. Homelessness is bad for the economy and is bad for the image of this beautiful country. Nobody wants to hear it, but homelessness is a growing

Homelessness is ever-growing in America and every individual has their own view of how it should be handled. Many individuals think that criminalizing certain actions of the homeless will inadvertently reduce homelessness in the United States. They believe that pushing the homeless out of their cities will make it safer for the “normal” citizens. However, current methods of ridding cities of the homeless population are counterproductive, dehumanizing, and they infringe upon the basic rights of homeless human beings.

In a report made by the End Homelessness organization, 578,424 people were counted homeless in one night in January 2014 (“National Alliance to End Homelessness”). It’s harsh to see people homeless in general, but especially around winter time, which is criminalizing homelessness needs to be done. Anyone can become homeless in an instant, and what is the scariest the most is that there's slight help out there for helping the homeless actually come out of their situation. Aspects of homelessness should be criminalized because it can be more beneficial to them as they learn to rely more on themselves instead of others, it is the first step to helping them get back on their feet, and will reduce the aggression they put out for others while performing these aspects of homelessness. It is often said that in order to eliminate homelessness, shelter needed to be provided by the government for the needy but that is not the answer.

The homelessness of adults, teenagers, and occasionally small children is something that is seen in large cities on a daily basis. Homelessness in teenagers is a growing issue and makes a person wonder what reasons a teenager has become homeless? Teenagers are becoming increasingly homeless because of family situations that are out of control. From thirteen years old to seventeen years old they must feel safe and secure at home. Parents are there to help their children and protect them, but they don’t always succeed. Teenagers are unaware of the options they have for getting out of a harmful situation, yet homelessness has its dangers too.

So I'm gonna start off by asking hat if everybody in Texas were homeless and you had to fend for yourself and if you had a family worry about them too? you would have to work your tail off so that you could at least get food for your family and yall don't have to starve. Another thing is what would Texas be like if you didn't have a vehicle and you had to walk to work and it was two hours away driving? You would have to save up something to ride the bus cause if not then you won't ever get any hours in and then you really couldn't get anything in life.

As the growth of Political values increases, followers of politics, see one major conflict rise, Homelessness. In 2013 it was estimated that 1 out of every 30 children were homeless. As this issue grows some people think the only way to fix homelessness, is by making it illegal. But criminalizing homelessness will have many negative effects, it will hurt the chances of the homeless getting jobs and getting off the streets, volunteer groups are creating projects to help create housing for the homeless, and the homeless are already treated poorly, and looked down upon by society.

Growing up, I was fortunate to live a comfortable life. My parents were both college educated and had well-paying jobs at Boeing in St. Louis. My three siblings and I lived in a good neighborhood in one of the top school districts in the state, and we had everything we needed: three meals every day, our supplies for school, and the ability to take part in sports and other extra-curricular activities throughout the year. Living in that neighborhood, however, skewed my view of how the world worked. While I understood that there were people who were homeless and struggled just to get one meal each day, I didn’t comprehend the sheer amount of people, just in St. Louis alone, who fell into that category. When I was about 7 or 8 though, a group of us from our church visited a homeless shelter to bring food. Our goal was to help out in any way we could as part of a community service day we had established. Because of the culture shock I experienced upon arriving, visiting that homeless shelter for the first time changed my view of the world by informing me of the homeless epidemic in the United States, and changed my mindset to give back to people less fortunate.