The Problem Of Poverty And Homelessness

Being a first generation immigrant to the United States I have seen poverty and homelessness more than the average american. I was born in the country of Macedonia, but i'm ethnically Albanian. The average wage for a worker without some type of post secondary education in Macedonia is about 200 euros a month. For those who have some type of secondary education the wages are slightly higher, ranging from 300 to 800 euros a month. The majority of the population makes around $1.33 per hour. This isn't a surprising fact considering the county's GDP of only 13 billion dollars. The majority of the land is impoverished, and jobs are strongly segregated based on ethnicity. The ethnic Macedonians control most of the high paying jobs due to government

There are 7.125 billion people in the world. 3.25 million of those people live in the United States and 564,708 of those people are homeless. They live on the streets and disturb the peace by asking for food or money as people rush through the city. A simple solution to the homeless problem in America is to make them live in landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. has 3,091 active landfills and over 10,000 old municipal landfills and this would be more than enough space for the homeless, but will there be enough trash for them? The average human throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. Each human will produce enough garbage for every homeless person.

In this article, it explains how value essential programs like food stamps and earned income tax credit had decreased poverty in the low- income families. With the help of these programs, lower-income family are healthier and better nourished before the programs came to place. Also, children in lower-income families who had access to food stamps were healthier and have a higher income later in life than people who didn’t. The low income families are the main reason why poverty is still high today.

Homelessness has been an ongoing problem in the United States and it cannot be decreased until each state comes up with a plan that is affective. However, in order for this to work the economy needs to recover to the point where no one is without a job and is paid a wage that is manageable. The negative stereotypes of judging the homeless needs to be stopped and people need to be educated that homelessness can affect anyone. Although there are many services available to assist the homeless it is not enough. Big corporations can play a major role in assisting the homeless by training and hiring as well as donating goods to monetary funds. Homelessness is not only affecting those that are homeless, it is affecting every city and community in every state. People make the choice of looking the other way and refuse to acknowledge the hardships most of the homeless have and has to endure. Our government officials need to look into the welfare system and try to move some of those recipients who have no disabilities and not elderly, but those who have made a career utilizing the system because it is easier than trying to find a job. The welfare system has offered many services to their recipients from daycare to job training. Nevertheless, while some states and even cities have managed to decrease the amount of people facing and experiencing homelessness there is still work to be done. When you see major companies leaving the states for cheaper labor, what does this say

Poverty is a big social problem effecting many of the elderly population at Adult Protective Services. We do have some clients that are homeless, and it is often do to poverty. Case workers at Adult Protective Services work with other community agency in order to decrease homeless. Homelessness is a systemic problem of poverty that has no easy answers or solutions. According to Hatchett (2004) “The homeless population is composed of diverse individuals who share problems associated with lack of housing opportunities and inadequate income”. The southwest borderland region of the United States is considered by high rates of poverty, significant unemployment, and high rates of homelessness among the immigrant population. The risks of homelessness

Poverty and or homelessness is a problem all over the world, nobody knows exactly how many homeless people there actually are, among many of those homeless were many veterans of the world war I. For serving in the war they had been given bonus certificates for money to be paid them years in the future. But they needed the money now to provide homes for their families.

Homelessness is a temporary problem that people fall into when they cannot afford to pay their rent or mortgage, or when their home becomes unsafe or unstable. Other factors, such as job loss, health and psychological disabilities can accelerate people’s slide into poverty, and for some, eventual homelessness. The lack of housing, access to healthcare, and supportive services, then act as others barriers that keep individuals from moving into a home.

The experience of living in poverty and being homeless can have serious and lasting impact on young people and families. Children’s Society report in 2010 states that young people and families who are destitute are surviving in appalling conditions and are made vulnerable to exploitation because they do not have adequate support, access to basic essentials and a safe place to live. They rely on friends for food and a place to stay and they experience significant health problems. Some young people and families who are destitute expose themselves to enormous physical and psychological risk by engaging in transactional and commercial sex work as survival strategies.

In America, the number of homeless individuals has increased significantly and it continues to increase with no solution. It is important to understand that the problem of homeless has almost always existed, even though the masses have not had to suffer from it all at one time. Some people may not fully understand what exactly homelessness means, or may believe it is a normal way of life. Journalist Vijay Mago informs, “Homelessness is a complex social problem with a variety of underlying economic and social factors such as poverty, lack of affordable housing, uncertain physical and mental health, addictions, and community and family breakdown.” (Mago , 2013) To be completely homeless mean to not have access to a housing roof. Depending on

Homelessness is a pending social problem that has been escalating over the past few decades. Efforts by different governments across the world to solve the problem have not been successful in dealing with homelessness (Atherton and Nicholls 96). Homelessness causes might be poverty, sex abuse, mental disorders, unemployment, and increased rental rates. Long-lasting homelessness is believed to be the major cause of other social problems such as poor health, sex abuse, and illiteracy among the affected individuals (Tompsett 50). The amount of money governments are providing for homeless health care services is high and if the issue continued to grow, it might affect the world’s economy in the near future. This paper talks about the issue of

In today 's falling economy, homelessness is something seen on every street-corner of the big cities. Begging for money isn 't uncommon, and the more that stocks fall and the more money we spend on this war, the likelihood of an American of any income class becoming homeless grows within every passing day. Although the problems of homeless individuals, who struggle in the real world with nothing, the government should intervene within the population of homeless people because within every passing day numerous of less fortunate people has nothing but to spend their lives on the street.

At some point in one’s life, a person has seen or heard of an individual who lives on the streets. An individual who lives on the streets and holds a sign that says they need money for food is considered homeless. Sadly, these individuals are everywhere and the amount of people currently homeless in the United States is 564,708 according to National Alliance to End Homelessness. However, in this nation, everyone has the ability to decrease this massive number. By providing the necessary assistance required to place these individuals in permanent housing, the number of homeless individuals will begin to decrease.

Imagine waking up on a park bench with a police officer telling you that you can't sleep there. Maybe he didn’t realize that you didn’t have anywhere to go. With no family, no friends, and no home life couldn’t be any worse. For thousands of people this is their reality. How could this happen? Homelessness is caused by a number of problems including financial instability, divorces, mental illness, and addiction.

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Imagine a world where it is illegal to sit down. Could you survive if there were no place you were allowed to fall asleep, to store your belongings, or to stand still? For most of us, these scenarios seem unrealistic to the point of being ludicrous. But, for homeless people across America, these circumstances are an ordinary part of life. (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 7)