Why I Want To Be Homeless

The Homeless are a vulnerable population. Homelessness is a social issue that anyone can almost be subjected to despite his or her age, race, ethnicity or geographical background. Kornblum (2012) defined homelessness as… “as a social condition in which people do not have regular housing and are forced to sleep in public places, public shelters, or facilities designed for homeless individuals and families” (p.280). The homeless population faces several adversaries in their lifetime of being homeless. Their adversaries are a lack physical and emotional disabilities, and possibly drug abuse. Grant some are homeless by choice, whereas most are homeless by mishaps, but nevertheless, they are humans deserving to be treated with fairness, dignity,

On Sunday August 28, 2005 the National Weather Service warned the storm would make southeast Louisiana “uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer” and also warned of “human suffering incredible by modern standards.” This same

The flooding of Louisiana has damaged or destroyed at least 40,000 homes. The people who

10 Years ago on the last week in August, one of the most brutal storms the United States has ever had hit Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. On August 28th and 29th, Fifty-five-foot waves crashed down the Mississippi coast leaving total destruction behind. In New Orleans a levee was built to protect the city but failed in 50 different places due to it being poorly designed. FEMA brought many survivors to their camps, but some weren’t that lucky. In New Orleans about 20,000 residents were trapped in the Louisiana Superdome without clean water, medical care, or working toilets. After the floodwaters receded, over 100,000 residents left the city of New Orleans to never return. 10 years later after the hurricane, most of the affected

Maybe you just begun to hate every time you hear during it refugees expression, Almost where ever you go now you must to see some refugees here or there and you are thinking inside your head Oh those Fucking monsters and you're looking around you all the way scared of a bomb can goes off any second or of someone will give your face a really huge damage for the rest of your life and here the question arises.. Have you seen someone muslim was or not applying your thoughts in reality ? If not please go trying meet some refugee & you'll realize my point and be careful of the media you are watching and the news you are reading, Believe me that is inhuman to suddenly become a homeless and all over the world starting to show their humanity

On August 11, 2016 it started to rain and it rained hard. The trees and leaves were shaking and all the around the city the people were in their houses seeking refuge. The dogs were barking as if to scare away the storm while the cats were inside hiding from the rain. There were no cars insights as if the people were under lockdown. The people were inside trying to keep the heat out and the ac running cold, while it rained. The ditches were trying to get rid of all the water they could. The ditches soon could not it no more so it started to flood and the people were at their windows frightened by what was happening; many had never seen a storm as relentless as this before.

Most research services a working explanation of homelessness as the ailment of those people who are deprived of a lasting place to live. However, a wide range in viewpoints differ over what homelessness is. In part, this reflects gratitude of some of the dynamics of homelessness that include intermittent movement in and out of homeless situations. But it also replicates changes in social values over what sets up adequate housing. Research shows that the population of homeless people is diverse, although many homeless people are young and single.

In terms of actually being homeless, some ways that people become homeless is that they get fired from their job, which means being unemployed for a period of time, and usually they will end up at a minimum wage job whose income is not enough to support the same lifestyle. They either downsize, or in our case go homeless. The most popular reason people go homeless is because of mental problems. An example is anxiety. People with anxiety sometimes have breakdowns where they essentially go into state of shock and function poorly. The person is then seen as a liability by their employer, and sooner or later gets dismissed from their job. This impacts their mental health even more, and this usually leads to having trouble living a normal life,

What does it mean to be homeless? Does it mean people that are homeless live off the governments money? Not necessarily, some need whatever help they can get to make ends meet. We should not judge what we think they are go through, by looking at them. A few reasons for homelessness in Hawai‘i is due to required education, the lack of affordable housing and substance abuse.

Being homeless is not how most of us would think about how we may be living. However, at any given time there are around 578,424 people that experience homelessness every day (“The State of Homelessness” 3). In the same way, I am sure this is not how they thought they would be living their lives as well, but most of these people that are experiencing being homeless have no choice. As we pass these people on the street, we look at them as if they are criminals; they are not contributing to society or our economy. Most people think that the reason for homelessness is drug and substance abuse, when the leading factors for homelessness is poverty and mental illness (Sun, Without a Roof). The homeless is struggling to contribute and survive in society the way most Americans do. Many of us may look at homelessness being affiliated to the lack of a person being able to fit within society, but the characteristic of homelessness has changed. Due to increasing housing prices and rents, these factors have forced many of these people on the streets and they are now having a difficult time getting back on their feet. Unfortunately, the number of homeless are increasing. As a society, I feel we have an obligation to our community to help those in need by providing shelter and skills that will allow them to be successful at providing for themselves. What are we doing as a society to help with the homelessness? Can we prevent the numbers of homeless from increasing further?

Being in Wichita, Ks and homelessness was the answer to my calling, as strange as it sounds, it filled all life's orders including shelter, food, and my old accouterments became new. It made me humble and eliminated the aggression in my heart. I felt free, but I knew I had to stay focused. Undoubtedly, I complied with the rules like getting up at 5:30 a.m., vacating the building by 7:00 a.m., and returning by 6:00 p.m. to avoid being locked out for the night. After I checked in there were the mandatory showers, chapel service followed by the evening meal then lights out at 9:00 p.m. indicating the of the day at the shelter. The routine continued for 3 years while, I listened to God's plan. This phase of my life l listened longer and reacted slower, as a result it removed all doubt and help solidify my future.

Sophomore year in high school had greater demand on my time and made me realize about my future more than my freshman year. Time management has been a theme I was constantly reminded with academic and extracurricular activities. Furthermore, the realization of entering college and pursuing a career is closer than before. These two factors have transformed my outlook of my junior year.

One early Thanksgiving morning my family decided to head to church. As soon as we arrived there I questioned myself why there were homeless people slowly wandering

“On a single night in January 2015, there were 564,708 people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Sixty-nine percent of those who were homeless were in sheltered locations and 31 percent were found in unsheltered locations” (Facts). People living in poverty are most likely have a high risk becoming homeless. Many other reasons why becoming homeless is due to economic conditions such as unemployment and increasing housing costs (Why). In addition, with all the new economic rules they are at higher risk of losing what they have already. In certain areas, homeless people are families, single mothers, and children are major in homelessness. However, the number of homeless is families who has children had increased more over the past decade or so. It is the fastest growing division of the homeless population. The problem of homelessness in America is growing dramatically. It is an issue that can strike at anymore in given moment and when you least expect it. Therefore, this should be addressed as a major crisis than an inconvenient issue. The National Alliance to End Homelessness and the Government should come together to create a solution to end the growing rate of the homeless people.

Currently in Nevada, there has been a mass increase in the amount of homeless minors that roam the streets. Many of these minors are homeless due to the tragic event of losing their families or being rejected and abandoned by their loved ones. The problem with having minors on the streets is not only the reputation of this state, but mostly the future of these minors. Being homeless denies these minors sufficient amounts of resources for them to get further in life; without enough resources it causes the teens to do deviant acts such a committing robbery.