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    Furthermore, when I witness a homeless person just standing with a sign or just laying down on the floor I always wonder how do they sustain to live out in the streets with little to no resources at all to support them. For instance , “There is nothing nice about being homeless. It is as difficult, as challenging, as mind-numbing, and as humbling as anything I can imagine. It is survival, in the most basic sense”. (Walther, Theodore). In this article it talks about how a veteran spent his life on

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    Homelessness, what is homelessness? Well, there is no official definition of the word homelessness. According to Health centers funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) use the following:” A homeless person is an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation.” - Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Across

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    Homelessness impacts society in various, different ways. People generally don’t think about all the effects that vagrancy has on the society, as a whole. There are many different ways by which homelessness affects society. A first way, being the amount of money the taxpayers spend to give these people support services and other programs, for the homeless population to survive. Another effect that vagrancy has on society is the effect that is due to increased crimes by homeless individuals, in order

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    homelessness, homeless shelters in Columbus, joblessness or unemployment, incarceration, the major community affected, welfare dependence, funding of the projects, factors impeding the amelioration of the problems and why the problems will remain in the society e.t.c The first speaker discussed in details the issues of homelessness in the city of Columbus. Some of the critical components associated with this include factors that lead to the homelessness, how long the homeless citizens live in

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    from society, and inability to work. The lack of government support is affecting how people view the United States. If the citizens of a population have a negative outlook towards the homeless, this will not help the situation. The homeless population is often criticized for doing nothing and begging for change. Most homeless have become homeless by laziness, mental, or physical disorders. What is the government doing about the problem? “Few governments offer programs that provide homeless people

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    The outcasts of society, the lazy and incompetent, or the victims of extreme misfortunes? As we put aside our bifocals or ethnocentrism and tour the culture of homelessness, we will demystify, learning the how’s, when’s and why’s. It is essential not to get lost within the presentation of stats and facts. But, to digest the information, reverting it back to our own lives. In doing so, we will see how near or far we are to the brinks of homelessness. Careful! As the degrees of separation maybe not

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    Regarding a homeless individual, there are many definitions as to what that pertains. These individuals lack proper housing as their means of housing they are unstable or nonpermanent. An individual who lacks a regular, permanent and satisfactory night time residence is seen as a homeless person. Homelessness has been an issue in America for hundreds of years. The displacement of individuals is caused by a variety of reasons. Veterans, mentally ill, economic suffering individuals, unemployed, family

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    number of homeless families”(Family Relations. 1995,44.13-18.) Homelessness is defined as a condition where people cannot live or afford regular, safe and secure homes, warm meals or to be fully clothed. It’s also defined differently in many countries or regions. It also includes that some homeless people shelter is a cardboard box, shelters that may or may not have room, the sides of the interstate as well as living in a junk yard car. My purpose is to study the reasons why the homeless rates are

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    The word “homeless” is used to describe many different kinds of people with a variety of problems; the “homeless” includes veterans, the mentally ill, the physically disabled or chronically ill, the elderly on fixed incomes, men, women, and families that have lost their source of income, single parents, runaway children who’ve been abused, alcoholics and drug addicts, immigrants, and traditional tramps, hobos, and transients (Martin, 1999). In “Helping and Hating the Homeless”, Peter Martin claims

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    Homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. Over 2 million people are homeless in America, and that number is increasing. 40% are families with kids, 30% are drug and/or alcohol addicts, 23% are mentally ill and 10% are veterans. This terrible misfortune has led to many unsuspecting people leading impoverished lifestyles, and facing the horrific and heart-wrenching tragedy of abandonment. The purpose of this essay is to not only persuade the readers to get involved in ending homelessness

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