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    communities working tirelessly to end homelessness. At this moment in time, there is no doubt that some communities are trying to end chronic homelessness. A chronically homeless individual is someone with a disability who lives in a place not meant for human habituation. Many communities create great programs to reduce the number of homeless individuals. In addition to that, the communities attempt to save the state several thousands of dollars that might have to be spent on those individuals that might

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    western society since the United States Declaration of Independence; all men are created equal, having the same rights and opportunities to prosper. Furthermore, American prosperity is usually shown by the ownership of a home. With ownership of a home, an individual becomes put of a community and contribute to the betterment of his or her community. The members within the community have a sense of belonging with interdependence on one another while working together to be a productive society. For

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    in Utah, so much so that it was listed as one of Utah’s top ten priorities by the Utah Foundation. This is due to the fact that, according to the Department of Workforce Services, nearly 15,000 people are considered homeless (continuous homeless for one year) as of 2015. The homeless population, in addition to having no stable home, faces a range of challenges in both their health and social situations. These issues include substance abuse, mental health disorders, criminal records, and extended

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    that can’t be fixed, homelessness is a persistent headache there, are ways elevate our society of some of the scrapes that arise with it. Obviously for an able body person there no excuse that they should be homeless, though there is a fair share of people who can’t help themselves that are out of the streets. Homeless goes beyond the individual it puts a weight on the society around them. Majority of this homeless cerise is out on our hands, but we can still take a stand. In the U.S., more than 3.5

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    Ever drove or walked pass a homeless shelter and wondered how so many people got there? According to the American Aid Foundation, “Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.” Getting a paycheck every two weeks does not mean a person cannot become homeless. Many would think only drug abuse and being poor are the reasons for homeless. There are many other ways to become homeless and for some people it becomes permanent. Many people that are homeless are single with kind, had/have

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    Suffrage (An Analysis of Three Messages from Musee des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden) Are museums a happy place? A place of memory? Or a place of mourning and sadness? There are many different types of museums around the world, some hold the greatest works of art known to man. Others, maybe more mediocre, but still have value within the stories that can be told through its pieces. A museum is a optimum place for writers to get inspiration. For example, W. H. Auden, a writer who lived from 1907-1973

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    Homelessness: A Costly Burden of Unethical Behavior In the society of America today, there is a large and wide migratory group of individuals that are without homes. The homeless can adapt to an atmosphere that most of our structured society would find undesirable as they are usually without sanitation, material possessions of monetary value and vastly unemployed; however, the homeless can find themselves more comfortable, happier and fulfilled as a unit rather than an individual. After review of

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    Social Welfare Problem

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    criminal records, no job skills, and lack of education, etc. These are social issues that affect the individual and society. The policy area of interest 1986 – The McKinney – Vento Homeless Assistance Act was the first Major federal legislative response to homelessness. The McKinney – Vento Act originally consisted of fifteen programs providing a range of services to homeless people, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, job training, primary health care, education, and

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    Homeless in America Essay

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    major crisis that affects our society. I feel as Americans we should come together to create solutions to end a growing epidemic of homeless people. Statistics show people living in poverty are most at risk of becoming homeless. Economically they are at a higher risk of losing what little they already have. The number of homeless families with children has increased significannot ly over the past decade. They are among the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. They are approximently

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    The Homeless: Discarded Like Garbage

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    massive cities such as Los Angeles where Central City East, more commonly known as Skid Row, contains the largest amount of homeless persons within our country. Inside this area, camping tents are frequently seen on the streets and cardboard boxes litter the sidewalk for use as makeshift beds for those without a roof. With this problem progressively getting worse, the homeless who reside at Skid Row will eventually overpopulate the district with a multitude not receiving

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