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    arise for which many factors can be held responsible, including market value; behavior of buyers, sellers, renters, tenants, landlords; policies of housing associations, environmental hazards, locality, and government legislations (Peppercorn & Taffin, 2013). Renting and buying is one of the biggest issues in real estate that not only the associations have failed to overcome but the government also seems helpless in this regard. Rhetorically, it involves finances, location, legality, etc. However

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    United States government to sufficiently care for their men and women in the military can be seen in the number of homeless veterans. In fact, the U.S. Housing and Urban development (H.U.D.) reports there are over 39,000 members of the armed services living on the street (2016). The main causes of homelessness among veterans include lack of housing, jobs, and access to healthcare (National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, n.d.). Veterans run a higher risk of becoming homeless if they are: suffering

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    gentrification and the idea that displacement is not as significant of a problem as it seems. She claims that affordable housing is non-existent and where a housing unit once helps 100 units for low-income people it now only holds 60 for affluent people. She discusses how because for this displacement people are being concentrated in areas of poverty where those who can 't find affordable housing seek shelters or other alternatives (Greenbalt, 2015). So in that case, how can one benefit from the resources

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    The loss of public housing and the expanse of the wealth gap throughout the state of Rhode Island has been a rising issue between the critics and supporters of gentrification, in both urban areas such as Providence and wealthy areas such as the island of Newport, among other examples. With the cities under a monopoly headed by the wealth of each neighborhood, one is left to wonder how such a system is fair to all groups. Relatively speaking, it isn’t, and the only ones who benefit from such a system

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    Area in Florida. According to a homeless count carried out by the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative (THHI) in 2016, in Hillsborough County alone, there are, “at least 1,817 homeless men, women, and children” who have to resort to unorthodox housing, such as spaces behind buildings, encampments, sidewalks, and cars (“About Homelessness”). Moreover, homelessness is important because anyone can lose his or her home due to unexpected situations. Also, every citizen needs a home so that his or her

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    The purpose of this assignment is to research and explain the aspects of a particular social issue. I will begin by providing a brief history of the subject. I will elaborate on the causes and factors of those who are influenced. Additionally, I will explain the demographics and geographical locations in which the problem most commonly affects. In this assignment, I will further discuss a few of the operations that are in place to accommodate those in need of assistance. Finally, I will express a

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    Instead of viewing homelessness as a problem in need of solving, many communities view it as a flaw that should be well hidden. The goal of these communities is to drive the homeless out of a certain community or neighborhood and into another one. With this as a means of solution, there is never anything done to address the actual causes of homelessness (Woodliff-Stanley, 2014). All that is accomplished here is that the problem of homelessness is hidden from one society, and driven into another.

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    Homelessness is one of the oldest problems that exist, fast forward almost 40 years since it’s been recognized as one and still there has been no avail to finding a real solution. The definition of homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act is defined as an individual: “who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and a person who has a nighttime residence that is supervised publicly or privately operated shelter, and c) an institution that provides a temporary

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    Gentrification Essay

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    to the governments and cities do they really outweigh the benefits of those being unable to afford the housing and being moved out of areas they have lived in for generations just to be displaced into just as impoverished of an area as before. Public Debates Tackling Gentrification: In the 1970s the Carter administration encouraged the revitalization of cities and The U.S department of Housing and Urban Development saw displacement as a problem. Due to unofficial data claiming unofficially only

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    Mental Illness and Public Administration Essay

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    homeless suffer from mental illness (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2009). Many people with mental illness end up in prison without proper care and supportive housing (NAMI, 2011). Without proper care, people with severe mental illness cannot function as productive members of society (HCH Clinician’s Network, 2000). Proper housing, care, and professionals to guide them, the quality of life for people with severe mental illness is poor. In this paper, I will review and analyze three journal studies

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