Dan Murray teacher English 112 April 9th 2011 We Should Not Discriminate the Homeless Many Americans live just a few paychecks away from homelessness. Being so it seems that most would have certain sympathy toward homeless people. However, it’s quite the opposite. Even as people see those around them, people they were once friends with, become homeless, the fears and hatred remain. Some people fear and hate homeless people so much that even if they know the people, such as when their sibling becomes homeless, they apply those same hatreds and fears to the people who cared for them.
Considering the cost and prevalence, as well as the direct relationship between housing and domestic violence, a majority of homeless women are victims of domestic violence. 28% of families were homeless because of domestic violence in 2008 (U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2008). 39% of cities cited domestic violence as the primary cause of family homelessness (U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2007) In Carlsbad they have a shelter with the crisis care hot line answering twenty four hours a day. We also provide other homeless resources such as transitional resources for the homeless. Homeless clinic and treatment center resources are also provided , and work together to place people with the best care and plan of action.
With the current recession, it is a very real possibility that more than 1.5 million will be forced into homelessness in the next two years alone (PBS: Public Broadcasting Services, 2011). Imagine, that number of people do not have a permanent and safe home in which to live. Why? Why do we have so many homeless in one of the wealthiest countries in the world? Clearly homelessness is a problem in America.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, there are about 672,000 homeless in America, with the most being reported in Florida. There is a lot of cost to the tax payer associated with homelessness. Research shows, that a homeless person spends an average of 4 days longer in a hospital than that of a non- homeless person, costing the tax payer about 2,400 for this visit. They also receive psychiatric treatment at a rate of 100 times more than that of a non-homeless person, costing about 3.5 million a year. Then you have the homeless people who don't receive medical treatment, and end up with long term diseases, that need long term care.
The Concept of Program Reengineering Mayor Schell’s Zero Homeless Family Pledge Week 7 Assignment 3 Professor J. McCue PDA 500 [Type the author name] 2/18/2012 For a variety of reasons, people find themselves in homeless conditions. Solicited donations to homeless citizens are sometimes used to rent hotel rooms to escape unforgiving weather. To support other critical needs and objectives, homeless citizens need a reliable and secure place to sleep, especially overnight. Otherwise, family, employment, health, emotional states and overall functionality will be at further risk (humanitytest.org). Cities often find themselves unable to sustain the shelter needs of the homeless population, primarily due to financial constraints.
A count in January, 2007, found 745 homeless people in Lucas County, with 200 of those classified as "chronically" homeless, according to HUD data. Figures from January of this year were not immediately available. Nationally, nearly 1.6 million people were homeless and found shelter
Initially Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel as a story that would interest his writers. Upon Steve’s investigation he learns Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. was a child prodigy that attended Julliard a prestigious school for the Arts in NYC and dropped out after his second year. He also learned that Nathaniel was obsessed with learning to play his Cello at a young age and focused on becoming like Beethoven with his compulsion over music. Steve also learns that Nathaniel dropped out of Julliard because he began hearing voices that controlled his thinking and led him to believe that people were reading his mind and planned on hurting him which disturbed his focus when playing his Cello. After Steve wrote this article, His readers began writing to him and donating instruments/opportunities to Steve that
MPs, bereaved parents, health professionals and junkies themselves say radical measure are needed to stamp out the city’s problem – the worst in Europe. Drugs deaths have risen sharply in recent years. In 1992, 43 young Glaswegians died; last year, the figure was 97 out of total of around 140 north of the border. In a city of 650,000 people the rate is worryingly high. Compared to the rest of Britain, it is shocking.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 20 to 25% of the homeless population in the United States suffers from some form of severe mental illness. Only 6% of Americans are severely mentally ill (National Institute of Mental Health, 2009). In a 2008 survey performed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, 25 cities were asked for the three largest causes of homelessness in their communities. Mental illness was the third largest cause of homelessness for single adults (mentioned by 48% of cities). For homeless families, mental illness was mentioned by 12% of cities as one of the top 3 causes of homelessness.
I see so much with a lot of my tenants and it breaks my heart. I see firsthand for the first time in my life what drugs can do to people and what people will do to get those drugs. Majority of my tenant population were homeless before getting into their studio apartment. Some want to try to make a change for the better and turn their lives around, some are just lost causes and have been put out or are on their way out. We offer support services for our tenants with 2 programs.