Many people became homeless because of poverty, a situation that can occur because of unavoidable financial expenses or can be manifested through generation-to-generation of poverty. This paper focuses primarily why homelessness occurs in the society and problems associated with homeless people in the community. Homelessness According to Gale (2001) “Homelessness is
Assistance is provided for certain individuals, but nearly impossible criteria needs to be met before these ill-fated persons are provided with the proper help. Two scholars, Goetz and Schmiege, believe that “the lack of a personal residence sets the homeless apart, isolates them from the rest of society, and makes it difficult or impossible for them to reenter the mainstream. Access to needed social services becomes problematic because some social service agencies refuse to serve anyone who does not have a permanent address” (375). I understand that certain
More people are becoming homeless but more services are not being provided for them. Shelters are forced to turn people away because of overcrowding or lack of resources. Unfortunately the laws make it hard for those who are turned away. Many laws across the country are in place that prohibit sleeping in public places, or that allow the homeless to be removed from certain locations. These laws make the necessities of being homeless criminal.
To help the homeless population we will review what constitutes a vulnerable population along with looking at what barriers this population may have to prevent them from seeking help. Then I will briefly review my experience with vulnerable population. Vulnerable Population Vulnerable population is any group or community of people who are susceptible or at higher risk to contract disease, or illness physically or psychologically. They have little or no support system or service to provide them with help. Barriers to obtaining services The barriers that the homeless population may prevent them from seeking help or services are many.
Homeless on Campus Homelessness is one of the social issues that have been a problem in America and other countries for many years. As years go on, it has gotten worse. Sometimes, people get the wrong definition of what homeless really means. The true definition of being homeless is not the lack of having a house and living on the streets. Homelessness is defined as what is known as a person or family who lacks housing or is forced to live on the streets or in a shelter.
These homeless people don’t want to help themselves. They rather live on the streets, beg for spare change and become not useful in our society. For these individuals being homeless is more of a lifestyle. Amazingly we would believe that these individuals would not be able to perform on a job due a physical inability, but it’s not; they choose not to. “These homeless prefer a life of no responsibility”.
Kuroshe Mahak August 5th, 2012 Steve Yarborough/Engl 201 Two views on Homelessness The REAL Homeless There are as many as 2.3 to 3.5 million people who experience homelessness, this was from an estimate in 2009 by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Facts and Figures). This number is on the rise, but now is in a steady plateau. I have noticed that more and more people are becoming homeless and this number needs to level out, but it does not seem like it will. The essay “Untouchables” by Jonathan Kozol speaks of the type of homeless people who are there because of inconvenient circumstance, or a set of “emergencies” that all happen at the same time. This set of emergencies causes the person to go into such a situation where
Well that’s not true, most homeless people want to get a job but can’t. To get a job you need to get interviewed and look clean, how is a homeless person supposed to be clean when living in the street. Our society makes it almost impossible for a homeless person to get a job. Others might say that the homeless aren’t using the programs available to them. That’s false because many of the programs that are available have limited positions open but not
3) National reports estimate that veterans compose between 24% to 40% of the homeless population. Many of these veterans are homeless due to the general causes of homeless, but it is believed that an additional reason is due to the long-term effects of untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (National Coalition for Homeless, 2008b). Although the majority of homeless individuals are men, women and children are becoming homeless at a disturbing increasing rate. Some of the general causes of homelessness such as affordable housing and poor access to support networks are especially challenging for women and children experiencing domestic violence, who are estimated to comprise of between 46% to 92% of homeless
Poor and Homeless in the United States Homelessness and poverty is on the rise in the United States. “Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Kids” (Anna Quindlen.316). Anna makes a strong stance on informing about the issue concerning homeless and rise in poverty. Quindlen discusses the rise in the poverty and homeless kids in comparison to the years before. The poor and homelessness is on the rise because of falling wages, lack of affordable housing , and people loosing their jobs.