Homelessness in Canada Have you ever been downtown and seen a homeless person sleeping outside on a grate? Have you ever been in the subway and seen a person huddled under a thin‚ raggedy blanket trying to keep warm in the harsh‚ dead of winter? What if that was you? How would you feel? Wouldn’t you want someone to help you? (PAUSE) Today‚ I’m going to be speaking to you about homelessness in Canada. Homelessness is an epidemic that affects people no matter their age‚ gender‚ race or creed in most
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lost her brother to alcohol consumption and to a life on the streets in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. This paper is limited to Canada and its provinces and territories and discusses homelessness‚ offering a demographic profile‚ needs‚ legal jurisdictions and key policies and programs that address the principal needs of the homeless. Defining "Homelessness" in Canada The way a problem is defined has important policy implications: not only can the definition influence the perceived extent of the
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Homelessness and hunger are two overlapping dimensions of the same problem. The correlation of these two ideologies is known as poverty. People in Canada and across the planet who suffer from poverty are unable to afford a house‚ and are incapable of purchasing sufficient food to supplement a healthy diet. According to a journal written by Nate Laurie‚ in Canada alone‚ 15.6 percent of Canadians and 35.8 percent of new Canadians live under the poverty line; meaning that they are unable to afford the
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Homelessness in Canada Homelessness is not an error of people‚ caused by their characteristics or mistakes‚ but instead‚ by society ’s and governments ’ actions or failures to act in the areas of poverty‚ deinstitutionalization‚ and the shrinking supply of affordable housing. At the root of homelessness is poverty‚ and the growing number of poor is leaving many without shelter‚ or a roof over their heads. Deinstitutionalization was originally seen as an appropriate way to maximize resources‚ but
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Still to this day‚ homelessness is a huge problem in Canada. Far too many people are living without a home‚ and everyday this rates of homelessness rises. People living without a home are not only missing out on a bed to lie in‚ but also a place of security that gives a sense of belonging and wellbeing (The PLoS Medicine Editors‚ 2008). The reasons behind becoming homeless are endless. It could be because of a loss of job‚ family conflict‚ violence and abuse‚ or substance abuse. While there are many
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2009. Homelessness is becoming a big problem worldwide. There are many situations that can be caused by others around us or by nature. Many people cannot afford to pay rent for their homes and are kicked out on the streets as a result. Others are forced out of the homes because of disasters cause nature. Some people are even kicked out of their homes because of drug addictions. People become homeless because of drug addictions‚ natural disasters‚ and financial problems. The first cause of homelessness
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Homelessness in Australia can be defined in three categories; ‘Primary homelessness’ which is experienced by people without conventional accommodation‚ ‘Secondary homelessness’ is experienced by people who frequently move from one temporary shelter to another and ‘Tertiary homelessness’ which is experienced by people staying in accommodation that falls below minimum community standards. The first stimuli picture shows a person who is living though primary homelessness‚ living on the
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Homelessness in Canada Canadian Cultural Beliefs Being that I was born and raised in a Michigan town that borderers Canada‚ and given that I spent a good deal of time in Canada I grew to understand the culture‚ customs and values of the Canadian people and how they differ from ours. In general the population has an outstanding set of values. I always thought if Canada were a bit warmer‚ a lot of people from the United States
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Causes of Homelessness Bentley Martin BSHS/302 July 16‚ 2011 Joey Schumacher Causes of Homelessness There are many factors that lead to poverty and homelessness. People often jump to conclusions and form stereotypes to look down upon those who are poor. Stereotypes include poor people who are viewed as lazy‚ jobless‚ criminals‚ or un-educated. When I think of a homeless individual‚ I would agree with most of the stereotypes and find within the reading and researching that there is more to
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on those who are homeless‚ and have no shelter or proper supplies to maintain a healthy lifestyle. “Homelessness is structural rather than individual in nature‚ thus defining homelessness in terms of oppression‚ power inequalities‚ and social forces” (Taylor‚ 2013‚ pg.262). Homelessness plays a huge role in our society and many individuals see this as something that needs to be eradicated. Canada itself has a large population of homeless individuals‚ there are many different reasons to why someone
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