States that are placing bans on homelessness instead of accepting the grants that could be given to them by this act are completely ignoring a solution that would cost them far less than placing people in jail. The Mckinney-Vento Act was created to give federal funds to local, regional, and state homeless assistance programs and in the year of 2015 nearly $2.14 billion was available ("McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants." 1). Due to this act being in place, banning homelessness to try and solve the problem shouldn’t even have to be considered. The use of bans completely ignores a viable solution to the homeless problem. It’s clear that Congress felt homelessness is a big enough problem to make a federal act for it and city government that disregard this act in an attempt to “solve” the problem themselves are making a big mistake. Admittedly, it is a city’s choice to use or not use the government funding available to them. Though this previous statement is true, recent ruling has proven that banning homelessness is out of a city’s…
A problem that persists through every part of the world is a lack of compassion for the homeless. No matter how many charities are available for people to donate to, they are often careless and forgetful. This problem stems from laziness and a lack of motivation to be involved. This carelessness can account for the lack of resources or the lack of knowledge about resources for the homeless.…
“Across the country, about 9.6 million families spend over half of their income on housing” (Vestal). Numbers like this wouldn’t be so large if these issues were paid more attention to. These families are just trying to have a home, and a roof over their heads to keep them sheltered. They shouldn’t have to go completely broke because of this. If there were more opportunities for these families to have more affordable housing there wouldn’t be so many people struggling to make ends meet. Even with the help of the state, if the family gets it, their lives will still continue to unravel without stable housing (Vestal). That is why these families keep using most of their income to pay for their home. There was a national increase in poverty…
Homeless people have the tendency to treat the streets of cities like their personal homes. It’s only natural that they do this because hey, the streets are their homes. But this becomes a problem when you are strolling the streets of your beautiful city and are overwhelmed and distressed by the horrific stench of urine and waste consume the side walk. Like I said before, the sidewalks are homeless people’s homes but when you have to hold your breath, it becomes a problem.…
Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years, the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses, split up families, and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping experience unpleasant. Studies have shown that some shelters don’t except everyone. For example, in an article by Stephanie Watson, she states, “Some shelters won’t take boys. Others won’t accept children.” Maybe an unfit mother had no money…
Homelessness is one of the biggest issues that people face in many counties. The United States faces many homelessness issues. Homelessness issues create many social, economical and security problems which should be dealt with very seriously by the government and the society as well to ensure the well being of all people in the society. Homeless issues differ from a city to another based on the typist of people and opportunities of each city. But let’s face it, what are the major causes of being homeless? There are many causes that could make the normal person living turned into homeless and that based on some causes such as: lack of education, work opportunities, mental, physical problems and social responsibilities.…
In the field of Human Services there are a multitude of people that need assistance. However, in each target population has their own distinct issues. Examples of these target groups or populations are people with mental illness, the homeless, and senior citizens.…
Changes in policies to deal with the issue of homelessness are constructed into the way society is structured. Society is structured under socialism as workers are free to own what they work and pay for and controlling their wealth that their labour generates. If society is compelled by economic forces instead of what people want and need, then some people unfortunately suffer. Increased funding, new…
Millions of Americans experience homelessness every year but are still outnumbered by abandoned, empty, and government owned buildings. Instead of keeping them on the streets, why doesn’t someone place them in those buildings? If they did, America would still have buildings leftover that they can either fix up or move in the homeless from other countries that are in need. America should help the homeless in other countries as well as their own. After they help their own country, they should reach out to others and give supplies that are needed.…
Is it really fair that people generally without jobs are just put in someone else’s home that they were kicked out of because they couldn’t afford the rent? Will neighborhoods agree to possibly let mentally ill or drug addicts move into their neighborhood? Who’s going to help the homeless through such a long process of legally owning a home? How could you regulate whether or not the homeless person is abusing their new property? These counterarguments are something that states have to look at if they want to start this program. When I think of these counterarguments I see them as a lot smaller of a problem than homelessness. Many homeless people can’t even help their situation and it is nearly impossible to get out of their situation. The U.S. has a chance to show the world that they can solve what most people consider a global issue. It’s time that the rest of the world follows Utah and other states like Massachusetts and creates a world where millions of people can have a roof of their own over their heads at night. Solving chronic homelessness in America could create a domino effect. Maybe with a roof over their heads the former homeless would stop committing crimes, stop doing drugs and would be altogether healthier and decrease hospital visits among the people that can’t afford it causing the taxpayers thousands of dollars each year. Not only will there not be anymore families struggling to stay find a shelter at night the streets would be a lot…
The United States is not the same as it used to be in my perspective. I think the people are becoming more and more divided everyday. Everyday on the news I hear of a shooting of a black kid and the African American community goes crazy and protest against the police. I think this country is falling apart. It’s just a matter of time. Then there’s the people that come in illegally. They cross the border and commit crimes. I believe it’s the corrupt politicians fault.\s.…
When walking through a major city, have you ever wondered why most of the homeless community seems to suffer from a mental disability? The truth is over 50% of the homeless suffer from mental illness; in fact, the rise in mental illness in the homeless community can be traced as a direct impact from the Reagan administration from the mid 1980’s. After becoming elected, former president Reagan passed several acts which deliberately released hundreds of thousands of uncured mentally ill patients from secure institutions by defunding most mental health services. Almost five decades later, we see the repercussions of those acts in the form of homelessness, which has risen by 26% in major urban cities, and nearly 50% of homeless citizens suffer…
In our modern society child homelessness and racial issues can be widespread, like parasites afflicting a mass population. For homeless students, getting through college can be a feat, three of four never graduates high school. Racial issues have also been an impediment to students' success. However, there were some who succeeded. Overall, Two factors affecting the success of many students today is racial segregation and poverty.…
Recent data indicate that the average monthly income for people who are homeless is $367, less than half the federal poverty level for a single adult. This is ridiculous, especially for a family to live off of. In 14 states and 69 metropolitan areas, the entire maximum Supplemental Security Income benefits do not cover the Fair Market Rent for a one bedroom apartment, and no state in the nation offers SSI equal to the federal minimum wage. What good is the government doing? Keeping the homeless barely alive and on the streets, without any possibility to recover? Even harder a concept to grasp is that approximately 40 percent of adult males who are homeless are veterans. The government should support the men who once supported and fought for their country. As many as 90 percent of people who are homeless have prior work experience and 15 to 20 percent currently have jobs. Homelessness is the failure of our society to provide adequate and affordable housing, and fair wages.…
For many years we all witnessed the life the brutal life of homeless people, and for many years we try to figure out a way to get rid of them. So how can we prevent them from knocking on our car windows asking for spare change, holding up signs in our face, sleeping on our busy streets? How can we make them look decent like normal people? What if I tell you there are many solutions on how to get rid of these people or use them for good use?…