Negative Effects Of Being Homeless

In today’s world, we experience a lot of people that are homeless. Every state has individuals that are living on the street and are lacking resources on shelters, jobs, food pantries, and etc. However, there are many stereotypes about the homeless. There are some that will argue that you chose the life you want to live, but what about the individuals with disabilities without a home because their family did not want them. What about families that previously had a job, got laid off, can not pay their bills, and certain situations brought them to living on the streets? Have you heard the stereotype that the homeless try to just get extra money and that they are not really homeless? As a Social Worker, our job would be leadership, advocating,