The Stewart B Mckinney Homeless Assistance Act: a Policy Analysis
Running head: MCKINNEY ACT
The Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: A Policy Analysis
Janelle Horton & Amy Lakin
Cornerstone University Introduction Homelessness has always been a problem for the United States. Since its birth as a nation, there have consistently been individuals who find themselves without a place to live, looking for shelter with family, friends, or simply anywhere they can find it. These individuals have been targeted as candidates for social aid, but this was primarily provided by churches and other care organizations. However, in the past thirty years the homeless population has increased almost exponentially in numbers. While the cause of this is undetermined, it is quite certain that while the homeless did present a social problem previously, there is no doubt that homelessness had reached a point that something had to be done about it on a national level. To begin to alleviate this problem, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was put into effect by the federal government. Many different economy issues were considered in the development of this bill, along with the conflict of politics and ideology. The history of homelessness also had to be considered before a bill could be implemented that would effectively stop the increase of homelessness by instating preventative forces and alleviating the situation as it remained. All these came together and resulted in what is known as the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. Paragraph about homelessness, particularly in grand rapids
Summary of the McKinney Act
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was the first major action taken by the US Federal Government to combat the social problem of homelessness (Baumohl, 1996). Their major act included measures recognizing the many long and short term needs of the homeless, including the authorization of $1 billion, and, following the death of its primary sponsor, Stewart B. McKinney, it was
The Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: A Policy Analysis
Janelle Horton & Amy Lakin
Cornerstone University Introduction Homelessness has always been a problem for the United States. Since its birth as a nation, there have consistently been individuals who find themselves without a place to live, looking for shelter with family, friends, or simply anywhere they can find it. These individuals have been targeted as candidates for social aid, but this was primarily provided by churches and other care organizations. However, in the past thirty years the homeless population has increased almost exponentially in numbers. While the cause of this is undetermined, it is quite certain that while the homeless did present a social problem previously, there is no doubt that homelessness had reached a point that something had to be done about it on a national level. To begin to alleviate this problem, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was put into effect by the federal government. Many different economy issues were considered in the development of this bill, along with the conflict of politics and ideology. The history of homelessness also had to be considered before a bill could be implemented that would effectively stop the increase of homelessness by instating preventative forces and alleviating the situation as it remained. All these came together and resulted in what is known as the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. Paragraph about homelessness, particularly in grand rapids
Summary of the McKinney Act
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was the first major action taken by the US Federal Government to combat the social problem of homelessness (Baumohl, 1996). Their major act included measures recognizing the many long and short term needs of the homeless, including the authorization of $1 billion, and, following the death of its primary sponsor, Stewart B. McKinney, it was
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