Homeless Youth: Demographics‚ causes‚ and the need for occupational therapy Homeless youth are typically described as being persons under the age of 21 that do not have safe housing with a relative or caregiver and have no alternative safe living arrangements (Reeg‚ 2003‚ pg. 55). According to research conducted by the US Department of Justice‚ in 2002 there was an estimated 1.69 million homeless youth in America. The proportion of males and females are quite equal with ages 15-17 comprising the
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September 22‚ 2011 Helping The Needy With the economic downturn in the early 2000’s many people have found themselves in financial trouble with debt‚ in the middle of a foreclosure‚ and some without a job at all. Without money people can’t afford to live in a home and many find themselves homeless. Before recently‚ the average person didn’t see many homeless people let alone know anyone that is homeless. According to the Department of Housing and Urban
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The Homeless Walking down the street we see many civilians a day living their own individual lives‚ but we never think what they could be going through or what situation they are in. We stereotype their status by what clothes they wear and how they put themselves together. We see the people who don ’t value money like they should because it comes so easy for them‚ and we see the people who struggle to get a meal each day. The people who we see that struggle for that meal‚ struggle to think about
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The homeless stand down was an eye-opener experience for me. I had the opportunity to interact with several individuals‚ and one family. Initially I conducted some interviews with them to help complete the questionnaire; and the remainder of the time‚ I escorted the individuals and helped them choose items that were necessary for them. As I talked to each of them‚ I realized that the present state of these individuals were a product of the current economic situations. According to the National Homeless
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are our homeless? One of the major issues nationally is people who are becoming homeless and the fact that one third of the homeless population has served this country‚ which are around 195‚000 veterans. That’s more than the death count of the Vietnam War. Most homeless people are male about three percent are women‚ most are single and come from disadvantaged backgrounds. It’s a major issue‚ this is America there should not be thousands of people across this nation that are homeless especially
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Panhandling‚ Gone Too Far? “Starving please help” In todays decaying economy there is an increasing number of homeless people living in the streets. With this increase in numbers more and more people are seen asking for money at intersections‚ parks‚ and in front of businesses. Panhandling laws exist but are rarely enforced due to the panhandlers using the first amendments‚ freedom of speech‚ as a means to avoid getting in trouble or insufficient funding of law enforcement. This should be a public
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You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." -John Bunyan This is where he lives.. Myth: Homeless people are lazy. Provide facts and information on: 1. who is homeless? 2. benefits of low income housing 3. how people become homeless? 4. ways we can help the homeless. 5. give a positive outlook on homeless people. Homelessness Statistics: 1. 6.3 million of the nation’s poor work full-time 2. 56% are living in shelters and transitional housing‚
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living‚ the United States comes in eighth place ("Standard of Living by Country"). This suggests that there should not be many homeless or impoverished people living in the U.S. However‚ as stated earlier‚ there are over half a million homeless people living in this apparently wonderful county. To make matters more grim‚ it should also be noted that counting the number of homeless people in any given location can be difficult and inaccurate. It is nearly impossible to account for every single person living
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Helping the Homelessness Homelessness is defined as a condition in which a person lacks a fixed‚ regular‚ and inadequate night-time residence. Estimated homeless figures in the United States range from 600‚000 to 2.5 million 1.37 million of the total homeless population in USA are children under the age of 18. 40% are families with children‚ 41% are single males‚ 14% are single female Research by Dennis Culhane‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ followed thousands of homeless people in
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A few years back I remember not knowing or thinking that I would ever be homeless or anything close to it‚ but life is full of surprises. I lived in Los Angeles‚ my father had lost his job and felt hopeless in such a big city. As the bills continued to pile up so did my fear of what was going to happen next. After the bills and mortgages were too high we had to leave our entire lives behind and more nice enough to let us stay in their living room. At that moment I had no idea what was going to happen
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