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    illnesses‚ 17% are considered chronically homeless‚ 13% are fleeing domestic violence‚ and 12% are veterans. To have that many individuals suffer everyday is just heartbreaking. To me that’s a problem‚ and the "solutions" we have now aren’t doing anything to help‚ for example the homeless shelters we see today. We have an abundant amount of shelters in America‚ but why do we still have that man individuals still living on the streets. Typically shelters offer a temporary place to stay‚ but after

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    Homeless Shelter HUM 114 Homeless Shelter When reading a news story the best thing to do is can open mind. When a person is done reading a news story then the person can take the time to research and read more than one article about the subject. Reporters do not always have time to do hours or days of research to make sure that all the facts are stated correctly. Even when the time is put into doing the research the reader may interpret the article differently than the writer intended.

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    safe‚ and adequate shelter. Did you know that in the whole wide world there are over 100 million people that have no shelter‚ and in Canada there are about 200‚000 people that experience homelessness in a year? This leaves about 30‚000 homeless people every night. This is a big problem worldwide and it may not seem as a big problem within Canada but it really is. We as a society need to address this issue and get the minister of social services to raise the amount of homeless shelters within an area

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    saw a homeless man ask for a place to stay. My father allowed him to stay for the night since it was snowing outside and the temperature was below freezing. I could not stand knowing that there were people on the street who did not have a place to sleep at night. Upon doing more research‚ I discovered that my town‚ Grand Rapids‚ did not have a homeless shelter. Because the town did not have many homeless people‚ it never felt the need to create a shelter. However‚ the number of homeless people

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    That is what places such as the Homeless Shelter that are designed specifically for people in these problems by government programs. Supply resources to all of these people‚ their families‚ their children‚ can only go so far before it becomes a real problem where everyone starts running out of food themselves. On the other hand‚ places such as the Homeless Shelter provide meals three times a day‚ which is sufficient for everyone. Not only do they

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    Rethinking Homeless Shelters The Silicon Valley is known for containing magnates who rarely worry about financials. This however‚ does not mean there are not less fortunate people living in the area as well. More likely than not the average person is financially stable but this does not exempt the local government from improving the lives of the homeless to the best of their abilities. New York Times writer Christine Quinn‚ in a January article about rethinking the homeless shelters in New York

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    Homeless Shelter Business Plan I want to develop day time homeless shelter in Las Vegas because Las Vegas metro area has nation’s fourth highest rate of homelessness. There are hundreds and thousands of homeless people live in tunnels to escape desert heat. Many people have misconceptions about homeless people that they chose to be homeless and they all use drugs and alcohol. I believe there are many homeless people who just need little of bit of support and motivation to get better and willing

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    we are picking up fast food‚ or stopping at a red light‚ and I see a what I assume to be a homeless person asking for change‚ I’m usually the person that will give them any lose change or singles that I have. Many of my friends hate that I do this‚ but someone some how I empathize with those people. So naturally when I was asked to do something that I’ve never done before‚ I chose to visit a homeless shelter. I chose this because although I hand over money to people‚ I do this and go back to my

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    W. Roosevelt Rd. Homeless shelters provide assistance for men‚ women‚ and children in the United States. The primary demand for homeless services is a constant need. Homeless shelters provide the population of homeless individuals comfort in knowing that there is a place they may go to in their time of need. There are many homeless shelters that cater to different criteria’s. Many homeless shelters provide meals[->0]‚ clothing‚ counseling‚ and job skills. Other homeless shelters may provide services

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    For my project‚ I decided to visit a homeless shelter and eat at the Soup kitchen. Me and one of my close friends visited The Bridge homeless center last weekend to see how it worked and operated. When we arrived 10 minutes before noon and the line was all the way out the door and almost in the street. I was just in such a shock to see so many homeless people right here in my community. I stood in line for at least 30 minutes waiting to receive my meal. While waiting I just watched and evaluated

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