There are 578‚424 people homeless every night in the United States. Out of this‚ 216‚261 are families‚ 362‚163 are individuals‚ and 49‚933 are veterans. That’s 9% of our population who have defended us so we can have the freedom we have now‚ homeless. Being in the military and be a tough thing to go through. You see and experience gruesome things that no human being should have to. You are pushed physically and mentally. In some situations‚ it comes down to your life or theirs. You see battles
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treatment among homeless veterans because Veteran Affairs (V.A.) medical centers currently do not have services that are designed specifically for women and that there is limited sensitivity about or understanding of women’s needs at the V.A. medical centers (p. 60). At the time of this study‚ Selgado’s study (as cited in Benda‚ 2005) shows women only comprised 5 percent of veterans with access to health care services in the V.A.‚ or approximately 1.4 million of a total of 25.5 million veterans. The lack
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Homeless Veteran Essay We have many homeless veterans on the streets today. None of them deserve to be homeless for what they have done for this country. They gave their lives for our freedom. They are diligent‚ intrepid‚ and Incessant men and women. They spent their life in hard training‚ days and nights of hard work‚ the work they did was arduous. They were superfluous for what they have done for us. The did not have to go away from their family/friends. They chose to do that. They gave years
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warmth and comfort. I believe the Federal Government should do more to help out the less fortunate. Homelessness is connected with poverty‚ lowering the number of poverty will also lower the rate of homelessness. There are currently more than 500‚000 homeless people in the United States‚ and 15% of the population of 300 million fell below the poverty line. The Federal Government is not doing enough to help out because people who actually
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of trash cans. All of those things are what 3.5 million people‚ half of them children‚ experience every day (“National Coalition for the Homeless”).A homeless person is one who shall lack a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence‚ at any given time. Most of the homeless are those with a mental illness‚ or the unemployed. (“Facts and Figures: The Homeless”). Knowing that oneself cannot provide for him/herself is a devastating realization‚ especially if children are involved in the situation
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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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Medicare: Past‚ Present‚ and Future The History of Medical Insurance The idea for a national health plan was not something considered to be a priority of American government prior to the 1940’s. President Harry S. Truman was the first president to push the issue to the United States Congress in 1945. Truman called for the creation of a national health insurance plan that would be aviailable to all Americans. He envisioned coverage for hospital visits‚ dental care‚ nursing care‚ and doctor’s visits
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It could be that you and your fiancé just graduated off university‚ both not having full-time substantial jobs‚ and both neck-deep in your college loans. Or maybe‚ you are into your second marriage‚ both bride and groom having kids to merge‚ and with an outright extended family‚ you just want to keep things simple and practical and stick to the significance of the occasion. Whatever the circumstances‚ you just can’t afford a glitzy wedding and have no money to burn. Still‚ this is not a cause to
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Today’s world is a part of a homeless generation‚ many young people in our world today are homeless. They run away or are forced to leave‚ they are either too young‚ or don’t have enough information to get a job‚ when they don’t have a place go/stay they become homeless‚ and no one cares‚ no one seems to ever care unless the problem is their own. The reasons and contributions to this ever-growing number of homeless youth is uncountable. However‚ some reasons are more prominent than others. First
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Should Veterans ever end up Homeless? Veterans are men and women who have fought to protect our right to be free. These people put their lives on the line; risking the loss of bones‚ organs or even memory. These are extraordinary human beings if I say so myself. They deserve to be treated like royalty‚ yet more than 67% of the homeless population have served for our country for at least than 3 years. 47% of them served in the Vietnam War. This goes to show how “united” the United States really is
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