safe‚ secure and adequate housing to get out of the weather‚ to cook their meal‚ or taking care of personal hygiene these are just some of the essentials they would be able to do if they had a home. There are a lot of reasons some individuals are homeless like: mental health‚ domestic violence‚ addiction disorder‚ and job loss‚ but most often it is because a set of circumstance that require them to choose between shelter‚ food and other basic needs. Unfortunately homelessness and poverty go hand in
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have all seen the homeless people on the side of the road‚ how many times have you stopped and asked them their story? Have you ever not been able to read a sign that a homeless person has written? In Chicago 46.8% of adults are homeless. Ian Todd had moved from California to Chicago which is a big difference in homeless people. Ian saw all the signs the homeless people were holding and how you couldn’t really read them so he thought of an idea about making signs for the homeless that would draw attention
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Military veterans often receive special treatment in their respective countries due to the sacrifices they made during wars. Different countries handle this differently‚ some openly support veterans through government programs and others ignoring them. Veterans are also subject to illnesses directly related to their military service such as PTSD. War veterans are generally treated with great respect and honor for their contribution to the world and country by their own nationals. Conversely there
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Homeless Epidemic In America Being homeless is the biggest epidemic in modern day America next to health care. As the numbers climb the local and federal governments have no answers as to why. As 407‚966 people are homeless the local cities need a answer to this problem. With the homeless drug addicts roaming the streets and committing crimes. Also with them bringing down the looks of the local neighborhoods we need to build a bigger homeless shelter for this people to be able to go. That is
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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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Being homeless is not an option that anyone would want being without a stable home or knowing where you are going to sleep every night is simply bad luck. Day by day many people encounter homeless people either at work or just driving by the freeway each day with signs reading “Homeless”. Others might consider homeless individuals to have made that choice on their own but do not see the deeper issues than being out on the street. Many homeless people can be mentally ill‚ have problems with drug abuse
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make no effort to help the homeless community as much as I feel I should. In fact‚ I think there are many people who do not even think twice about the situation. I believe that there are things‚ both big and little‚ that we can all do to help out and make a difference. Being homeless means spending each night in unsuitable living conditions without comfort or proper necessities. When you get hungry‚ tired‚ or injured‚ you settle for less. I think people become homeless because of choices they make
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The Homeless and Elderly Population BSHS 301 February 8‚ 2010 The Homeless & Elderly Population As we seek pleasure‚ we often forget our purpose in life. We feed our egos as we like‚ but there is one thing that humans don’t know is that all of us have access to opportunities like those who think they have everything in life. But unfortunately not all of us are capable of seeing the poverty in our society. Not all homeless people chose to live in the streets or shelters‚ especially
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The word homeless means different things to the people who experience homelessness and people who observe homeless people. Around the world‚ an estimated 87% of people will turn the other way‚ walk across the street‚ or ignore homeless men and women on the street. These people living on the street are stereotyped as being lazy‚ or unwilling‚ to seek employment or housing. In an article on usatoday.com‚ a man named Gunther stern (who is the executive director of the Georgetown ministry) walks along
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over. For many veterans‚ returning home has been a distressing and apprehensive experience. Even though the veterans were trained for the intensity of the duties‚ the training may have not prepared them for the emotional impact of the events. Assimilating back into civilian life was a big step. The veterans felt they had done the job the government asked them to do and now they‚ not the government‚ were taking the blame for it. Despite all of this‚ the Vietnam War has affected veterans and their families
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