Collaboration Studio 3 September 2014 A First Step In The Homeless Epidemic Imagine this: you’re in Chicago walking down Michigan Avenue. You see the perfectly manicured window displays of designer stores‚ the flocks of people crowded around the “living statues”‚ and have done your fair share of people watching. There’s one group of people‚ however‚ that you casually defer your eyes from: the homeless. Each time you encounter a homeless person you casually avert your attention to your phone
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privileged class in the United States. There is a small population in the United States where youth live in the streets‚ and have to provide for themselves. In the United States‚ homeless youth is often disregarded‚ because many people believe that a parent would not abandon their child to survive on his or herself. Youth are homeless not necessarily because they choose to be‚ but because of the factors in their lives that lead up to homelessness. Few factors could
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Helping Homeless Youth A. What is the problem? a. There are homeless youth without supervision on the streets of America b. They are abusing substances and that may be the cause of them being homeless c. Their family does not accept their lifestyle (LGBTQ) B. What is being done to fix the problem? a. Shelters are being built specifically for them b. People are getting the word out c. Giving kids hope d. Foundations are being created C
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are becoming more and more homeless. For too many of these citizens‚ help is hard to come by. According to Green Doors‚ 96% of veterans come from poverty‚ low-income families. Many say that homeless veterans are males‚ but female veterans are becoming more homeless as the years go on. In the year 2006‚ 150 female veterans were from the Iraqi and Afghanistan Wars; then in the year 2011‚ there were 1‚700 female veterans (Green Doors). Also in the year 2011‚ 18% of the people helped by the Department
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illustration of a stationary‚ yet moving story. You view the homeless man who seems discombobulated with life. A true testament that everyone grows up with different circumstances and situations. His injustice moments throughout his lifetime unfortunately got the best of him as he did not move forward in hopes on complementing his success. He’s seen crouched over wrapped in a blanket while a business man passes by with concern. You can tell by the homeless man’s body language that his life is in shams and he’s
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can lead people to awful and unfortunate situations such as illness and even homelessness. Studies have shown that one in four people are hoarders with the leading causes being depression or loss of a loved one. It is also apparent that a large amount of the homeless population was evicted from their housing due to it being condemned from hoarding. For instance‚ my neighbor Sheila was evicted from her house due to her unfortunate hoarding problem and is now what society considers as homeless. Sheila
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Health Promotion amongst the Homeless Mary Goodman Excelsior College Health Promotion As the economy changes‚ so does the availability of services‚ goods and money for many every individual. For those individuals who are already struggling with some type of issue such as a decrease in hours worked‚ wage‚ disability‚ domestic violence etc. these changes affect them in a much more severe context. For those who become or are homeless‚ health care may not be the first thing to take care of on
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Homeless Veterans in America Veterans make up eleven percent of the nation’s homeless population. While that number does not seem high‚ it means that about fifty thousand men and women who served our country are living in the streets (Shaw). More that half of those homeless veterans have some sort of disability. There are programs in place to help veterans ‚ but for many‚ these are not enough to keep in their homes. Veteran homelessness is commonly overlooked but has proven to be an extremely
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Known as the “City of Trees” for its abundance of greenery‚ my hometown of Sacramento‚ California could also be called the “City of the Homeless”. There are staggering numbers of homeless Sacramentans and a significant amount of people who lack consistent access to nightly shelter. On any given night‚ the homeless population of Sacramento County totals nearly 2‚700 people (www.sacramentostepsforward.org)‚ and this number is on the rise. My dream is to become a professional in the field of architecture
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Poverty and Homelessness Poverty and Homelessness After watching the film‚ Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story‚ I realized that if you try‚ you can do whatever you put your mind to. I believe that although the movie was sad it was very inspiring. Liz Murray was the product of a bad environment. Her parents were drug addicts and she felt like she single handedly had to hold her family together. She decided she was better off at home taking care of her mother who was legally blind‚ schizophrenic
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