Homeless Person
A house is a calm and cozy building which gathers the family members together. Imagine you don’t have one. Homelessness is a devastating problem. Every year the number of homeless people is increasing all around the world. So what is homelessness? According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development “Homelessness is the condition and social category of people without a regular house or dwelling because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack, fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence”. There are many reasons that make families homeless; I think the most important reasons are poverty, job loss, and mental and physical health problems. Poverty makes families homeless. And it is the most important factor of homelessness because people who do not have money can’t provide a house, food, health care, and education. Homeless families typically live in cars, campgrounds and shelters. The population of poor people is increasing very year. Why are people becoming poor? There are many reasons to become poor for example: addiction to alcohol and drugs, the person who takes drugs and drink alcohol he/she will spend all his income. People who are poor and addicted are clearly at an increased risk of homelessness (Barrett Foundation). Homeless people often face an insurmountable barrier in obtaining health care, including addictive disorder treatment services and recovery supports. Children are highly affected by poverty because they can not learn in schools or take medical care. If children grow up without home they will learn bad behavior and some times they become criminals. Job loss makes families homeless. After the economic crisis many companies release their employees because they couldn’t afford to pay their salary or they announced bankruptcy, and other companies reduce of the wages. Therefore most of the middle wage employees couldn’t afford to pay the rent of their