Homelessness is defined as people who are living in places not meant for human inhabitance where they temporarily reside. Among youth in the United States‚ homelessness dates back as far as the country’s earliest history. Adolescents deviated and went off on their way to seek economic opportunity and adventure while the country was being expanded westward. During the 1800s‚ a widespread of homelessness among poor immigrant youth who were unwanted and unneeded in the workforce was taking place. Later
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Homelessness is a big problem throughout the United States. Homelessness means someone is living on the streets without a roof over their head.There are many factors that contribute to a person becoming homeless such as‚ job loss‚ mental illness‚ poverty‚ unaffordable housing‚ drugs‚ etc. A large number of people become homeless because a lot of jobs don’t hire them if there isn’t a current address or if they don’t have reliable transportation. According to The National Alliance to End Homelessness
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Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s
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The homeless population in the United States is high and there are a lot of ways we can help them. “In January 2015‚ 564‚708 people were homeless on a given night in the United States.” (National Alliance to End Homelessness) Homelessness is caused by many things such as; poverty‚ unemployment‚ lack of affordable housing‚ poor physical or mental health‚ drug and alcohol abuse‚ gambling‚ and domestic violence. (The Salvation Army) These days‚ the homeless community consists of whole families‚ teens
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Another big cause to homelessness that there isn’t a lot of housing that anyone can afford on just a minimum wage job. It is really surprising in the documentary Tent City‚ USA‚ that there is a lot of women living on the streets because it is better than staying in their abusive relationships. One women told her story and she said that she had a nice house‚ a big
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The United States is not the same as it used to be in my perspective. I think the people are becoming more and more divided everyday. Everyday on the news I hear of a shooting of a black kid and the African American community goes crazy and protest against the police. I think this country is falling apart. It’s just a matter of time. Then there’s the people that come in illegally. They cross the border and commit crimes. I believe it’s the corrupt politicians fault.\s. I also see that we
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In the United States of America‚ there is and has been a problem of not having enough houses for families. Also‚ In some areas there are places where some houses or living quarters are just way too expensive for the low average to low income families. In this paper I will be talking to you about the problem‚ what causes this problem‚ and what the solution to it would or could be. Capps said (2015)‚ “From Portland‚ Oregon‚ to Portland‚ Maine. From Jacksonville to Juneau. No matter where you look
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“On a single night in January 2015‚ there were 564‚708 people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Sixty-nine percent of those who were homeless were in sheltered locations and 31 percent were found in unsheltered locations” (Facts). People living in poverty are most likely have a high risk becoming homeless. Many other reasons why becoming homeless is due to economic conditions such as unemployment and increasing housing costs (Why). In addition‚ with all the new economic rules they are
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In the 1640’s homelessness began to be an issue in the United States‚ and over time the homeless population continues to grow. During this time period not having a home was seen as god’s way of punishing the people. According to most religious folk as long as you didn’t disobey god your needs would always be met (Fischer). Youth homelessness first appeared in the 1850’s‚ the biggest reasoning for this is because parents could not afford to care for their young adults anymore. During the Industrial
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