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Homeless Families

            
            
             In America, there are many common misconseptions about homelessness.
             idea that it is only a big problem in poor third world countries; this is not true. Homelessness is a .
             giant problem in the United States of America as well. It is estimated that up to 600,000 .
             Americans are homeless on a given day. Many may be shocked to discover this, though still may .
             believe that this number is composed only of drug addicts and the likes, suffering from there own .
             mistakes. While drug addicts do form a large part of homeless comunity, their is still another .
             large group some what more innocent, living with out homes, and that is families . According to .
             reasearch approximately 36% of the 600,000 homeless are familes with children.(Urban 7) In .
             modern society such as ours, this should not be. The United States of America has the the the .
             abiltity and the recources to deal with the courant crisis we have invovling the homeless ness of .
             families.
            


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1. Homeless In America

... centers; 2) family-oriented substance abuse treatment programs; 3) housing placement and long-term follow-up case management for families; 4) information and referral for the newly homeless; 5) street outreach to homeless children and youth; 6) permanent low-income housing for families and the physically/mentally ill. (Kroloff) What can our nation's government representatives do? Our government must establish ... of our government programs must be to: 1) support communities in implementing and maintaining long-term comprehensive responses to homelessness; 2) establish easily accessible c...

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  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Improving Conditions for the Homeless

... is preventable. In some cases this is true but in others, this isn't true because if that the case, many individuals wouldn't be out on the streets. Working families can't successfully prevent becoming homeless when their job lays them off due to budget cuts. If there isn't any income to pay the bills, there is no way that they will remain stable ... provide shelter and recovery programs under certain conditions and limitations. There is also a Housing Crisis Center (HCC) that provides programs that make an attempt to prevent families from becoming homeless. The Housing Crisis Center al...

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3. Homeless

... to 6.7 billion, a net loss of 37,800 houses per year. By the beginning of the 1990s, over one million people were on waiting lists for homes. Homeless people can be categorized into four basic categories, families, lone, transient, or bums. A person in a family is usually a man and wife with one to many children living on the streets. A lone person is that who ... throughout cities by means of walking and hitch hiking. Within these categories are sub-categories. These sub categories are taken from a random group of 1,000 homeless people, and what their numbers would be. CATEGORY PEOPLE ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

4. Homeless In America

... residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel or any public or private place not designated as sleeping accommodations for human beings. Included in the homeless population are people who stay with friends or family for a short period of time and then decide to find shelter on the streets because ... homeless all suffer from absolute poverty. As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. The government defines a family of four as being poor if they generate a yearly income of $15,569 or less, although the average improvised ...

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5. Homeless

... residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel or any public or private place not designated as sleeping accommodations for human beings. Included in the homeless population are people who stay with friends or family for a short period of time and then decide to find shelter on the streets because ... homeless all suffer from absolute poverty. As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. The government defines a family of four as being poor if they generate a yearly income of $15,569 or less, although the average improvised ...

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  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Affordable Care Act and the Homeless

... that choice. They are uninsured, and not able to afford health insurance, so they go without. This problem has been increasing in America as many families live paycheck to paycheck, and a serious injury or illness can cripple any savings they might have had. A serious injury or illness can lead ... too much time from work. After they exhaust their sick leave, and fail to maintain a regular work schedule, many individuals find themselves homeless. Individuals that work in fields such as manufacturing, construction and other labor-intensive industries are often the first to find them missi...

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7. Homeless

... is a low percent rate of those who are willing to get help and want to change in order to have a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Many homeless agencies out there have been very successful in giving these people what they need, like housing and other essential needs, in-fact there was a study done on how ... to meet their personal, either short-term or long-term, like receiving food, clothing and other material essentials. However, there have been more recent investigations of conditions affecting the homeless population that report factors facilitating use of s...

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8. Social Issues of the Homeless

... family therapist for counseling. On a different note; fires, hurricanes, floods, and tsunamis are environmental catastrophes that can change a person 's life. Victims of environmental catastrophes are among the homeless populations as well. These victims may feel powerless, hopeless and confused, having lost the structure of their daily lives and routines. As a human service professional I may be able to get ... Then, provide two solutions that human services professionals can implement to help the person get out of his/her situation. Why did you choose these solutions? Those that a...

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9. Social Issues of the Homeless

... family therapist for counseling. On a different note; fires, hurricanes, floods, and tsunamis are environmental catastrophes that can change a person 's life. Victims of environmental catastrophes are among the homeless populations as well. These victims may feel powerless, hopeless and confused, having lost the structure of their daily lives and routines. As a human service professional I may be able to get ... Then, provide two solutions that human services professionals can implement to help the person get out of his/her situation. Why did you choose these solutions? Those that a...

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10. Homeless

... Also the decreasing value of many low-level housing has not helped this situation. Also with these problems comes the lack of welfare for families with children. These families are being laid-off from jobs and end up working in low paying jobs. This has been a problem ever since big corporations become ... jobs, and forces them into the working field of low-income jobs. This then forces those families to move to low-income housing, which is decreasing at a very high rate. There is another cause to homeless in America, those with drug and alcohol problems as well as those with severe tra...

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  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

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