In my experience with the homeless, I have discovered that many of them have great lessons to teach. I have had the privilege to spend time with those who are less fortunate than I am, and I have had a number of opportunities to talk and hang out with them as friends. Almost all of the homeless I have met have proclaimed their belief in Christ. Last year on Thanksgiving Day, I was able meet with a homeless friend nicknamed Green Eye, his black, sun-baked skin was a result of the untamed Texas summers. Green Eye was recognized most by his one brown eye and the other very noticeably green eye, which happened to usually be bloodshot and his breath smelling of cheap beer. I could usually find Green Eye behind a gas station in the slums of south Dallas, with the gas station worker behind the barred glass. On this particular visit to the gas station, I found Green Eye to be very talkative and friendly. He told me about the time he had spent in prison, and how he read the Bible all the way through. He explains that, "there is a difference between reading the Word and reading the Word all the way through." Green Eye and other homeless people have taught many things, including the reasons people become homeless, where they sleep, and how they go get food.
I am unsure of the reason Green Eye became homeless, but there are many reasons why people become homeless. Oftentimes we automatically assume that homeless people use either drugs or alcohol, and this assumption is simply wrong. According to a publication by the Better Business Bureau, many of those who are homeless are victims of situations "out of their control," such as losing a job, or an unexpected divorce (qtd.in Kraljic 43). One example Kraljic gives is, "a 63-year-old woman forced to retire from her job as a waitress because of arthritis." Many Americans are quick to judge the beggar saying, "he will only use the money to buy beer anyway.
They were mostly the same homeless people I saw while serving in the homeless shelter. I worked in Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission and that was a real eye opener. ... Talking to the homeless was even more fascinating. ... The homeless man won fairly easily. ... Politicians often argue about how to deal with poor but statistics show neither have the answer. ...
The Vicious Circle of Homelessness Who are the homeless? ... Although none of them contested to us using their real names we wanted to respect their right to privacy so all of the names we use are pseudonyms. Their stories made us the theory that most are anti-social and do not like rules and some do not want to deal with job stress. ... Although there is a strong economy here in Sonoma County, people become addicted to drugs more due to the lack of self-esteem and the inability to deal with it all, with simply finding a job. ... Then we asked if his kids would let him live with them, in ...
The gentleman was holding a sign that read: "Homeless will work for food. ... Individuals or families facing eviction are not yet homeless and therefore do not qualify for homeless services (West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families). ... Homeless, its meaning is literal and prosaic: the absence of a domicile. ... On the one hand, the large numbers of troubled and troublesome people among the homeless poor suggested to some observers that homelessness was best explained by the personal limitations of those who became homeless. Baumohl states in his book Homeless in America that "Accordin...
How can we eradicate or alleviate homelessness? ... Before we can delve deep into the subject of homelessness, it is important that we understand what homelessness is. ... Within this Universal Social Policies, more specific policies to deal with homelessness are found. ... The members of group 3 indicate that drug usage was never a real problem, until after homelessness. Some of these young people began using in order to deal with the fear, depression and anxiety associated with their living situation. ...
People do not choose to be homeless. ... It is estimated that two-thirds of the homeless stay in shelters and one-third sleep on the street or without real shelter. ... (Altman) Poor health is not only a cause of homelessness, but it is also a major result of homelessness. ... The Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) was designed to provide primary health care to the homeless. ... Nineteen states have not expanded their coverage, and three states (Utah, Tennessee, and Wyoming) are still working out the deals of their expansion. ...
The concept of homelessness is difficult to define. ... These organizations can improve the state of the homeless people, and work to destruct the reasons why homelessness exists in the first place: "Advocates for the homeless cite systemic reasons for homelessness, such as an inadequate or failing mental health policy, the recent recession, high unemployment rates, and the disappearance of low-income housing."" ... Low-income housing is one of the major problems contributing to homelessness. ... By its very nature, homelessness is impossible to measure with 100% accuracy. ... A major ...
The real solution is achieved when the charity does not require any more donations for the particular problem. ... For example if the same amount of money donated to one organization in one day was given to a homeless person this would change this person's life. ... However, if we let the nation that is suffering from poverty deal with their own problem and develop the techniques necessary for that, then this nation will be able to resist the same problem if encountered again. ... Bruce Ritter found Covenant House in 1972 to provide shelter for homeless teenagers. ... " This is wha...
A considerable problem facing Toronto is that of growing homelessness. ... There are between 40 and 50 thousand homeless in Toronto. ... Any sustainable solution to homelessness must begin by addressing the long-term underlying causes. ... They require the cooperation of municipal, provincial and federal governments in a new deal "new funding, new policies and new relationships. ... Federal Finance Minister John Manley this year flatly stated that in his view, the welfare of urban areas was a not a federal but a provincial issue, that there would be no new deal for the cities as far as Ot...
The real heroes of the war are those men who never made it out alive and they who did not make it out deserve the right to be remembered. ... Soldiers are also left homeless because they do not have families to come back to and are on their own. ... A high percentage of soldiers who come back from war feel overwhelmed with what they did in battle and from what is happening with them when they return to the real world. ... A few stay homeless for the reason that no company will hire them because they think they are unskilled. Many of the homeless deal with abuse due to the fact that people thin...
