motivated by many journeys of resilience‚ and eager to add to the resolution of Seattle’s homeless state of emergency. I am a housing stability case manager for a multi-service community action group in Seattle‚ Washington. My work and my clients have evolved my sense of community and urban planning. I advocate and work with families who are living in places not meant for human habitation‚ to find creative housing/shelter options that will cost the city little to no money. The program I am helping the city
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external problems‚ such as mental illness‚ drug/substance use‚ and abuse. These issues lead to the inability to get help‚ keeping the affected individuals homeless. To illustrate‚ the risk of homelessness for people with schizophrenia and similar illnesses is ten times greater than those who do not. In a study conducted by Healthy Minds Canada‚ 78 homeless men‚ women‚ and children were interviewed. 91% were found to have psychiatric disorders. Of the 91%‚ 29% were chronic alcoholics‚ 21% had a personality
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Dorothy Day once said‚ “What we would like to do is change the world-make it a little simpler for people to feed‚ clothe‚ and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do”; as people living in the United States where homeless can be seen on nearly every street corner‚ we should take a stand against this issue and do something. Just think if‚ in 100 years‚ all American citizens have a desire to help aid in some way the issue of homelessness in America. A man tells his family-compiled of a wife
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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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Homelessness Have you ever stepped back and took a look at how many people‚ including children and/or young adults are homeless? Homelessness is when an individual lacks housing. It isn’t talked about enough. You don’t see it in the news a lot. But in reality‚ homelessness is a very big factor in the world. So many people become homeless due to several different reasons including: addiction‚ domestic violence‚ mental illness‚ and job loss. These factors put people at risk for having somewhere to
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With so many homeless people roaming the streets and begging for money‚ there needs to be a place or way they can make money for shelter. There are roughly 1.56 million homeless people in the United States alone. With the 1.56 million homeless people off the streets‚ we will have cleaner parks‚ streets and public facilities. Yes‚ there are homeless shelters‚ but what if there was another option? What if we went back to 264 BC and followed some of the tradition Roman gladiators lived by. In
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wait for the light to glisten green you notice someone walking in between the rows of cars. It’s not the usual person who’s always selling water and random fruits; instead it’s a person in raggedy clothes holding a sign that reads “Please help. I’m homeless” written on a cardboard flap. Now the question is what are you going to do? Will you reach into your wallet and give this poor soul a donation or will you pretend to look for something in your car and act as though you can’t see them? The sad truth
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lead to these bad outcomes. Kids become homeless for a variety of reasons which include running away from home‚ being abandoned by parents or guardians‚ and aging out of state or foster care. Without resources‚ the streets can become one of the only options for homelessness. Researchers find it troubling that in a country of great wealth and in a city of great wealth‚ there are so many people who are in such desperate situations‚ sleeping in homeless shelters or on city streets‚ in cars‚ in parks and
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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 at higher risk of losing what they have already. In certain areas‚ homeless people are families‚ single mothers
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Mission Australia provides a range of community services. The services that they provide are homelessness & social housing and tenant support services‚ Substance Abuse & Addiction support‚ mental wellbeing and disability support‚ employment‚ skills & training‚ Youth mentoring services‚ families & children services‚ Policy development & advocacy and Research & evaluation. (Missionaustralia.com.au‚ 2015) Mission Australia works collectively as a team to diminish homelessness and enhance communities
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