As a result of anti-poverty legislation being placed into effect all over the country to force workers back into the capitalist labour market, which has taken hold in neoliberalism, the number of families finding themselves on the brink of homeless is skyrocketing. Furthermore, with the reduction of social assistance programs these families are barely able to provide for themselves, therefore, numerous children are being physically impacted by homelessness. According to Jenny Hsu (2015) hunger and physical illness are effects children and youth may experience due to homelessness that greatly affect their development which is unacceptable for our government to allow this many young people to be negatively impacted. Thus, the links between these …show more content…
Furthermore, as dominant discourse states that homelessness is due to individual failure much of the middle class and working poor criminalize individuals who are living on the streets. Therefore, it is crucial to recognize that in most cases homelessness is not the fault of the individual and directly related to the structural issues in society which it can then target any individual who may be in an economic …show more content…
Homeless young adults have increased health concerns as a result of poor living conditions, malnutrition and reduced development and still rarely have access to health care services. This is not only due to their socioeconomic status but other factors such as the stigmatization surrounding homelessness and the fear of discriminatory attitudes and being judged by health care workers (Haldenby, Berman, & Forchuk, 2007). Other factors that limit access to health care services are transportation and the need to locate food and shelter. Furthermore, the longer a person is living on the streets increases their risk of losing their family physician, therefore, for health care services they rely on walk-in clinics and emergency rooms. As these alternatives are extremely expensive many people only seek medical help when it is the last possible
Even with the daily struggle faced by youth in obtaining shelter and homelessness becoming a reality for a growing number of Canadians, Canada, with its high quality of life is one country that has always had a global long-standing reputation. This paper will be working towards giving the reader a better understanding with regards to homeless youth. It will be focusing on the reasons why they leave home, their lives on the street and steps they are trying to take to be able to leave the streets. An important finding from this research suggests, “the street youth population is diverse, complex, and heterogeneous”. According to Karabanow, made up of a number of subcultures including hardcore street-entrenched young people, squatters, group home kids, child welfare kids, soft-core twinkles, runaways, throwaways, refugees and immigrants is the generic term ‘street youth’.
The idea of homelessness is not an effortlessly characterized term. While the normal individual comprehends the essential thought of vagrancy, analysts in the sociological field have connected conflicting definitions to the idea of homelessness, justifiably so as the thought includes a measurement more exhaustive than a peculiar meaning of a single person without living arrangement. Homelessness embodies a continuum running from the nonappearance of a changeless safe house to poor living courses of action and lodging conditions. As per Wolch et al. (1988), homelessness is not an unexpected experience rather it is the zenith of a long procedure of investment hardship, disconnection, and social disengagement that has influenced a singular or family. Furthermore, states of vagrancy may come in fluctuating structures, for example, road habitation, makeshift home in safe houses, or help from administration associations, for example, soup kitchens and the Salvation Army. Homeless is characterized as those regularly poor and, once in a while, rationally sick individuals who are unable to uphold a spot to live and, subsequently, regularly may rest in boulevards, parks, and so forth (Kenyon 1991).
the cost of living in Toronto has come to a record high, we need to start doing something about it now before no one can afford to live at all. There are more than 30,000 women, men and children in the city's homeless shelters annually. Many of thousands more sleep on the streets or considered the “hidden homeless”. About 70,000 households are on Toronto’s social housing waiting list and on the brink of becoming homeless because of the skyrocketing prices of owning a home in Toronto. The Federal Government and the province have begun a slow reinvestment in housing in past years, the number of affordable housing being built now doesn’t even compare near the levels of the early 1980’s. Habitat for Humanity has been building houses for low income
According to Lee Tunstall, homelessness is a social problem that “has been growing since the 1970’s” (2009, para.1) and has caught the attention of both the Canadian government and the general public (Tunstall, 2009) . Predominantly, the homeless are individuals or families with no permanent residence who also lack the resources or abilities necessary to arrange for their own adequate housing and living (Stearman, 2010). This matter affects a diverse demographic of the Canadian public. In 2003, the Toronto report card on housing and homelessness reported that out of 32,000 people who used homeless shelters, 15% were families, 22% were youths between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, 18% were single women and 48% were single men (2003).
Defining where the homeless stand in our society scale is one of hardest aspects in conducting a study of the population and understanding the definitions used in research is one of the most challenging tasks for people who want to use its results. Most would agree that people in Shelters or literally living on the street are homeless, but there is less agreement regarding people in the following circumstances: Youth on their own, with no permanent residence or even an usual place to sleep; children who have been separated from their homeless parents and are in foster care or are living with relatives; People living in stable but physically inadequate housing (having no plumbing, no heating, or major structural damage, for example) Which of these people should be consider homeless? There is no right answer; there can only be agreement on a convention. Homelessness is a term that covers a big territory. It seems that homelessness is at best an odd-job word, pressed into service to impose order on a hodgepodge of social dislocation, extreme poverty, seasonal or itinerant work, and unconventional ways of life.
Introduction Researchers from the Parliament of Canada have proven that there are “as many as 300,000 homeless in Canada” . Homelessness is a major social issue which is present in society throughout most of the world; when it comes to Canada it is no exception. The homeless are known as people who do not have a home or a stable place of residence, they are seen as individuals who sleep in “shelters, public places, vehicles, abandoned building or someone else’s home” . In the past few years homelessness in Canada has become a growing social issue. Researchers say that there are approximately one hundred million homeless individuals who live in public areas, which means they are that one hundred million out one billion homeless individuals
If you do not already know what homelessness means, it is someone who is not able to live in a stable residence because of financial or psychological problems, so they are forced to live on the streets or put themselves on the streets, because they feel it would be a better fit. Homelessness in Canada is a very large and concerning issue because of the growing population.
Despite the variety of health care options offed to the public, most homeless people find that their medical needs are not even being acknowledged. There are many programs that are categorized as healthcare programs, which include things as broad as having a regular primary care giver to things as specific as dental needs or being able to get help from a specialist if needed. Whether or not medical needs are being met is qualified by what defines a “need”. In a study of the homeless population in the New England region, participants were asked “Have you needed to see a doctor or a nurse in the past 12 months but were not able?” (Hwang, Stephen, Ueng, Joanna, Chiu, Shirley &ump; Tolomiczenko, George, 2010, p.1455). If the people in th...
Homelessness can happen to anyone unexpectedly. Many poor people are at the risk of homelessness. The cost of living and trying to find affordable housing can be very difficult. Many who are homeless are in poverty, have a mental illness, or addictions. Homelessness happens from personal, as well as structural factors. Many aren’t able to make enough for rent, as well as, utilities, food, and other expenses each month. More than 6 million Americans pay more than half of their income towards rent (Reamer, 1989). The trend is once someone becomes homeless, it is likely they will be homeless repeatedly. To end homelessness, affordable housing will have to be created because it is peoples largest single expenditure (Anderson, 2013).
Abstract: The paper explores the structural Determinant as a possible cause of homelessness youth within the city of Toronto. Its include brief literature on the topic of homelessness and it also present research finding on the topic of street youth, which applied a research methodology on homeless youth in Canada. Some of the important factors from the research link a strong connection to poverty, family conflict, abuse, school problems and a need for more freedom. Issue such as these are one of the main cause for lack of resource such as area of house, social support service and income in which lead many youth to be homeless .The paper also looks at the government policies that is relevant to topic of youth homelessness, anti-oppressive organisational
Oh, the changes that need to be made to our community before we start to see a huge diminish of homelessness throughout Canada would be to stop avoiding and turning a blind eye to the problems that we see daily, on our way to work, school or even on the subway. For a country that is very developed, we seem to be missing a national poverty line cut off, or a policy addressing homelessness. “Canadians are paying the most in the least productive areas, trying to fix costly problems linked to inequality, insecurity and poverty that are preventable” (National Council of Welfare, 2011). Our government needs step in and finally realize that we are the cause to the current crisis on homelessness, and we can fix the social issue at hand. Yes, it might take a couple of years to have everything fully implemented but if we do not try and put forth all our fighting effects, the rise of homelessness in the next couple of years will be
“In Canada around 235,000 people become homeless per year”. (The State of Homelessness in Canada) Homelessness is a substantial issue in Canada because many people die per year from being homeless. The expected life span of a homeless person is 39. The government have several programs as well as other organizations, charities, support groups, and rehabilitation centres to help the homeless.
(Homelessness Counts during Homelessness Week 2016, 1-7 August 2016). Given that homelessness is a worldwide problem, it is clear that the common good is not being upheld. There are few facts can be gathered for this issue of homelessness. Critique of Issue Having a satisfactory shelter is a basic
When considering the youth on homelessness, we will talk about the things that cause this homelessness. Shortage of money, unemployment,and high taxes are of the main reasons that cause youth homelessness,. For instance 7.8% is the unemployment rate in Canada, more than 10,000 person from youth in Canada are homeless and it is increasing every year by 2,000 person and there are more than 30,000 person are homeless in Canada and the youth represent 33.33% of the homelessness rate(Gaetz et al ,2013).The reason of this homelessness is shortage in money , most of those youth cannot find chance to work, some of them don't have family and some of them are poor people they are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and education. Difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Often it is housing, which absorbs a high proportion of income that must be
Homelessness refers to a situation whereby, an individual or family does not have access to a safe shelter or a permanent place of residence. As a result, the affected individual ends up living in places that are not meant for human inhabitation. Homelessness causes people to live under some devastating conditions and impact to other undesirable effects. These effects range from drug abuse, health problems and even the development of the individual’s behavior (Pankratz). Besides that, the effects of homelessness on the affected individuals also have negative consequences on the society. These effects include economic impacts such as ventures of funding for the homelessness programs such as homeless shelter program among others. These ventures are usually funded by the tax paid by citizens. If there were no people experiencing homeless situations, the funds would have been put to more beneficial projects. Homelessness can be caused as a result of an individual’s own actions, whereas, there are other cases whereby the government is either directly or indirectly responsible for the situation. Therefore, it is necessary to understand why and how people get into homelessness before evaluating the party in which blame