Persuasive Essay On Homeless In Houston

Seeing people that is homeless in Houston is a heart breaking situation to see so many people that are homeless. I make several trips to Houston off of 288 to the medical center I see homeless men that holds up signs asking for help out themselves or their family. On several different occasion that I have went into a fast food place and bought food and went and give it to them instead of giving them money. I am wrong for doing that instead of giving the money. I just have thought about if I give them money will they go get food or drugs with it; I asked myself should I be like that or not. As you drive under the under passes you can see people stuff under the bridge and that’s where the homeless live trying to get cool during the summer and keep warm in the winter. “Authorities estimate that Houston ranks fourth in the country in terms of homeless number, with more than 40,000 people per year

on the street.” In Bayou City there is nearly 6,000 people that are homeless “on any given night-and there aren’t enough beds available for all of them to have a safe place to sleep.”(Leicht,2016) “According to a 2012 survey by the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, the greatest perceived unmet needs within the homeless community are permanent housing, transportation, and dental care.”(Leicht,2016)
The center of the Gay and Lesbian enslaves is in Montrose off of “Westheimer Road and Montrose Boulevard.” “ Montrose an attractive neighborhood a couple of miles southwest of downtown, with a mix of early 20th-century homes and cottages and several newer pockets of condos and apartments.” It it home of gay bars and gay-friendly restaurants. This area is the major area of the LGBT community where you can go and and hang out with people of the you can be accepted about what you do.
African American Families “more than 125,000 or 15.5% of the Suburbs south of Houston are African American.” In the last nine years black population growth has triple digits in certain areas in Houston.

The majority of African American families live near South around the 288 Corridor, Beltway 8 South, South Highway 59, Southeast I-45 Corridor, South between 288 and I-45. “Missouri City since 1970s and in 2000, it was named a model city for Middle-class African Americans by Black Entertainment Television (BET)”
Mexican American Families 41% of Harris County is Hispanic. “Between July 2010 and July 2011, the Hispanic population in Harris County increased by 46,109, the second-biggest increase in the U.S. during that time.” The third largest area where Hispanic are located in the Houston-Brazoria metropolitan area. Even Though they are the largest in Houston they are the minority group that has the fastest population. “y 2050, the Hispanic population in the U.S. is projected to be 133 million, or 30 percent of the total population, according to the Pew Research Center's

analysis.”
Suburban working-class and middle-class families in Houston there are several different neighborhoods that are subran working class and middle- class family live. The live in Bellaire, 10-block Southside Place, East Wood, Hunters Creek Village also known as Memorial Village, The woodlands. No matter the background, financial situation, your ethnicity, you can live in these neighborhood and get to know people around you or have a great house.