Homelessness is a problem around the world and especially in the Las Vegas valley. When you hear the words “homelessness” and “Las Vegas” it is not hard to put the two together. Homelessness is a problem because it is ignored and shows how society treats and sees the homeless. This is relevant in Las Vegas because there are plenty of streets downtown and around the city where you can see the sidewalks filled with tents and homeless people. This is important because it does not feel right when you are in your car or walking and when you pass by homeless people it makes you feel bad because you have a better lifestyle than them. It makes you feel guilty about yourself and gives you a feeling that you want to avoid them. People ignoring the homeless …show more content…
That can make you change the way you look at people because anyone can be homeless and you will not know it. My perspective personally changed because I thought that everyone in my class was just a normal student as me but my eyes opened when I found out that some people could be or have been homeless. According to the article “Las Vegas Hard Numbers: 7000 Homeless Kids” it states that “At whitney elementary School in Las Vegas—where an estimated 85 percent of the students are either homeless or on the brink.” This statistic shows how ridiculous homelessness in kids is, these are children that are in elementary school. These are 5-11 year old kids, when I was 5-11 my biggest complication was what toy I wanted to play with next. Homelessness needs more attention and cannot be ignored because these kids are the next generation and no kid should ever have to go through the complications of being …show more content…
People that fight for our freedoms end up on the side of the street begging for a meal. That is morbid to think about. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) it states that “In January 2014, communities across America identified 49,933 homeless veterans during point-in-time counts, which represents 8.6 percent of the total homeless population.” The numbers are outstanding for how many homeless veterans there are. I have experience with my dad being a veteran, he served 25 years and he does not get any benefits compared to the people that are currently in the military. This needs attention because to this day there are still homeless veterans out on the
Homelessness among veterans has become a major problem in the United States. According to The National Alliance to End Homelessness, states with the largest numbers of homeless Veterans included: California, Florida, New York, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, and Oregon. The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with just a little of them are female. Most of them are single; live in urban areas; and suffer from mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders. America’s homeless veterans have served in World War II, the Korean War, Cold War, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq, the military’s anti-drug
I can only stress the importance of this topic so much. I can keep going on about how important it is to do something, but that won’t get us the change we need. We need society, the government, and especially the Department of Veteran affairs to work together. This will be an issue that will be going and going for years to come. But I do believe that there is something that can be done to improve this issue.
Today we will be talking about homeless veterans and what I believe should happen to them. First I believe that all veterans deserve a home, food, running water and some money. I believe that the department of veterans affairs should get on this because according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Homeless in Hawai’i As you drive through popular areas of ‘Oahu such as Kaka’ako, you will notice the vast amount of homeless communities set up in parks and along the sidewalks. There are many areas on this island that have a homeless issue, causing many to agree that “Hawaii has the highest homeless per capita rate in the nation” (Ako, Loraine.) As small as the Hawaiian islands are, this statement reigns true. Even with all of the islands combined, it still would be considered the smallest state. With a population of 1.4 million individuals, it has been discovered that 7% of the population is homeless.
According to Streetwise of Street News Services (2010), the first reported instances of homelessness dates as far back as 1640, in some of the larger cities in the original 13 colonies. At this time, there were wars being fought between settlers and Native Americans, and people were left with no shelter in both sides (Street News Service, 2010). Later, the industrial revolution caused more homelessness, industrial accidents left many former hard-working families with a dead provider, or with severe disabilities, and then the economy entered a recession in the same time period (Street News Service, 2010). Wars always left a large number of veterans homeless. Later, in 1927, there was an astronomical flood along the Mississippi River, across multiple state, leaving about 1.3 million people without a home (Street News Service, 2010). Natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, the Asian tsunami in 2004, and the earthquake early this year in Japan are still a major cause of homelessness.
Homelessness in America has always been an issue. There have been plans to help solve this issue in San Antonio, Texas, but it does cost local taxpayers millions. It is a tricky situation to solve because some people are innocent and have no other solution to help solve their necessitous situation. Although many people who are impoverished may not be bad, we should eradicate the chronically homeless because many of them are without a roof for their decisions or blameful addictions they can not control and is costing San Antonio’s taxpayers millions.
Homelessness in the United States has been an important subject that the government needs to turn its attention to. There has been announced in the news that the number of the homeless people in many major cities in the United States has been increasing enormously. According to United States Interagency Council on Homelessness reported that there was an estimation of 83,170 individuals have experienced chronic homelessness on the streets of the United States’ streets and shelters on only a single night of January 2015, which is a small decrease of only 1% from the previous year (People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness, n.d.). The United States must consider this subject that most of the people underestimate it and not pay attention
How about they go get a real job.” Being homeless doesn’t have to mean you live on the streets and ask for money every day. Any person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence is considered homeless. It doesn’t have to be someone who didn’t attend college or chose the wrong path and ended up being homeless. Some people can’t really help what medical issues they have like veterans; about eleven percent of the homeless adult population are veterans. Why veterans? Lots of veterans live with lingering effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack of family and social support networks. With that being said, military occupations and training are not always transferable to the civilian workforce, placing some disadvantages when it comes to competing for
In fiscal year 2006, the HUD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, was presented a budget by the Bush Administration consisting of $528.5 billion for homeless programs (Romeo 1). The problem of homelessness and extreme poverty is not a new occurrence; but in past years more extreme measures have been taken to combat the issue as more people become homeless. Expensive social programs and housing developments for the homeless have been created to help battle the increasing issue. Homelessness is an expensive problem that will never end; furthermore, the condition of homeless people in America is affected by the type of education they receive, the state of the economy, and the amount of funds that are available to house and feed them.
Homelessness is a problem that happens in many different countries around the world. Definitions of homelessness are defined in different meanings by different people. However, the Stewart B. McKinney Act defines a homeless person as “ one who lacks a fixed permanent nighttime residence or whose nighttime residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel, or any public or private place not designed as sleeping accommodations for human beings” (McNamara 1025). It is impossible to find out exactly the number of homeless; however, the researchers can do a study to estimate that number. Based on different statistics from different researchers, the homeless population in America has been increasing as “an alarming rate” (Markos and Lima). Therefore, even though America is one of the most powerful countries in the world, homelessness, which has many common causes, has always been a big problem in society.
Here in Tahoe, we are lucky enough to experience a great quality of life, and only a few have to face the horrible life of poverty and homelessness. However, nationwide, even right outside the basin, homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. There are many ways one can become homeless; for the most part poverty. There are also different concentrations of homeless in different types of terrain, such as urban or suburban areas. Last, there is the ever- growing homeless population, and how much money it costs us for others to live in poverty. These are the questions we ask ourselves about homelessness, and the only way we can help is to know the facts about this lingering subject.
Homelessness poses a serious threat in all countries as people are exposed in an unsafe environment and try to live on change. “Do you have any spare change?” No I don’t have spare change, get a job you animal. We see people all over the streets holding signs and bringing their children to ask for change but during that whole time they could be doing something productive, like getting a job. Homelessness is a problem everywhere and its worse in other countries but here in America we have it rough. We have the means to fix homelessness with giving jobs to them in the fields of science and energy.
Homelessness is not something that was created over night; it has existed for a long time; often we choose not to see the homeless, or bother with them, so we look the other way. Homelessness is not prejudice toward race, creed, or religion--it has no boundaries; all homeless people should not be stereotyped as being drug abusers or the mentally ill that have been released from mental hospitals. Homelessness is not a disease that a person can catch from bodily contact, but it certainly has afflicted many Americans. We need to find the cause of homelessness before we can find a solution. More money for more programs is the typical response, but we should look at what has already been instituted and reevaluate them.
According to an article published by Scholastic more than 630,000 people are homeless on any given day in the United States. Some of the reasons these people are homeless are because of unemployment, lack of affordable housing, and being unable to support a larger family on their income. Also the article states that the number one cause of homelessness in the United States is the lack of affordable housing. This is such a big problem because even though that individual or family has a source of income the payment for a house or apartment is still too much for them to afford which can cause them to become homeless.
Imagine walking around the streets of Los Angeles and taking in the towering buildings and the bustling traffic. People on the sidewalk passing back heading to their next appointment and cars in search of parking slots. Suddenly the world stops and you hear the rattling of coins in a can. You take your focus of the beautiful City of Angels to a man sitting man on the ground