Understanding and Addressing Homelessness: A Societal Perspective

Ultimately, by exploring the reasons why homeless exist and increased, how they influence the society, and how to solve the homeless issue. Homelessness which is from the inequality social systems that people have many prejudice and biases between street sleepers, such as lack of proper education, imperfect plan of the welfare agencies and class privilege and discrimination. Due to the community do not have enough support with the homeless people, they try to escape difficulties and become gave up themselves. For these reasons, people should understand that why homeless exist in the society, and start to analyze and resolve this issue. Homeless is a long standing problem exist in the society, so to fix this problem people should without stereotype

Therefore, senior poverty and the aging population are increasing, homeless older people stand at the far end of the housing continuum. Some seniors who do not have a reasonable basic living allowances. Although the government provide pension and protection systems for senior, it still not adequate for seniors to maintain a quality of life. The government should provide more support for older people, such as low-cast housing, healthcare services, food service and substance policy system for

Some social inequality systems which used unreasonable treatment and ignore the special needs for senior group. These will indirect make seniors feel isolation that afraid to face with difficulties with others and cannot have the same rights or service with the other social group of people. For these reasons, social service worker should take advantages with senior people who need to assist seniors regain their confidence, fight for the rights, enhance their ability and reduce the impact of the elderly bear the unnecessary burdens. Finally, it is important to step out the problem of homelessness and social biases.

To be a professional social service worker, it should be respect for each other individual’s unique value and dignity. It should not judge or basis one’s abilities, such as gender, race, sexual orientation, age, family status and economic status. People who are living in the same place that should have an equal rights and appropriate