HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness



Homelessness

Introduction

There are a lot of different effects homelessness could have on a person. Death is something many homeless worry about and see quite often due to their squalid living conditions. It would be easy for them to get diseases and health problems being on the streets and without treatment it could easily kill them. Also? their hygiene would suffer badly and they would probably be carrying many diseases. Without any money they might even be brought down to begging. Some panhandlers make good money on good days but they still struggle. It would be hard to get a good job when you're homeless especially if you don't have any nice and clean clothes because employers like nice first impressions. Mothers would have their children taken away to be placed for adoption or put in foster care. Additionally they might commit crimes they would not otherwise have just to try and live. Many could fall into depression and resort to violence. The effects of homelessness are scary but true and can be different with every person.

Discussion

Preventing Homelessness is not an easy task and no one man could do it. "Homelessness does not happen in a vacuum. There is no one thing that causes homelessness and there will be no one thing that solves it" -Zenobia Embry Nimmer. That quote shows what the "issue" of homelessness is. Homelessness cannot be prevented simply. Understanding all of the causes is critical when thinking of preventive strategies. Sometimes people think that it is a simple as a homeless person just going out and getting a job. In reality there is a lot more to it that that. Although? one way people who are not homeless can prevent from becoming homeless would be to manage money better and avoid substance abuse.

There are so many different ways that men? women and children become frequently known as homeless or poverty stricken bums that don't want to find a job and better themselves for their families. But in most cases its not because they don't want to? its because no one will give them the time of day to try. Some ways that people become homeless and/or poverty stricken is from lack of education in certain industries? they are looking for better educated employers? a sudden fall in the economy and an unexpected illness which consumes all of the money in which they are using to pay for their ...