There are people on the street who don't want to be housed, but most of them do. It's just about finding the right housing for them in the right situation. Jake Tapper Major factors in finding housing are high rents and low income. Then, of course, there's also discriminati...
The topic, “Living Poor,” has only become much more apparent in the news and in everyday life. Two essays, On Compassion by Barbara Lazear Ascher and On Dumpster Diving by Lars Eighner, can be evaluated as discussing two different aspects of the homeless situation in America. After close...
7. An estimated700,000 youthunder age 18 without a parent or guardian experience homelessness each year, according to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. Often they are in their situation as a result of parental mental health issues, parental abuse or neglect, severe family co...
The reason the situation has gotten worse is simple enough to understand, even if it defies easy solution: A toxic combo of slow wage growth and skyrocketing rents has put housing out of reach for a greater number of people. According to Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored hous...
can’t control their situation. I feel bad for the kids that have to run away from their homes because they don’t feel safe around their families. However, the people that are hard for me to have compassion for are the people that are okay with being homeless. The ones that could get...
kicked out of their homes every year. Homeless people are not all your typical idea of a homeless person‚ living on the street. Homeless people can be couchsurfers‚ live in cars‚ in shelters and in any situation where they do not have a permanent residence. Whether the people are...
Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 8 programs that address the many needs of the homeless. As Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 9 it, "There has to be 10 of programs. What's needed ...
Often described as an emergency, homelessness in America is becoming a chronic condition that reflects an overall decline in the nation's standard of living and the general state of the economy. This is the disturbing conclusion drawn by Martha Burt inOver the Edge, a timely book that takes ...
Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are (47) programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (48) Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, ...
"Homeless In America" presents a variety of points of view from those who are directly involved. All the interviews are spontaneous and unrehearsed on location. The purpose of this documentary is to present the homeless situation as it is and to inform the American people about the hidden ...