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    Being a homeless today's day in time is hard because homeless have no emotional support, they have no residence to stay or write as an address, and they no place to store food. Some of the most importante homeless needs are clean water, food and shelter. Although cities are failing to provide these needs. When it comes to helping the homeless Private organizations help homeless more than the government because private organizations are fighting legal battles for homeless for their civil rights and

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    The homeless is my passion. I see it every day and have experienced being homeless. I am fortunate, for God intervened on my behalf and brought me out of that state. However, it is my belief that in order for me to have understood the homeless situation, I too had to experience it to prepare me to become an advocate for the homeless. In this month’s blog I want to focus on the Veteran’s that are homeless. Researching the number of homeless veteran’s left me in an appalled state, the numbers are

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    Regarding a homeless individual, there are many definitions as to what that pertains. These individuals lack proper housing as their means of housing they are unstable or nonpermanent. An individual who lacks a regular, permanent and satisfactory night time residence is seen as a homeless person. Homelessness has been an issue in America for hundreds of years. The displacement of individuals is caused by a variety of reasons. Veterans, mentally ill, economic suffering individuals, unemployed, family

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    private amenities and feeling of shame; these are all of the issues that homeless people endure on a daily basis. Homelessness is an issue that is on rise for many communities throughout the United States. It not only is your stereotypical person but it can be families who have come of hard times but also our veterans who have served our country. According to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council website (2016), “A homeless individual is defined as an individual who lacks housing (without regard

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    who are thirty years old or younger have grown up believing that homelessness was always part of the landscape. The younger generation has come to believe that there have always been homeless people sitting on park benches. When an individual is asked what they see most in a large city like Chicago or New York, ‘homeless people’ is a common response. According to the United States Census Bureau, 320.8 million individuals currently live in the United States of America. Imagine the proportion of individuals

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    an emergency shelter or transitional housing program” (The State of Homelessness in America 2015). Staggering statistics similar this inspired Matt Lynch to write his article titled ‘The Homeless Lack a Political Voice, But Not American Ideals’ and it also motivated Anna Quindlen to express her emotions in ‘Homeless.’ Both articles posed by Lynch and Quindlen contain comparative flaws, which range from logical fallacies to the utilization of unfair information. Each writing, however, incorporates multiple

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    diversity. Often times individuals experiencing homeless are judged by their outer appearance with no regard for the contributing factors to the situation. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, “in January 2014, there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States. Of that number, 216,197 are people in families, and 362,163 are individuals” (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2015). The homeless population contains “about 15 percent who are

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    According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV), nearly 200,000 American Veterans are homeless on any given night (Rieckhoff). NCHV - the resource and technical assistance center - reported that the number of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) - (OEF) veterans are becoming homeless much more quickly than Vietnam veterans. As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues the number of homeless veterans increases. The next generation of American

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    percent increase since the homeless count in 2013 (Halstead). These numbers are only expected to go up in the coming years, as long the problem of not enough room in shelters exist. In addition to the individual homeless population growing, the streets of Marin will see another consequence that the county faces due to this problem. The community will see a significant increase in the number of homeless families. Marin now more than before is seeing more families living on the streets. According

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    homelessness is one of the largest and most well-known issue throughout the city (Black et al, 1). Likewise, depending on which studies you are looking at, San Diego is ranked number 3 or 4 with the highest homeless population in the country (McElroy,2016). In downtown, where a majority of the homeless individuals reside, this problem not only effects the appearance of the city, but can also have an impact on the local businesses and hotels. As many of these individuals do not have a place to stay at

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