Essays on Homelessness in America

Housing not Handcuffs: an Analysis of Anti-Vagrancy Laws With about two million people experiencing homeless at some point in a given year, it has become a national crisis in America. Instead of addressing the root causes of homelessness, cities across the nation have adopted legislation to make it harder for homeless and low income individuals…

In the state of California more than 135,000 people were homeless in 2017 (Mello.) In this great population of people who are homeless a significant amount are students attending college. The New York Times reported that California State University estimated that 8 percent to 12 percent of its 470,000 students experienced homelessness in 2016 –…

Introduction There have been numerous studies that have recorded an increase in the United States homeless population between 2015 and 2018. The largest portion of this population has been documented as homeless veterans. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) defines homelessness as an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate…

Homelessness, a social issue that has tormented many of Americans citizens for a considerable time. It has been a financial and social concern that has influenced the lives of many individuals from different backgrounds, including kids, families, the mentally ill, veterans, and the elderly. Martin, (2018). States homelessness is said to be the state of…

Imagine this: you have just served five years in the military. You listened to your superiors, you always worked hard, and you fought bravely in protection of your country. While you were overseas, you were faced with many hard days. You worked yourself to the brink of exhaustion and then continued to work even more….

According to Edward J. Martin, one of the leading causes of homelessness, in the United States, is the result of chronic mental health disorders which can cause severe mental illness in people (p.67). This is a huge factor of homelessness because the sufferer may not even know how to begin to help themselves. Additionally, those…

Homelessness has always been a serious issue in the United States, but at times the issue tends to get swept away. In 2004, Californians voted for prop 63. This allowed millionaires to get taxed, in order to help the homeless who are mentally ill to cover services like medical care, counseling and job training. Due…

Not every impoverished person is hungry, but most hungry people are impoverished. Prosperous people in today’s society wake up and wander into their pantries, and are presented with numerous options of what to eat for breakfast. Finding something to eat is the least of their worries. Although, one in eight people, globally, continue to go…

Veterans being homeless in all sorts of communities are becoming more common today than ever before. As humans, we turn our heads because we always have some sort of excuse on trying to avoid them on the streets. But what if we didn’t ignore them or be nice to them? We would think we are…

We can prevent veteran homelessness in our communities by setting up shelters where they can go to get food, sleep and a family. Everyone can come and help pitch up temporary buildings made up out of synthetic materials, so they don’t cost as much to make and put up. The veterans who don’t have the…