Homeless families find homes in America
As I have written about an ever increasing rise of homelessness and how homelessness can affect different socioeconomic classes, and the affects of homelessness. With over fifteen shelters in Birmingham, Alabama including a range of services from churches, food banks, job skills programs, HUD program, Habitat for Humanity, faith-based and community initiatives. There are many other programs within the community, state level, nationally, and internationally that help families who are homeless and who need assistance in buying a home.
There are employment offices located throughout the state and nationwide to assist in helping people find employment either through the state or through the county. With numerous agencies to assist in homelessness and many jobs throughout the state there are many families, single parents, veterans, and adolescents who are among the homeless population and for some it may be hard to phantom, but there is a cycle of homelessness just like there are cycles of unemployment, cycles of abuse, or those who are co-dependent. Just with any social issue one must identify the problem, analyze it, and assist in contributing to society a solution to humanity.
Not only understanding the cause of homelessness in which poverty and lack of unemployment are major factors considering the socioeconomic status, however, it is imperative that we understand that poverty is once again not just found among the homeless. How can we as a society contribute to the ever increasing needs of this social issue when there are not enough section eight homes, nor are there not enough low income homes when there are not enough shelters in some states where they have to leave and/or they are full. More section –eight homes and low-income homes would help in this social issue. In finding a solution to stopping the cycle of homelessness we must understand what poverty really means? Poverty can be found within a middle-class home or the wealthy, not just the poor who have no money
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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