Homelessness

Imagine feeling lost and not knowing what to do or where to go.You spend each night in the musky weather on a bench,which you call your bed.As you wake up to the chattering noises each morning you decide which public place will allow you to clean yourself up.When you get hungry,you beg people for change to eat a cheap meal or you search the nearest garbage can.For the rest of the day you sit in the city hoping people for notice you and want to help out.Knowing that you are not judged by who you are but what you are,you realize that most people in society don't understand homelessness, and wonder if the circumstances in homelessness will ever change.

Throughout the world it is impossible to count the exact amount of homeless,but it is known to be millions.Every day in cities and towns across the country,men,women, and children dressed in rags walk the streets,often talking to visions and begging for money.Most are carrying plastic bags or pushing shopping carts filled with personal belongings.Sometimes they curl up on a bunch or in a doorway under filthy blankets or ragged coats.If someone gives them money they may respond with prayers of thanks and blessings,or stare off into space feeling untouched by efforts to help.These people are called homeless,although they are more than just people without homes.Most people in our society think the dirty,smelling homeless show signs of drug addictions.Other smell like alcohol,which shows their drunkenness."The homeless people who choose to do such things set a bad example for the other homeless individuals who truly need help."Some people in society may feel sad when questioned by panhandlers;others feel anger or even fear."Although,we must know that different people with different reasons are either at risk of becoming homeless or are just plain homeless.Nevertheless,we must help,support and provide for the needy instead of being greedy.

Homeless is a condition where people do not have legal access to adequate housing.It has been known by community researches as "a social problem,caused by a weak economy,whereas homelessness will continue to increase."It has also caused cuts in federal aid for housing and income assistance.The homeless have supervised public or private operated homes known as shelters created for temporary living or sleeping.It is a condition away from all support systems that usually provide help in times of need,which means to be alone,is known to be homeless.Being poor means an illness,an accident away from living on the streets."If we do research and discover the situation of homelessness,we will learn that there are many reasons."Two major causes of homelessness,which are held most responsible of the growth in homeless throughout the past fifteen to twenty years is the shortage of affordable rental housing and increase in the poverty levels.Homeless and poverty relate by being poor and unable to pay for housing,food,childcare,health care and education.