The Role Of Homelessness In The Community

There are a lot of homeless people in our society today; there are all kind of races and ethics. Many of them are veterans that come home from war and lost everything that they had. Some communities try and help the homeless as much as they can but you never know who is actually homeless or not. Every exit that you get off at there will most likely be someone sitting there with a sign homeless anything helps. You want to give something to them but then you think do they really need it. The homeless people started out like everyone else had whatever they needed to survive and then lost it all. Most of our communities do not do anything about the homeless they just push it aside and keep on going about their business. So the big question is, is the way that the homeless are treated by today’s society the reason why it is so hard for them to get back on their feet? The statistics show that at the start of 2014 there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness every night in the United States. It also shows that about 84,291 of these homeless people are “chronically homeless” (people with disabilities that keep becoming homeless) and about 49,933 are veterans. There are four ways that the statics are broken up into there is families, youth, veterans and chronically homeless ("Snapshot of Homelessness." National Alliance to End Homelessness:. Forum One Communications). California (22%), New York (13%), Florida (8%), and Massachusetts (3%), these five states accounted for more than half of the population in the United States in 2013. The people who are more likely to be homeless in rural areas are white, female, currently working, married, or homeless for the first time. These kinds of people are more likely to become homeless and are more likely to stay homeless for a shorter period of time. The high poverty counties are more likely to have more homeless people then low poverty counties. (Homelessness in America - National Coalition for the Homeless." National Coalition for the Homeless). In 2013 Transylvania County has the highest homeless population in North Carolina with 240 homeless individuals and it makes up 73% of their population. In 2014 Transylvania County only had 105 homeless individuals which made up (32%) of the total population. In 2013 Cumberland County had 615 homeless individuals but, it only made up 19% of the total population. In 2014 Cumberland County has went up with 653 homeless individuals making up (20%) of the total population. As of 2014 these following counties had the highest homeless population: Yancey County, Mitchell County, Avery County, Watauga County, Ashe County, Alleghany County, and Wilkes County. All of these counties had 854 homeless individuals each which makes up (41%) of the total population in their county. In 2013 the Northwest of North Carolina the majority of homeless are children (34%) and adults living with families (34%). In …show more content…
He ended up losing his house, his kids, everything that he had. He ended up having nothing and know one to help him and that’s how he ended up where he is today, so don’t ever judge a book by its cover. There are lots of ways you can help the homeless in your community just make sure it is not illegal first. Here are the top four ways to help volunteer, respect, give, and pray. When you volunteer you can learn how to make a positive impact in some one’s life. It teaches you how to be tactful and helps you get “on-the-job training”. There are many places throughout the country that you can volunteer at from soup kitchens to homeless shelters everyone needs help and a friendly face. Being respectful is a great thing too. No one wants to see someone with an attitude giving them their meals or clothes. Everyone likes to see a happy face and you never know whose life you will impact with just a friendly smile. Spend time with the homeless don’t just go in there and do what you have to do and leave. Go in and talk to the people ask them what kind of a day are they having, if there is anything that they would like to talk about or is there anything that you can help with. Also you can give to the