Homelessnessinfobook
Homelessnessinfobook
Homelessnessinfobook
Table of Contents
Introduction
I walked down a street in New York City and saw a girl fall, a homeless
person tried to help her up, and the parents grabbed the child and took her away
from him as if he was a monster. These parents may have thought this man in the
ripped, black hat was a criminal, drug addict monster. This is a very common
misconception. Not only are homeless people and people in
poverty
unlucky, they
get treated like they are not people. So what we need to think is "instead of being
a monster, this person was just like me, how did it get like this for them?"
Chapter
2: Effects of Homelessness
Conclusion
In conclusion, homelessness is a
global
problem. It affects over 90% of the
worldwide population. We are able to stop it. It would not take too much time and
effort if everyone in the world contributed. There are organizations where you can
donate money, take 45 minutes of your time to volunteer at a soup kitchen. You can
help, a little bit at a time. Homelessness is a terrible thing. It is fatal, it can also
cause mental
illness
. There is a way we can stop it. We just have to figure out how.
Glossary
Sources
www.borgenproject.org/what-causes-global-poverty
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/03/7-things-homeless-people-not-true_n_5206475.html
www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/why.html
www.endhomeless.org/pages/snapshot_of_homelessness
www.poverty.com
http://money.howstuffworks.com/homeless.htm
www.homeaid.org/homeaid-stories/69/top-causes-of-homelessness