HOMELESSNESS

Adjacent Oregon communities handle homelessness differently.

Homelessness is a worldwide problem that urges many of us ask questions as to why this issue persists and how it is that we can cure this matter that continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people. Sociologists can look at the problem in a few different ways.

A lot of people are homeless. A lot more will be homeless at least one night in their lives. But fixing the problem requires that we know about the problem. Five "well-known facts" about homelessness are presented in their true light here.

Homelessness in America is a problem that's not going away; exploitation of the homeless is lowering the bar from these dirty kids in Old Town Pasadena.

Homelessness continues to be a problem, spreading out and being cause for all to take notice.

Homelessness is an increasingly serious problem within society. The solution has always been to manage, instead of end this problem. Efforts to address this problem must be changed to a proactive approach to end homelessness.

The problem of homelessness is a crisis. This is in part due to substance abuse and in part due to other forms of mental illness. The problem of substance abuse is itself a crisis.

I believe that one of the greatest challenges that families face is poverty and homelessness. Families who are poor and homeless are usually not able to access things that we take for granted such as health care, good housing and a decent education.

This article gives on overview on the 2008 study by Hwang on the relationship between head injuries and homelessness.

An ethnography based on observing homelessness in Boulder, Colorado.

Is homelessness caused by laziness?

Among one of the most devastating social problems existing today is the vast amount of homelessness in our nation.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced on September 26, 2007 that they will award nine grants to local mental health agencies in order to reduce chronic homelessness among individuals with mental illness.

There is an epidemic in this country. An epidemic that most people shy away from. That epidemic is homelessness. Something must be done to help these people. I am not talking about a handout or helping them to get into a shelter.

Estimations of the homeless population in the U.S vary, causes of homelessness are structural and deep-seated, and the solutions to homelessness would require a nationwide concerted effort to make fundamental changes in the structure of society in the United States.

Homelessness is pervasive in our society. So pervasive, in fact, that many of us carelessly dismiss those who suffer from it. But is our condescending perspective justified? In this essay, I explore and question the general attitude toward today's homeless.

Homelessness in America is not merely an issue of vital importance. It has escalated to the point of being a potential epidemic and is a problem that needs to be addressed on every level.

Antonio Villaraigosa and other leaders in the L.A. community spoke to an audience about the state of homelessness in the county saying it was "unacceptable."

Homelessness is an ongoing problem for our society. Everyday we come to terms with the effects of it, but what about the causes? By definition, a person who is homeless lives in public.

The Bible has a lot to say about how we as a people should treat the poor. Read about what God's opinion of the homeless is and how we should treat them according to his commandments.

A not-for-profit corporation is sponsoring an essay contest with a portion of the proceeds to benefit victims struggling with the homelessness theme.