Homelessness is a major problem in society in America and in the world.
The National Coalition for the Homeless had three panelist who once was and one still is homeless to talk to a group on how they ended up to be homeless, they showed that not everyone who is homeless is homeless because they do drugs, one of the panelist ran away from an abusive relationship an decided to take a bus to get away from her pain and then she be came homeless learning how to survive from other homeless people A quote from Francine Triplett” Being homeless is no joke." Another panelist John Harrison’s story on how he be came homeless and still is homeless is a cautionary story that just having a job that pays you just enough to buy a house and survive is nothing if u don’t have a higher education. As John Harrison told the group anything can happened an they could be homeless like him, getting layed off from his job after it was bought by another company, his house cough on fire and burned down and with out a higher education he was un employable and out on the streets homeless without friends to help him on his time of need because he lived a solitary life. John was quoted telling the group that this gave him a “rude awakening.” The third panelist
Willie Woods he spoke of "growing up too fast" was a young teen when he wanted his independence and left home after going to reform school he didn’t want to return home and ended up on the streets learning nothing better but drugs, and alcohol abuse. As a young teen his future was bleak with out a high school diploma. His mother helped him get into the Marine corp. bet in his own words “screwed up” he spent 12 more years on the streets stealing and doing what ever he needed to get thru. He started connecting with people to help him survive and got his GED through a shelter and got married to a preacher and now he is in college at the age of 54.
These people all have one thing in common when they was homeless. They where treated like they didn’t exists. They felt like when they was on the street they say “hello” and never get a response back, and that was the one thing they said over money and shelter that they would of like that people would of acknowledge that they are their and they are human beings. Michael O'Neill from the National Coalition for the Homeless says an easy ways for a person to help. "You don't have to give money. Just say hello." He also talked about a plan to help the homeless called CAVE-ing (Contribute, Advocate, Volunteer, and Educate). Any one can help the homeless by donating money, blankets to shelters, donating canned foods to food banks, and also volunteer time at a shelter helping out. Even children can help out homeless buy donating their toys and clothes they don’t used to homeless children, and also ask their parents to help at a homeless shelter by go make friends with homeless children and go play with them because being homeless is a stressful experience. Besides you don’t know why they are homeless it could be from a natural disaster, to lack of affordable healthcare, domestic violence, and lack of affordable housing. Plus just a small number of homeless people chosen to be homeless.
The National Coalition for the Homeless had three panelist who once was and one still is homeless to talk to a group on how they ended up to be homeless, they showed that not everyone who is homeless is homeless because they do drugs, one of the panelist ran away from an abusive relationship an decided to take a bus to get away from her pain and then she be came homeless learning how to survive from other homeless people A quote from Francine Triplett” Being homeless is no joke." Another panelist John Harrison’s story on how he be came homeless and still is homeless is a cautionary story that just having a job that pays you just enough to buy a house and survive is nothing if u don’t have a higher education. As John Harrison told the group anything can happened an they could be homeless like him, getting layed off from his job after it was bought by another company, his house cough on fire and burned down and with out a higher education he was un employable and out on the streets homeless without friends to help him on his time of need because he lived a solitary life. John was quoted telling the group that this gave him a “rude awakening.” The third panelist
Willie Woods he spoke of "growing up too fast" was a young teen when he wanted his independence and left home after going to reform school he didn’t want to return home and ended up on the streets learning nothing better but drugs, and alcohol abuse. As a young teen his future was bleak with out a high school diploma. His mother helped him get into the Marine corp. bet in his own words “screwed up” he spent 12 more years on the streets stealing and doing what ever he needed to get thru. He started connecting with people to help him survive and got his GED through a shelter and got married to a preacher and now he is in college at the age of 54.
These people all have one thing in common when they was homeless. They where treated like they didn’t exists. They felt like when they was on the street they say “hello” and never get a response back, and that was the one thing they said over money and shelter that they would of like that people would of acknowledge that they are their and they are human beings. Michael O'Neill from the National Coalition for the Homeless says an easy ways for a person to help. "You don't have to give money. Just say hello." He also talked about a plan to help the homeless called CAVE-ing (Contribute, Advocate, Volunteer, and Educate). Any one can help the homeless by donating money, blankets to shelters, donating canned foods to food banks, and also volunteer time at a shelter helping out. Even children can help out homeless buy donating their toys and clothes they don’t used to homeless children, and also ask their parents to help at a homeless shelter by go make friends with homeless children and go play with them because being homeless is a stressful experience. Besides you don’t know why they are homeless it could be from a natural disaster, to lack of affordable healthcare, domestic violence, and lack of affordable housing. Plus just a small number of homeless people chosen to be homeless.
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