Essays on Homelessness

How would you feel if I were to tell you that the city of Vancouver is not as perfect as it may seem? Vancouver is recognized to have beautiful snow-capped mountains, a gorgeous view of the ocean, and numerous other breathtaking sceneries. However, the landscape...

With the large amount of poverty that has accumulated in the United States it’s time to take action to control the homeless situation. Thousands of Americans are homeless taking up space in the streets of our city. A great solution to this issue would have...

Discussion: The presented results provide a broad picture of the effect of family risk and protective factors on high-risk experiences during adolescence of homeless women. We found that family characteristics e. g. populous family, living with a single parent, living without parents, parental violence, lack...

The role of institutions in understanding poverty and homelessness in the urban environment is the most crucial factor in order to eradicate poverty and address the needs of the homeless. Many homeless people start out with jobs and stable residences, but later when social and...

Waking up to the reality of being homeless is not a situation that you want to deal with any day regardless of the reasons behind it. Gentrification invokes fear and anger in the minds of low-income earner; mostly because they feel cheated and unheard by...

This book is all about helping the impoverished. It gives you different ways to think about and improve the impoverished community. The book argues that sometimes trying to help people is not only hurting them but hurting the helpers as well. It focuses specifically on...

This is a short film of a woman who was homeless. She took a different spin on homelessness that shows that some people want to have this kind of lifestyle. Some people want the adventure that puts them across the country not knowing what they...