Transcript Homelessness in America - Why Is This Happening To Me... AGAIN?!

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How homelessness happens
More reasons
Big Cities
Everyday items
Family help
Gangs and drugs
Homeless numbers increasing?
How we can help
Works cited
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Homelessness is
something that can
happen to anyone
and fast
Generally someone
is laid off at work
and cant pay the
bills
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Abuse
Vietnam war
veterans
Mental illnesses
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Places like Houston, New
York, and Los Angeles
have the most homeless
people.
Sure they have shelters and
other things, but these
cities are also some of the
meanest to homeless.
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No phone
No car
No house
No money to get
started
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There is usually ZERO
family help for
them…
So they tend to want
to be welcome by
gangs members.
100,000 children in
L.A are in gangs
most murders by age
12, 13, or 14
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Most children of
homeless parents
tend to be in gangs
for money and do
drugs to ease the
pain which just
makes it worse
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1 in 10 homeless
children accomplish
much in their lives.
No place to do
homework
Usually on drugs fail
drug test
Drop out of school to
try an help their
family
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2008
2009/2010
2014
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It is estimated that
1.5 million more
people will become
homeless in the next
2 years.
Which means a lot
less room in the
homeless shelters.
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Donate time and/or
money
Soup kitchens
Salvation army
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http://www.pbs.org/n
ow/shows/526/homel
ess-facts.html
http://www.solutionsfo
ramerica.org/thrivingn
eigh/homelessness.ht
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http://www.cudenver.
edu
“Homeless need help”
by Steve McCalin