Topic you chose? Homeless
Describe the issue that you chosen? we chose this topic so we could help homeless people by fundraising.
What sites you have chosen?
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Date we accessed site
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CentrePoint
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13/11/2017
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Crisis
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13/11/2017
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HomeLess Link
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13/11/2017
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Naming New Zealand
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13/11/2017
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The People’s Project
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13/11/2017
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Joy Junction
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14/11/2017
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Homelessness
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14/11/2017
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Who is affected?
More than 150,000 young people ask for help with homelessness every year. Causes of homelessness are family arguments, Relationship arguments, Or being told or kicked out of their home, family violence. Children that have nowhere to go or express their feelings are having problems with depression and anxiety. High rates of people that are homeless lost their job or have no one to go to. They can’t afford food, clean Water or a nice place to stay. they have to stay and they have to sleep on bridges, streets and dangerous alleyways.
What are the issue?
Food and shelter Insecurity: The lack of shelter, coupled with food insecurity (not knowing where the next meal is coming from), only makes it more difficult for those experiencing homelessness to get back on their feet.
Health Care Insecurity : Many people who are experiencing homelessness do have some sort of income. Since many people experiencing homelessness do not have a regular income, health care is more difficult to obtain. People who are spending their nights in homeless shelters, the streets, abandoned buildings, or even on the couch at a friend or family member’s home.
The homeless is going to have a hard time to get a job since they don’t have a proper place to stay with food clean water and sleep.
When did it start?
The problem of homelessness at that period was a result of the King Philip’ War Of 1675-1676 against he native people. But as the war continued between the French and Indians, the securities of some families were threatened and forced many families to become refugees across the frontier areas like New England and New York. Many war veterans remained unemployed and others lost their properties to war and natural catastrophes, they spent most of their times in the streets.
How has it progressed?
The Progression of homelessness has slowly decreased and increased. Decreased because of all the company’s helping these there are in need for a cozy nonviolent house with fresh food and water
Increased because all the war and conflict in the world and people being involved in violent ways and treated differently to others and with bills and rates and wages for houses have gone up a lot of people can’t afford it and or have lost their job.
