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…. They have no homes.         Street people make up a small percentage of the homeless population. Most homeless people blend into the daily flow of urban life. Many families are homeless. Many babies go from the hospital into the shelter system, never…

…to fight battles on American soil after they return. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans website, last accessed February 28, 2004 an estimated 500,000 are not supported because their battle is not recognized. It is fought under bridges…

…Essay on Homeless One of the largest growing concerns in Toronto is the constantly increasing number of citizens who are finding themselves living on the streets. With the decrease in the number of available jobs, the population of homeless people…

…of homeless people has literally boomed. My questions are not as simple to answer as they may appear. Why is a large portion of our community forced to live on the streets? What has be done to decrease the problem? With the economical wealth attributed…

…of homelessness. Is the increase of homelessness due to deinstitutionalization? I believe that homelessness is not a result of deinstitutionalization, but rather in the way it has been implemented. Approximately 20-25% of the single adult homeless population suffers…

…On a chilly February afternoon, an old man sits sleeping on the sidewalk outside a Los Angeles hotel while the lunch crowd shuffles by. At the man’s feet is a sign, which reads: “Vietnam Veteran, I’m cold, lonely and homeless! God Bless You”. I bet you…

…are the homeless people who live in the cold, overcrowded streets of these big cities. These sections exist in every big city; they are called the ghettos. In these ghettos the smell of garbage illuminates the misty, stench filled air. Everywhere you look you see…

…During my first ever trip to Starbucks with my friends, I bought a coffee worth more than five dollars. That is more than some homeless people spend in a week. I spent it all on a drink that I didn't even finish. "There is increasing inequality…

…The Causes of Homelessness in San Diego I lived in San Diego, California for five years. Three of those five years, I lived in a shelter. In San Diego, homelessness runs rampant. Single adults, families with children and the elderly are some…

…Profile: Under 18 and Homeless Lydia M. Child described a home as “That blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel’s wings.” Most people take the luxury of having…