Homelessness: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Abstract
This community problem research is on the topic of homelessness. The causes that make an individual turn into a homeless person, the effects that been homeless have on society, and the things that are being done to help prevent this status on American people are going to be discussed to show the importance of acknowledging this issue. The current status of America regarding this issue and the expectations for the upcoming years are also going to be covered and illustrated. The why it is important to inform the citizens about this community problem, why it is important to stop it, and what things can be done to help are also going to be mentioned by the end of the report. To support the research topic, information from various sources such as books, websites, and news articles, are going to be provided throughout the paper.
Introduction
Homelessness is a big community problem in today’s society. In almost every main street corner, there is at least one person with a “help homeless” sign asking for donations. Whether it is a child, a teenager, an adult, or even an elder, most of the people passing by ignore them and make no donation at all. It is okay to do as you please; it is a free country after all, but the problem with this is that in most of the cases, the community does not even know the real reasons that put a person in a homeless position but yet they stat judging. This is bad because the people in the community do not even make an effort to help and solve this issue affecting society. That is why it is important to inform the community about homelessness, its causes, effects, and possible resolutions.