2. Introduction
Definition:Homelessness is when
somebody has lost their job and
does not have any money.
Statistic:38% of homeless people
are white, 47% are black, 13% are
Hispanic, 2% are American Indian,
and 1% are other race.
3. Should homeless people in
America be sent to jail?
Homeless women are
desperate for money.
-They participate in prostitution.
-They do drug deals.
Homeless people would steal
and kill for money because
they are so desperate.
4. Should there be assistance
just for the homeless?
1992-1995
-Republican party proposes 4 billion dollar
homeless assistance and a “shelter plus
care” program by HUD.
-HUD releases $900 million nationwide for
homeless.
Children
-They have children's shelters and within the
shelters they have schools.
-1 Million American children are homeless.
5. Where are most homeless
people located?
32% of homeless are in
suburban areas.
Northeast of Atlanta
foreclosures rose 77% from 2008
to 2009.
6. How does the economy
effect the homeless?
It makes people lose their jobs,
and have to live with their
parents or on the streets.
People lose the money they
make or can not budget their
money, so they go broke.
Some join the army to help
with finances.
7. When does the government plan
on stopping homelessness?
The Obama administration
-They revealed a plan that will end homelessness in
the next decade and ending veterans
homelessness in 5 years.
-Nationally there are 234 community plans to end
homelessness and 84% are 10 years.
4 factors that are crucial to ending homelessness.
-Putting a person or organization in charge of
implementation.
-Setting specific numeric goals.
-Setting a timeline for completion.
-Identifying a funding source.
8. Social Worker
A social worker connects to my
question because he/she helps the
homeless by taking surveys of them
and helps them to get to a shelter.
-The salary is $30,000 to $72,000 a year.
-190 new jobs
-Most bachelors or masters degrees
-Related careers are law makers, and
senators.
9. High School Career
academies
I will go to River Hill High School.
The academy I picked was the
Teaching Academy.
I picked this academy because
there are schools for the homeless
and I would work in the schools to
teach the kids to know about their
history.
10. University of Maryland-
College Park (UMCP)
It is located in College Park.
The tuition is 22,115 dollars.
The requirements are 4 years of English,
three years of math, three years of history,
three years of science, and two years of
foreign language.
The mascot is the terrapin turtle and it has
more than 500 different clubs with 9,468
students.
