The document discusses various factors that can contribute to homelessness such as a lack of affordable housing, poverty, unemployment, mental or physical illness, substance abuse issues, and more. It also examines the impacts of homelessness on individuals and families, including higher rates of medical problems, shorter lifespans, and challenges for homeless children in school. Potential solutions mentioned include increasing access to healthcare, housing programs, education initiatives, and charitable services for those experiencing homelessness.

1. By: Kelsey Li
A-Block

2. When individuals who are
unable to secure and
maintain a permanent, safe,
adequate

3.  Lack of affordable housing
 Natural disasters ruining towns and homes
 Low wages
 Poverty
 Lack of treatment for wounded or sick people
 “That desperate path is marked by the too-often trend footfalls that pass from
untreated illness into disability and unemployment” according to “Homeless”
 High rates of unemployment
 Weak economy
 Lack of support for war veterans after they are hurt and aren’t treated fast enough
causing the problems to get much worse
 Absence of a parent
 Cultural factors
 Racial discrimination has people being kicked out or loosing jobs because of their
religion and race

4.  95% of panhandlers spend donation money on alcohol/drugs
 Suffer from a variety of disabilities
 “Without having facilities for treating these patients, many
are left to wander the streets untreated and uncared for”
according to “Homeless” 2010
 Drug/alcohol addiction
 Lack of personal safety and hygiene and threat of theft or
violence
 Average lifespan is more than 30 years shorter then others
because there is no access to doctors and bad living
conditions
 “Life on the streets is brutal and short” says Bill Friskics
 Kids are at risk for problems in school
 “Absents constrain teacher and school connections negatively
affect students’ literacy experiences, understandings, and
background knowledge” according to “Homelessness, Poverty,
and children's literacy development”

5.  Emotional problems cause kids to have
emotional distress from all the changes and
leading to mental disorders
 Social problems because they are scared to
be an outcast from everyone else
 Behavioral problems cause kids to act a lot
more cautious after worrying about
violence and guns
 Shuttle back and forth between detox
cents, hospitals, and jails
 Increase in panhandling and loitering

6.  Highest portion of homeless are
middle-aged men
 More than 3 million people
experience homelessness in any
given year
 Fastest growing segment of
homeless are women and young
girls
 “Women are less likely to be
employed and able to obtain loans
for housing an dare much more
likely to be among the refugee
populations caused by other
internal conflicts” according to
“Homeless” 2010
 About 75% of homeless children
perform below grade level in
reading
 More than 550,000 families of
young children are homeless

7.  National Law center
provides services
such as ligitation,
advocacy, education
 Raise public
awareness
 Revamped parking
meters for
donations
 School programs
(after-school
programs and one-
on-one tutoring)

8.  Only ¼ of Americans homeless population
was enrolled in Medicaid
 Homeless population decreased ever since
Obama’s idea of “Housing First”
 Homeless children experience 2 or more
illnesses a month

9.  Have a specialty within nursing that deals
specifically with human responses to life-
threatening problems and ensures that all
critically ill patients and their families
receive optimal care
 Salaries vary depending on geographical
location, practice setting, size of institution,
educational level, experience, and position.
 Average annual salary for a full-time nurse:
$37,980

10.  Graduated from River Hill High School
 Certified Nursing Assistant academy was
taken in ARL
 Academy was useful for any type of
nurse/nurse assistant
 It provided training in life span development,
vital signs, basic patient care skills, etc.
 Knowledge learned in this academy are
valuable in pursuing any health care career

11.  Location: Miami, Florida
 Full year tuition: $11,490
 Requirements: Strong A-/B+ grade average,
around a 1320 SAT score and/or a 30 ACT test
score, must rank in the top 10% of their
graduating class
 Mascot is Sebastian the Ibis
 Ranked #38 in the National University
Rankings in 2011

12.  Food on the 15th
 Helped pick up trash around the bay
 Planted trees
 Gave turkeys to the needy for Thanksgiving
 Donated food to the food bank
 Cooked at a homeless shelter
 Adopted a highway