This document discusses homelessness through statistics, alternative arguments, and proposed solutions. It provides statistics showing that the average homeless person is 40 years old, many become homeless after job or housing loss, and about one-third have substance abuse issues. It acknowledges arguments that homeless people are lazy or on drugs, but says homelessness results from a lack of living-wage jobs, affordable housing, and healthcare. Proposed solutions include donating to shelters, volunteering, and government programs to ensure employment, housing, and healthcare for all.

1. Homelessness
By: Adrian Swain,
Garrett Hamilton, Dale Smith,
and RahmeMourad

5. Alternative Arguments
• Homeless people are too “lazy” to find a job
• People are homeless because they’re on drugs
and do not want to get off of them

6. STATISTICS
• The average homeless person is
40 - women tend to be younger.
• 33% to 50% are female. Men
make up about 75% of the
single population.
• About 46% to 79% do not
receive public benefits to which
they are entitled.
• 22% to 45% are in families,
typically headed by a single
mother.
• An estimated 15% are
physically disabled.
• Less than 22% are mentally ill.
• 41% of adults were employed
within last year but lost their
jobs.
• 16% to 20% of adults are
employed.
• As children, 27% lived in
foster care or group homes;
25% were physically or
sexually abused
• 32%-61% of single
individuals have substance
abuse issues.
• / 48% graduated from high
school; 32% had a bachelor
degree or higher

7. Compromise
• Donate to local shelters
• Donate to websites
– www.homeaid.org
– www.invisiblepeople.tv
• Volunteer to local homeless shelters
– LOOKS GOOD ON YOUR RESUME!

8. “We think sometimes that poverty is
only being hungry, naked and homeless.
The poverty of being unwanted ,
unloved and uncared for is the greatest
poverty.”
A quote from mother Teresa

9. Homelessness
• Garett:
– Events and organizations to raise awareness
– Mutual understanding
• Dale:
– Our groups position
– The reality of homelessness
• Rahme:
– Benefits to our opposition
– Conclusion

10. Housing
$5,274
$18,810
- 5,274
$13,536
Utilities
$2,350
$13,536
- 2,350
$11,186
Transportation
$4,852
$11,186
- 4,852
$6,334
Food
$4,815
$6,334
- 4,815
$1,519
Health Care
$793
$1,519
- 793
$726
Child Care
$2,030
$726
- 2,030
$-1,304
The federal government says that a family of four
making $18,810 a year is living in poverty

11. Poverty Rates

12. National Coalition for the Homeless
“Homelessness results from a complex set of circumstances that require people to
choose between food, shelter, and other basic needs. Only a concerted effort to
ensure jobs that pay a living wage, adequate support for those who cannot work,
affordable housing, and access to health care will bring an end to homelessness.”

13. 5 Ways To Help Homeless People
Living On America's Streets
1. Bring Comfort To Homeless Kids
2. Help Homeless Vets
3. Give Homeless People A Voice
4. Get The Government Involved
5. Take Action

14. Chronic Homelessness
• Homeless for a year or more or
• Homeless 4 or more time in the previous 3
years with some form of disability
• Accounts for 16% of the entire homeless
population
• Consumes half the aid available for the
homeless

15. Homeless Veterans

19. Nkechi Feaster, 39, stayed at the D.C. General homeless
shelter earlier this year with her son. (Michael S.
Williamson/TWP)

22. It IS an issue

23. Is this right?

25. “devastating tsunami
that sent walls of water
washing over coastal citiesin the north”
(Fackler)
Earthquake… Tsunami…
Homelessness…

27. Give

28. References
• Fackler, Martin. “Powerful Quake and Tsunami Devastate Northern Japan.”
The New York Times 11 Mar 2011 late ed. Print.
• Goldberg, Eleanor. “5 Ways To Help Homeless People Living On America’s
Streets.”
• The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 10 Dec. 2012. Web. 14 Apr.
• 2013.
• H.A.L.O. “Activities – Homelessness Awareness Lock Out.” Activities –
Homelessness
• Awareness Lock Out. Google Sites, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.
• StatJump. Percent of Families in Poverty by County. Digital image. Percent
of
• Families in Poverty by County. StatJump, 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2013
• “Why Are People Homeless?” National Coalition for the Homeless.
National Coalition
• for the Homeless, 15 Dec. 2011. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.

29. Donations
www.homeaid.org
www.invisiblepoeple.tv
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
Interview with Joe
"Interview with a Homeless Man." Newsflavor RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.
http://newsflavor.com/alternative/interview-with-a-homeless-man/.
Statistics
"ProjectHi." ProjectHi. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.
http://www.homelessinterviews.com/ProjectHi.html.
Interview with RJ
RJ. "Invisible People." Interview. Weblog post. Http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/. N.p.,
n.d. Web.
Homeless man in front of a coffee shop
"30 Best Pictures of the Week Showing Human Emotion – April 30th to May 07th,
2012 Homeless Man Outside Restaurant – The Fab Web." The Fab Web. N.p., n.d.
Web. 10 Apr. 2013. <http://thefabweb.com/41664/30-best-pictures-of-the-week-
showing-human-emotion-april-30th-to-may-07th-2012/attachment/41691/>.

32. Questions?