During this
new topic about Homeless and Houseless, There are some conclusions we have seen
like Homeless people = NO have families, NO befitting houses, but have places
to refuge. Furthermore, Houseless people = NO own HOUSES, but have families. We
also learn that the better way to help them is to fight against the stereotypes
that we formed in our minds, It’s better to be part of the solutions than be focus on criticize. Homeless and houseless
people deserve an opportunity: Open your mind and your heart. There’s
not a worst shortage that the scarcity of love
Friday, May 29, 2015
Homeless vs Houseless: Differences and similarities
What
are the differences and similarities between homeless and houseless?
Author: David Rodas, 2015
Own Opinion: I
believe, there are many housed people who are still homeless inside, on the
other side, I also believe that some people who remain houseless truly have a
sense of home within.
Sources:
Dream Catalyst. (n.d.).
The differences between homelessness and houselessness. Retrieved May
31, 2015, from http://dream-catalyst.org/the-difference-between-homelessness-and-houselessness/
The
difference-between. (n.d.). Homeless vs Houseless What's the difference?
Retrieved May 31, 2015, from
http://the-difference-between.com/houseless/homeless
Solution and recommendation
HOMELESSNESS: Solution and recommendation
Prevention
Homelessness prevention is a set of
strategies to help low-income households resolve a housing crisis that would
otherwise lead to homelessness.
A prevention program may stabilize
a household in their current housing or help them to move into new housing
without first entering shelter or experiencing homelessness.
Strategies may include financial
assistance, legal assistance, housing stabilization services, and other
interventions used singularly or in combination.
Source: The homeless hub. Solutions: Prevention. April 28, 2014
Solution
The goal is to help the household resolve their crisis, secure
short-term financial or rental assistance as needed, and access ongoing sources
of support in the community in order to remain housed.
If the individual or family is unable to stay in their
existing housing, the prevention program helps the household to find a safe,
reasonably affordable and adequate, alternative housing arrangement.
Source: North San Antonio Chamber, Keeping Bexar
Country Strong. northsachamber.com/. Octuber 7, 2013.
Recommendation
Some recommendation or strategies about homelessness:
- Targeting those most likely to become homeless without assistance.
- Coordinated entry.
- Housing focus
- Housing-based assessment and plan
- Housing negotiation, mediation, and counseling.
- Financial assistance.
- Relocation assistance.
- Housing stabilization supports.
- Developing a coordinated approach to preventing homelessness.
Source: The real solution to homelessness. homelesshub.ca/. January 23, 2015.
Resource:
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Homelessness Prevention. Retrieved on May 28, 2015. Available at: http://usich.gov/usich_resources/solutions/explore/homelessness_prevention
Causes and Consequences of Homelessness
Homelessness
In the United States, definitions of homelessness help
determine who is able to receive shelter and assistance from certain health and
social service providers. The Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987
defines a homeless person as any individual who lacks housing, including an
individual whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or
private facility that provides temporary living accommodations or an individual
who is a resident in transitional housing.
Causes of Homelessness
The most relevant
reasons of being a homelessness for by male participants were relationship
breakdown, substance misuse, and leaving an institution (prison, care, hospital
etc.).
People with mental illness are at higher risk for becoming
homeless, for this reason they decided lives in the street as a way of living
without families discrimination.
For homeless women, the most common causes were
physical or mental health problems and escaping a violent relationship.
Social research has studied the causes and consequences
of homelessness, surveying homeless people, examining entrances into
homelessness, exits from homelessness, and effects of homelessness on health
and well-being.
The increased use of drugs and alcohol, as a homelessness
person, is caused by their emotional problems of being alone, These
explanations mirror the processes of deinstitutionalization in mental health
policy, unemployment, addiction and abuse, and urban decay.
Consequences
Consequences of homelessness include the exacerbation of
problems which may have caused homelessness. Homeless people have less access
to housing, jobs, health care, and basic needs like food and clothing.Homeless
women and men. Disaffiliation from family often limits opportunities for recovery
and prevention.
Whatever the causes of an individual's homelessness, the
consequences can be brutal. Homelessness damages people's capability
through loss of skills, through an inability to think about employment whilst
worrying about housing, and through their health becoming impaired whilst homeless.
They are alone in a hard situation that for many people
is not considered important, homelessness people needs shelters and food for a
better way of live.
One in four ex-homeless people also find themselves
unable to sustain a tenancy - loneliness and isolation are the main
causes, often compounded by lack of choice about where they can live.
Resources.
ü Public by: British Columbia .
Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
ü Public by: Green Mark society. Crisis, 66
Commercial Street, London
Retrieved
on May 29, 2015.
ü
Public by : Michael Polgar, Ph.D. 2010)National Coalition for the Homeless. NCH Fact Sheet #2. February, 1999.
Retrieved on May 29,2015.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSELESSNESS PEOPLE
Illegal
homeless’s activities
There are some cities in USA that prohibit life-sustaining activities
such as sleeping/camping, eating, sitting, and/or asking for money/resources in
public spacesSource: Criminalization of homeless. The Stream.aljazeera.com. September, 2014 |
What are the problems with the anti- homeless
legislation?
- Having a criminal record increase the difficult situation of finding employment, getting housing, or obtaining certain services
Source: Statics on Homeless in America. Brandon Gaille. (2013) |
- The detention of individuals who have not committed serious crimes had overloaded the criminal justice system in US
Source: Statics on
Homeless in America. Brandon Gaille. (2013)
|
- In addition, the cost of homeless people in jail is higher than if they were in housing programs
Source: Criminalization of homeless.
The Stream.aljazeera.com. September, 2014.
|
Resources:
ü National Coalition for the Homeless. Criminalization of homeless. Retrieved
on May 23, 2015. Available at: http://nationalhomeless.org/issues/civil-rights/
ü Alijazeera (September, 2014). Infographic: Criminalising homelessness in the US. Retrieved on
May 23, 2015. Available at: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201409151704-0024150
ü
Brandon
Gaille. (2013). Statics on Homeless in
America. Retrieved on May 23, 2015. Available at: http://brandongaille.com/31-statistics-on-homelessness-america/
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