Homelessness in America

By Ian Bowling

Outline

How homelessness happens More reasons Big Cities Everyday items Family help Gangs and drugs Homeless numbers increasing? How we can help Works cited

How homelessness happens

Homelessness is something that can happen to anyone and fast

Generally someone is laid off at work and cant pay the bills

More reasons for homelessness Abuse Vietnam war

veterans Mental illnesses

Big Cities

Places like Houston, New York, and Los Angeles have the most homeless people.

Sure they have shelters and other things, but these cities are also some of the meanest to homeless.

Everyday items

No phone No car No house No money to get

started

Family help

There is usually ZERO family help for them…

So they tend to want to be welcome by gangs members.

100,000 children in L.A are in gangs most murders by age 12, 13, or 14

Gangs and drugs

Most children of homeless parents tend to be in gangs for money and do drugs to ease the pain which just makes it worse

Success of homeless children

1 in 10 homeless children accomplish much in their lives.

No place to do homework

Usually on drugs fail drug test

Drop out of school to try an help their family

Number of Homeless people applying for a shelter in New York

2004 2008 2009/2010 20140

0.51

1.52

2.53

3.54

4.55

Homeless numbers increasing?

It is estimated that 1.5 million more people will become homeless in the next 2 years.

Which means a lot less room in the homeless shelters.

How we can help

Donate time and/or money

Soup kitchens Salvation army

Questions???

Works cited

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/526/homeless-facts.html

http://www.solutionsforamerica.org/thrivingneigh/homelessness.html

http://www.cudenver.edu

“Homeless need help” by Steve McCalin