Homelessness, A Problem Around the World

Hello friends, 

Over the last couple our class has been focusing on Homelessness, a problem all around the world. I became interested in homelessness a long time ago. When I was younger I always was looking at people that were sitting on the sides of streets and always wondered why they were there. As I got older I started figuring out that there are so many reasons why there are people on the streets. I will get in to that later. As of 2005, there is a estimated 100 million people in the world that are homeless! That number should not be that big! 

 

There are many reasons why people are homeless. Some people get addicted to drugs and end up spending all their money on drugs. There are many other reasons like drinking addictions, house costs rising way to much that they cant pay their rent, surgeries that cost lots of money, diseases that take them away from their jobs. I’ve watched some videos on YouTube about homeless people and they say people walk by them everyday like there not even there. A group of people in new York did a experiment were a they hired a teenager and put him on the side of  road with no clothes and one little garbage bag  to sleep in. He sat in the little garbage bag for a couple hours and nobody decided to help except for one man, another homeless man. When the other homeless man gave him money the people filming came out and told the man it’s was a experiment. Then they gave the man some money. It just shows that people need to help others and not just themselves. It’s weird how the homeless person is giving  to another homeless man and the people are walking by don’t even help.

There are also many people who do have jobs but are poor. I saw a commercial on TV a of a woman who is a waitress at a restaurant and when she is taking the food back to the kitchen, half of the sandwich has not been eaten so she takes a  bite and  walks to the next table. This just shows you can’t always see homelessness but it is there.

 

I hoped you learned a bit more about homelessness and what it takes on peoples lives.

What questions do you have about homelessness?

Have a wonderful day!

Jack

 

 

6 thoughts on “Homelessness, A Problem Around the World

  • February 27, 2018 at 9:12 am
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    Great piece Jack. And you’re right, there should not be as many homeless people as there are and it’s a sad reality in today’s world.

    Most people think that homeless people are there because they’re addicted to drugs and alcohol. But clearly, based on your research, that’s not always the case. Good to know!

    Very informative, good job!

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    • March 1, 2018 at 9:00 am
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      Hello Dad!

      Thank you for visiting my blog. And yes, there shouldn’t be so many homeless people in the world.

      Have a wonderful day!

      -Jack

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  • February 28, 2018 at 7:30 am
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    Very well done Jack , something all of us can not only think about but stop when we see people less fortunate than we are and offer them a hand , whether it is a meal , a blanket , or some money .

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    • March 1, 2018 at 9:03 am
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      Hello Granpa!

      Thank you for commenting and visiting my blog! I agree that giving them a hand can just be by giving a meal, a blanket and some money

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  • March 1, 2018 at 1:21 pm
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    Jack,

    Hi, I am Kevin. I go to school at Stockton University in New Jersey. I really liked your post. The story about the experimental homeless teenager where another homeless person decided to help him really spoke to me. Sometimes, people who are not in poverty are too quick to judge those who are less fortunate. As you said, there are many reasons that someone can be homeless. We, as people, should keep that in mind. Last year, I volunteered by tutoring kids at a homeless shelter in Atlantic City. I found that these kids and their families were very nice and excited to learn… they just were going through hard times. I wish that every person could read your post have more respect and empathy for homeless people! Do you know of any specific ways that we could help homeless people?

    -Kevin

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    • March 5, 2018 at 9:45 am
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      Hello Kevin,

      Thank you for visiting my blog. That’s so cool that you go to a University in New Jersey. It must mean you are a lot older than me and probably a lot taller as well. I strongly agree with what you said about homeless people and that you got to tutor people in a homeless shelter. I think that you are really helping and supporting people that are homeless in an amazing way.It’s too bad that some children are also born into homelessness even know they didn’t deserve it. If I could choose any specific way to fix homelessness it would probably be housing for every family that is homeless and be able to support them until they can earn enough money to live without support from charities and the government.

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