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Homelessness in America

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.

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Homelessness in America

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  1. Homelessness in America By Ian Bowling

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

  3. 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

  4. More reasons for homelessness • Abuse • Vietnam war veterans • Mental illnesses

  5. 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.

  6. Everyday items • No phone • No car • No house • No money to get started

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Number of Homeless people applying for a shelter in New York

  11. 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.

  12. How we can help • Donate time and/or money • Soup kitchens • Salvation army

  13. Questions???

  14. 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

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