Examples of homelessness in the following topics:
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- Homeless people are those who lack a regular, adequate residence.
- Although most homeless people are single men, in tough economic times, families are at increased risk of homelessness due to unemployment.
- In the United States, 23 percent of homeless people are families with children—the fastest growing segment of the homeless, due largely to the economic collapse in 2008.
- Social stigma also contributes to homelessness.
- Rather than stigmatizing or criminalizing homeless individuals, a long-term approach to combat homelessness must focus on meeting the needs of the homeless.
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- Homelessness exploded during the Great Depression resulting in the massive outgrowth of shanty towns, called in that period ‘Hoovervilles'.
- "Hooverville" was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression.
- Homelessness was present before the Great Depression, with homeless people being a fairly common sight in the 1920s.
- Homeless people formed settlements on empty land which generally consisted of tents and small shacks.
- Notable Hoovervilles were in Central Park and Riverside Park in New York City, where scores of homeless families camped out.
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- Churches, public libraries, and atria became stricter as the homeless population grew larger.
- All of these strategies together effectively criminalized homelessness in many areas around the country.
- The homeless population was banished to sidewalks, parks, under bridges, and subway and railroad tunnels.
- By the mid-1980s, there was also a dramatic increase in family homelessness.
- Finally in 1987, President Reagan signed into law the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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- The Great Depression caused widespread homelessness and illness,
fueled discrimination, and increased migrant labor.
- The sudden, catastrophic economic downturn that followed the Wall Street Crash
of 1929 caused widespread homelessness, poor health and early deaths, and the
creation of shantytowns in urban areas.
- The increase
in homelessness, due to sudden unemployment and inability to pay rent, concentrated
thousands of Americans in squalid, urban settlements throughout the nation.
- Soup kitchens, invented by Benjamin Thompson and
run by volunteers, gave free food to homeless Americans, who often received
their only daily meal from these establishments.
- Over 350 houses had to be torn down after
one storm alone and more than 500,000 Americans were left homeless.
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- Aligned with this mission of ensuring equal access to education, the Department of Education is a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and works with federal partners to ensure proper education for homeless and runaway youth in the United States.
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- Finally, poverty increases the risk of homelessness.
- People who are homeless or live in slums have low access to neighborhood resources, high status social contacts, or basic services such as a phone line.
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- Homeless people are regularly stigmatized by society for being unemployed while living in the streets.
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- Along with this expansion came many of the era's emerging social problems, ranging from issues of homelessness and poor living conditions to the low-wage and long-hour work periods that many European immigrants faced upon arrival in the city.
- Subcultural theories popularized the idea that segments of society, such as gangs and homeless populations, had internal systems of value and order.
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- Unemployment can lead to homelessness, illness, and mental stress.
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- For example, if we chose a sample from a list of households, we will miss those who are homeless, in prison, or living in a college dorm.