Homelessness: The Cause and What We Can Do Many others and myself ask the same questions: What can we do to prevent homelessness? Should we give him/her money when they really need it? Would jail be a better home for the homeless rather than living on the streets? Homelessness has become a major and everlasting issue in America and many other countries. Even though there is little chance that it can 't be ended, we the people can help the homeless with their dire needs and many wants. More than a quarter of our population is homeless, and it should be in our best interest to help prevent homelessness so that this country can have a population that is happy and that is joyous to be alive. Homelessness is the condition of people without …show more content…
One could ask the simple question: Why homelessness? We could all agree that homelessness is mainly caused by the lack of money in our world. There are also many other reasons why homelessness continues to spread. The lack of jobs is one major reason as to why homelessness continues to grow because most individuals can agree that having a job is what helps you make it through life. Without a job, the person will most likely starve, lose his or her house back to the bank, and eventually could die due to lack of food or shelter. Even those with jobs who are low-wage workers may face many wage changes, also causing homelessness. In the United States, it is said that most of the low-wage workers are not teenagers (National Cure for Homelessness 2). This shows that more high wage jobs need to become available to adults so that homelessness can be …show more content…
There are many measures that America can take to prevent homelessness, such as the production of more government housing. We all know that government housing isn 't the best way to live, but it will help the individual grow to be independent. They will be able to hold down a job, purchase food for themselves, and have somewhere to sleep at night. In December of 2013, Phoenix, Arizona took a huge leap to prevent homelessness. The community created a plan called "Housing First" , which included the construction of 35,000 housing units. People who were homeless the longest were included in the plan first. Homeless people were not required to be clean or sober during the time they were housed because this plan was considered to be treatment for the homeless. Later when the project ended, homelessness dropped from fifty-five percent to thirty-three percent (Sanburn 6). This shows that putting forth an effort, such as producing more housing, will prevent homelessness in