Imagine waking up one day on the street with no food or water and no bed. Humbleness is one of the worst things that can happen to a person. Many people become homeless for many different reasons. Some factors that have to play in this situation are, tragic life occurrences, such as a loss of a loved one, job losses, family issues, depression and so many more. We experience and see the issue everyday whether we are walking into the store or driving by. We need to be a helping hand to those who are in need and can’t support themselves. What we need is to be able to provide them with permanent homes. These homes by any means don’t have be the best thing anyone can live in, it can be a humble place to help keep them off the street and hopefully land a job somewhere. As of right now there are emergency houses for those in need but those can get a bit expensive. According to Semuels (2016) “Nationally, the average monthly cost of serving a family in an emergency shelter is $4,819. Providing them with a voucher for housing, on the other hand, is just $1,162. Shelters might be good for emergencies, but does having a bed to sleep in mean that someone has a home?” (Para. 6). …show more content…
Their first reaction may be, “I’ll give them a couple dollars to help them” or “I’ll run to mcdonalds to buy them a sandwich”. This is an act of kindness. Kindness seems like something so small to a person but in a situation like so, kindness is what they need. In an article Dowd states (2016), "But the most important things are not objects. Things that make most impact and helps someone are non-objects. Dignity. Kindness and understanding. Encouragement." When someone like so is struggling in this type of situation they don’t want for someone to look down on them even though many today do. You never know what a person is going