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Essay / The Problem of Homelessness and Homelessness - 1840
Human Rights “The great problem we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created it” - Albert Einstein Homelessness has been a big concern around the world for centuries, it was believed that homelessness began in 1640, when Christians believed that if you were an excellent Christian, God would naturally give you everything you needed to survive, but if you sinned, you would become homeless (Congregation to End Homelessness). Many of us cannot imagine the idea of not having a warm bed to sleep in and hygiene being our last concern. When we think of homelessness, we imagine an older man, with a gray beard and sunburned skin, sleeping on a park bench, when in reality, homelessness has no restrictions . Homelessness affects and impacts teens, black people, white people, LBGT people, mentally stable and unstable people. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in 2015, 564,708 people experienced homelessness every night. Most people would consider shelters to be the best solution for the homeless, we assume it's easy to go in and find a bed for a night and have a safe place to sleep that night. So why don't homeless people use homeless shelters? No matter how clean a facility is, there is always a high risk of being exposed to airborne infections, e.g. lice, scabies, bed bugs, etc. (medical landscape). There is also the possibility of being attacked by people with mental problems or by people whose stress levels are so high that they feel like they have nothing to lose (wikipedia). Additionally, the opening hours of many shelters are very rigid about check-in times. Surprisingly, some homeless people are actually trying to get out of the system and a... middle of paper... process). It has been proven that if we can slowly start funding the return to affordable housing, we could finally end homelessness, or slow it down. Homelessness is a growing problem that no human being should ever have to endure, although many people are skeptical that the ideas I have presented are an attempt, but with the statistics I have provided, housing first could be a step towards ending homelessness. We are all seeking the American dream, we are all human beings and should never have to suffer from homelessness. This is why many of us must learn that these people are not a liability, that we must fight for human rights and the right to have housing, that the government must monitor the weather, otherwise the resources they finance will not have positive results. We must take care of our neighbors again even if people judge you for doing what is right.