two-bedroom apartment at 30% of his/her income. The remaining 70% of the income, would then go to their child (if they had one), groceries, gas (and thats if they have a car), bus fare, and miscellaneous items (National Low Income Housing Coalition, 1998). Many factors contribute to the problem of poverty and homelessness. The lack of employment has a great effect on the people because they cannot earn enough money to get out of their rut and onto a better life. Lack of affordable housing is also a principle cause to homelessness. Children who are born homeless tend to stay homeless as adults due to of lack of education. The families are constantly moving, therefore dont have a permanent address to be enrolled in school without transferring often. Since they do not acquire a well enough education, they cannot go out into the real world and get a satisfying job so that they can support themselves. (NCH, 1999)It seems to me, that the real thing people need is a home. They dont need all this money given to them, but just a home.Sometimes people arent born to the streets, but instead forced to turn to them. Often, women are forced to turn to the street because of domestic violence. In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority of whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence (Homes for Homeless, 1998). Many steps are being taken to try and help families in need. There are over 100 million homeless shelters in the United States; they provide food, shelter, and clothing. Sometimes the shelter will provide counseling if it is wanted, but a lot of the homeless shelters have a certain number of days that a person can stay. The shelters help the people until they can get back on their feet.There are many foundations willing to help with this problem of poverty, such as the Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program (JTHDP). It provides the homeless ...
