How To End Homelessness


Homelessness has been around for many years. There are over half a million homeless people in the world today. No matter where you go you'll probably see homeless people. Majority of the homeless are either living on the streets or in shelters. 



According to the Atlantic “about 15 percent are so-called chronically homeless, which means they haven’t had a permanent home in years, and often cycle through jails, hospitals and homeless shelters in search of a place to lay their heads”. 


Salvation Army Will Open New Homeless Shelter In Montgomery County – Houston Public Media"Salvation Army in Houston, Texas also known as the Sally House"



Have you ever wondered what a homeless shelter is like? The homeless can go to shelters so they have a bed to sleep in temporarily. Although shelters are a great way to help the homeless they are very expensive to manage. “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”.  Wendi tells us what her experience was like at a homeless shelter:  

“Staying at Sally House means having a 5pm curfew, and being awakened at 4:30am to be ready for 5am church, in order to get a breakfast of cold cereal and sent on your way for the day. These hours are totally unrealistic for getting a job in the real world; thus the system forces you to stay in these conditions.

On top of all of this, you aren’t allowed to have any of your belongings. They are placed in a closet for ‘safekeeping,’ which is usually anything but safe. But more on that later. Instead of your sleeping bag or bedroll, you are given a thin hospital quality blanket, no pillow – and either a cot (if you are lucky) or a thin foam mat on the floor (like a yoga mat). This is where you will sleep, 6 inches from a stranger, after attending the 6pm church service in order to get a sack lunch for dinner”.

We can help the homeless on the street by giving them money, giving them clothes, or even just giving them a smile. Instead of ignoring them and going along with our day we can stop and give them a few bucks. If you're not comfortable giving them money because you think they'll use it for something else you can go and buy them food. 


California is the top state with the most people experiencing homelessness with 161,548. The second state with the most is New York with 91, 271. Washington is the third highest state with homelessness with 22,923. The lowest state with homeless in North Dakota with 541 people experiencing homelessness. 


Graph of homelessness in the United States 

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