Homelessness

Title Slide

To be done later, will not be

shown when presenting. 2nd
slide is more influential.
“having no home or
permanent place of
residence”
-- Merriam-
Webster
(pictures)
Filling in the holes…
On her own for 14
years

Healthy marriage for

5 years

2 jobs

3 kids

Middle-class background

Religious and faithful

671,859 People without a
home
671,859 People without a
home
686,531 People without a
home (difference of
14,654)
671,859 People without a
home
686,531 People without a
home

Over 700,000 Homeless

17,571 Homeless
76.5% vs 23.5%
% homeless children

39% Under 18

42% Under 5
¼ of
homeless

people are

part of a

family
42% African American

2% Asian

38% Caucasian

4% Native American
20%
Hispanic
Some Truth to the Stigma:

Mental Illness 26%

Addiction Issue
30%

Dually Addicted :
18 %
 “Don’t like to be judged”

“Outcast” “Hopeless”

“Frightening”
“Painful”

“Humiliatin
g”

“Need for privacy” “Lonely”

“To be a
wonderful “Decent job
with a living
mother to my“To start life over” wage”
children”
“A stable home”
“To have people not
look down on the “That others would
‘homeless’” understand what
homelessness really
is”

“Health”

“Happiness”
“Soda in cans”
“Individually wrapped
cookies”
“Plastic Wrap”
“Stamps”
“Mac’n cheese mix”
“Clorox Wipes”
“Gift Cards”

Less than
$25 . 00
Dear Mr. Schurtz:
There are a lot of slides left to fill, and over half of them will probably
Be deleted. I have them there because I am not sure which direction
My volunteering will lead me, and I want to keep my options open
For now. Slide 18 was originally slide 27, so I’m sure more slides will
Go away when I clean up the rest of my project.

How does someone get like this?

debt

runaway

abuse
immigrant % immigrant
Hopeful something better will come, nothing does
Interview homeless
Interview homeless
crime
misdemeanors

felony
murder

drugs
Public health effects
Health of the homeless
How do they get out of this?
Current housing prices
Average vs. low low low
Other costs
Car
Cell phone
clothing
Job credentials
Criminal record
No money to buy things you need to get a job to get money to buy
the things you need to get a job to get the money…
Story of a shelter
description
rules
rules
rules
rules
rules
Just how beneficial it really has been
Just how much money they don’t have
Story of a soup kitchen
Homelessness can happen to anyone, if you’re not carefu
Luck of the draw,
Roll of the dice,
Deal of a card

Class activity
Yes, a good portion of homeless people are dually addicted, but
It’s not fair to lump everyone together like that.
Man performing in a subway
Give him a break
Don’t buy into the stigma.
 Works Cited

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Montgomery County Housing Continuum of Care: Community Linkages Sub-Committee. "Responses From Shelter
(Homeless) Guests." Mar-Apr 2000.
St. Mary's Franciscan Shelter for Homeless Families. Newsletter: Needs List. Mar-Dec 2009.
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