Why has homelessness become so common in society lately? by Tatiana Rivero https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c en-us 2024-11-12 17:47:57 UTC 2024-11-19 17:45:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213648117 2024-11-12 17:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213648117 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213651664 2024-11-12 17:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213651664 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213654945 2024-11-12 17:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3213654945 Many people who are poor are living pay check to pay check 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219676811 2024-11-16 02:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219676811 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219677084 2024-11-16 02:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219677084 People who live in poverty are more likely to become homeless. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219679615 2024-11-16 02:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219679615 Someone who is homeless with addiction is likely to stay homeless unless their addiction is treated. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219681971 2024-11-16 02:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219681971 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219684786 2024-11-16 02:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219684786 Once someone who is homeless is dependent on alcohol or drugs, recovering becomes more difficult. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219686282 2024-11-16 02:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219686282 The cost of rent has gone up significantly which means they spend most of their income on their rent. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219688402 2024-11-16 02:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219688402 Housing is no longer affordable which means that people who are homeless are more likely to stay homeless. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219692912 2024-11-16 02:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3219692912 That is the city's and county's main responsibility and should receive the most funding from resources dedicated to ending homelessness. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224667636 2024-11-19 17:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224667636 "Yet programs to help people stay housed are underfunded, scattered across different agencies and difficult to access" (To End Homelessness). 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224672206 2024-11-19 17:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224672206 "Officials estimated that these [homelessness programs] prevented 31,570 L.A. County residents from becoming homeless between July 2017 and September 2023" ( To End Homelessness). 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224676296 2024-11-19 17:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224676296 "An estimated 500,00 tenants in the county are severely burdened by rent, meaning they spend half their income on housing"(To End Homelessness). 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224678836 2024-11-19 17:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224678836 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224686917 2024-11-19 17:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224686917 When people work instead of staying home to take care of family it helps reduce the chances of poverty. Also promoting work would ultimately motivate the people who can work but refuse. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224699511 2024-11-19 17:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224699511 To motivate people to work offering benefits that would give them little extra money would cause a decline in poverty. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224701596 2024-11-19 17:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224701596 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224706119 2024-11-19 17:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224706119 By offering the homeless that struggle with addiction an option to go to rehab could be a life changing situation since they could recover and get their life back together. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224708378 2024-11-19 17:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224708378 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224711759 2024-11-19 17:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224711759 The homeless shelters would keep them housed until they are financially stable. This would allow them to have a place to stay for no cost until they are ready to leave. These shelters would provide everything they need for no cost. 10068702 https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224715455 2024-11-19 17:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10068702/bqbthccl93wy204c/wish/3224715455