Homelessness- Today I will relate to the homelessness in America and the homelessness in Atlanta, Georgia. Homelessness in America! In reading a report from the National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty. Domestic violence is the foremost cause of homelessness among women. Other genesis of homelessness for men and women of the United States are shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, poverty, and low wages. As stated by the National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty statistics are alarming: 564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless. A recent report, indicated that over half a million people were living on the streets, in cars, in homeless shelters, or in subsidized transitional housing during a one-night National survey as of January 2018. There are three categories of homelessness. 1. Chronic Homelessness are those who are homeless for a long excessive periods of time. Mostly, older or injured people. This is the least common type of homelessness. 2. Transitional homelessness are people who stay in a shelter for a short period of time. 3. Episodic homelessness are those who frequently go in and out of homelessness, usually the young, and due to abuse, unemployment, and experience with their mental illnesses or medical problems. From reading the Coalition for the Homelessness. The legitimate results are stabilizing people through shelter, moving them into persistent housing and administering assistant programs. Federal housing assistance programs are one of the most well-to-do housing-based solutions to minimize the homeless problem. There are 2 Federal housing assistant programs, that are, public housing and federal housing vouchers, known as Housing Choice Vouchers or Section 8 vouchers. Housing Vouchers enables low-income households to rent and calibrate their families income. From reading the Global Government Forum- the US government will lose much money over this summer. The government is 22 trillion dollars in national debt, sending shock-waves throughout global financial markets. My question is what must we do as of the fact that money putting the U.S. in debt is money financed to the military, welfare, and HUD. What are we to do if we lose so much finance due to funding and federal assistance programs? Or what is the government must do if we lose too much funding and finances? In Atlanta homelessness is decreasing due to homeless shelters and federal assistant Housing Programs according to an article in Atlanta Journal Constitution. Mayor Keisha Lance bottoms is creating a 1 billion dollar public-private affordable housing fund for lower-income residents. This will impact a decrease of the homelessness in Atlanta. Also. I heard from fellows about the Homelessness of Atlanta that people are sleeping underneath Bridges and residing at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
