The Homeless Issue
With every big city...comes thousands of homeless individuals living on the streets off of anything they can scavenge. It is not a surprise that Chicago has over 125,000 homeless people in 2015. This is a huge issue as there are many children and young adults that are literally living off of anything that they can get. Everyday in the loop when I am out in Chicago I see the same homeless people out on the same corners. They are literally there year round trying to panhandle and get some change to live off of.
The big problem here is of course that these people are homeless, but also that many homeless adults suffer from mental diseases or face addiction challenges. These individuals virtually receive no help. The only help they get from others are either from people giving them cash or food, or volunteers walking around handing out blankets and tents. It is just a terrible situation because there are homeless shelters but many of these homeless people don't trust the shelters because of problems such as theft from other people. There isn't much help out there to help rehabilitate these people and get them back on their feet. I feel that not many people help out because they realize that most of the money given to homeless is used to feed their addiction. Addiction is a very serious thing and no one is out there helping the suffering.
If everyone could just donate $1 every couple of days, the dollar amount will add up and people will actually have a chance. I am not disagreeing that it is depressing seeing homeless people spending their only dollars on alcohol and drugs because it honestly does happen. But there are kids out there with nothing but a survival instinct to stay warm and live off of the streets. We the people need to recognize that homeless individuals should not be looked at as intimidating, but as people who are struggling to find help to change their lives around.
Check this site:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-homeless-bridge-glanton-20170314-column.html
The big problem here is of course that these people are homeless, but also that many homeless adults suffer from mental diseases or face addiction challenges. These individuals virtually receive no help. The only help they get from others are either from people giving them cash or food, or volunteers walking around handing out blankets and tents. It is just a terrible situation because there are homeless shelters but many of these homeless people don't trust the shelters because of problems such as theft from other people. There isn't much help out there to help rehabilitate these people and get them back on their feet. I feel that not many people help out because they realize that most of the money given to homeless is used to feed their addiction. Addiction is a very serious thing and no one is out there helping the suffering.
If everyone could just donate $1 every couple of days, the dollar amount will add up and people will actually have a chance. I am not disagreeing that it is depressing seeing homeless people spending their only dollars on alcohol and drugs because it honestly does happen. But there are kids out there with nothing but a survival instinct to stay warm and live off of the streets. We the people need to recognize that homeless individuals should not be looked at as intimidating, but as people who are struggling to find help to change their lives around.
Check this site:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-homeless-bridge-glanton-20170314-column.html
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