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Personal Relevance?

• "Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.• "Homelessness." Almanac of Policy Issues. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/homeless.shtml>.

Who are the homeless?

"Who Is Homeless?" National Coalition for the Homeless. Web. 05 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/who.html>.

Homeless, but how?• Substance Abuse or

Gambling• Home from war• Released from prison or an

institution• Illness, with no insurance• Mentally ill• Natural disasters• Homeless by choice• Recession or job loss

"Homelessness." Almanac of Policy Issues. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/homeless.shtml>.

Addiction and Substance Abuse

• 38% of the homeless population have problems with alcohol

• 26% abuse other drugs

"The Health of the Homeless - Substance Abuse." Library Index. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2322/Health-Homeless-SUBSTANCE-ABUSE.html>.

Addiction and Substance Abuse

19.3 million are in need of treatment

"The Health of the Homeless - Substance Abuse." Library Index. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2322/Health-Homeless-SUBSTANCE-ABUSE.html>.

Many use alcohol or other drugs as “medication” to relieve the pain of serious medical conditions.

"The Health of the Homeless - Substance Abuse." Library Index. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2322/Health-Homeless-SUBSTANCE-ABUSE.html>.

Gambling Addiction

"Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling: Signs, Help, and Treatment." Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://helpguide.org/mental/gambling_addiction.htm>.

Homeless Veterans

• Approximately one third of America’s homeless population have served in the military.

"National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Background & Statistics." National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Welcome! Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm>.

• 260,000 veterans find themselves homeless every year."National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Background & Statistics." National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Welcome! Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm>.

Homeless and Disabled

"More Than Two-Fifths Of Homeless Have Disabilities - Disability Scoop." Disability Scoop - Developmental Disability News. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. <http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/07/16/homeless-report/4153/>.

Insurance and Healthcare

"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.

A homeless child is twice as likely to be hospitalized

than a child with a permanent home.

"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.

In case of emergency

"Hurricane Katrina Relief." Hurricane Katrina Relief - HurricaneKatrinaRelief.com. Web. 04 Apr. 2010. <http://www.hurricanekatrinarelief.com/be_prepared.html>.

Homeless By Choice

"Homeless by Choice - The New Trend." Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com. Web. 06 Apr. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/78862/homeless_by_choice_the_new_trend.html>.

The Recession and Job Loss

• In the beginning of 2010, there were 14.8 million unemployed people in America.

"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.

Employment

National Coalition for the Homeless. Web. 02 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/employment.html>.

Homeless Children• Approximately 1.3 million

children are home homeless in the America.

• Children under 6 make up 42% of all homeless children.

"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.Coalition for the Homeless. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/>."Families | Community.familyhomelessness.org." The National Center on Family Homelessness | Community.familyhomelessness.org. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.familyhomelessness.org/node/4>.

Homeless Children

• 1 in 3 homeless children will develop a major mental disorder before their 8th birthday.

"Families | Community.familyhomelessness.org." The National Center on Family Homelessness | Community.familyhomelessness.org. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.familyhomelessness.org/node/4>.

Education• 12% of homeless children are not

enrolled in any type of school• The 40% who are enrolled have trouble

making school a regular priority.

"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.

Education• More than 75% of homeless children

won’t graduate high school.

"National Center for Homeless Education at Homepage." SERVE. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://center.serve.org/nche/index.php>.

How Can the Community Help?

Respect

"JustGive Guide - Ways to Help." JustGive.org - JustGive - The Destination for Online Charitable Giving. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp>.

Donate What You Can

"JustGive Guide - Ways to Help." JustGive.org - JustGive - The Destination for Online Charitable Giving. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp>.

Volunteer

"JustGive Guide - Ways to Help." JustGive.org - JustGive - The Destination for Online Charitable Giving. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp>.

What needs to be done?

National Alliance to End Homelessness. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. <http://www.endhomelessness.org/>.

November Drive

• During the month of November I collected toiletries such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper, soap, shampoo, and conditioner for St. Patrick's Church and Soup Kitchen

“Help the Kitchen” Drive

“Help the Kitchen” DriveFor this drive, I collected paper plates, bowls, coffee cups, napkins, paper towels, and plastic silverware.

Grace Bean Soup Kitchen

Grace Bean Soup Kitchen

Video

Activity• Preparing lunch

bags for the homeless

• Each Bag will get…• - 1 sandwich• - 1 bag of chips• - 1 napkin

Works Cited•"Facts About Homelessness." NPACH: The National Policy and Advocacy

Council on Homelessness. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://npach.org/facts.htm>.•"Families | Community.familyhomelessness.org." The National Center on

Family Homelessness | Community.familyhomelessness.org. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. <http://www.familyhomelessness.org/node/4>.

•"Homeless by Choice - The New Trend." Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com. Web. 06 Apr. 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/78862/homeless_by_choice_the_new_trend.html.

•"Homelessness & Disability." Autism | Change.org. Web. 05 Apr. 2010. http://autism.change.org/blog/view/homelessness_disability.

•"Homelessness." Almanac of Policy Issues. Web. 03 Mar. 2010. http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/homeless.shtml.

•"Hurricane Katrina Relief." Hurricane Katrina Relief - HurricaneKatrinaRelief.com. Web. 04 Apr. 2010. http://www.hurricanekatrinarelief.com/be_prepared.html.

•"Just Give Guide - Ways to Help." JustGive.org - JustGive - The Destination for Online Charitable Giving. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. <http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp>.

Works Cited•"National Center for Homeless Education at Homepage." SERVE. Web. 04 Mar.

2010. http://center.serve.org/nche/index.php.•"National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Background & Statistics." National

Coalition for Homeless Veterans - Welcome! Web. 03 Mar. 2010. http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm.

•National Coalition for the Homeless. Web. 02 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/employment.html>

•National Alliance to End Homelessness. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. http://www.endhomelessness.org/.

•"Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling: Signs, Help, and Treatment." Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://helpguide.org/mental/gambling_addiction.htm>.

•"The Health of the Homeless - Substance Abuse." Library Index. Web. 04 Mar. 2010. http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2322/Health-Homeless-SUBSTANCE-ABUSE.html.

•"Who Is Homeless?" National Coalition for the Homeless. Web. 05 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/who.html>.

In Conclusion