Famine,+Poverty+and+Homelessness


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__Homelessness__:
Over 3,000 cities have contributed to the number of homeless people in the United States (“Abt). The issue of homelessness has always been in America and has fluctuated in size over the years. The homeless could include families, single men and women, or even youth (“About). The word homeless had two meanings, one literal, and one figurative. The literal meaning is generally thought of as a person without a house. The second meaning it someone who doesn't have the sense of belonging to a place or community (“Homelessness”). There is hope though, between the years of 2009 and 2011 there has been a one percent decrease of the population of the homeless (“About).

__Poverty__:
Almost every country in our world has absolute poverty. Absolute poverty is when people can not receive basic human necessities. Such as food, water, shelter, health care and more. Children are dying everyday because of being hungry, have an infection, or a disease. Being born into poverty can be bad for a child, because they are likely to be underweight, and being underweight can lead to physical, and mental illnesses (Sociology). During [|the recession], millions of people fell below the poverty line for the first times, and it has been hard for many people to recover (“Why”). A lot of children in other countries are assets to families that are in poverty, because they provide labor, most of the time for farming. When it comes to family planning, most governments in other countries provide little, if any, financial or political help. Most families do not even know about "planning" because of the little education they are given. Illiteracy and lack of education is easy to find in poor countries. Government in these countries usually cannot afford schooling,especially in rural areas.



__Famine__:
Every year around twenty million people die because of famine, starvation, lack of nutritious foods, or anything else related to famines. About three-quarter of them will be children. These deaths are not only caused by famine, but also by the diseases famines bring (Cunningham). Famines do not just affect the people they occur around. We feel the effects in every part of the world. Countries that have famines are often times more likely to have more deaths, economy issues, government issues, and diseases caught by all ages.There is hope however. World visions is an organization that is helping countries all  across the globe. Between the teens in the United States of America and the other twenty-one countries that participate in World Vision projects, they raised 29.7 million dollars last year through fundraising and pledges. Around one and a half million people participate in these projects (“Feast”). There is always room for your help.

__Homelessness__:
One problem resulting in homelessness is loss of home. An example of this is after the emergency housing problems in the 1980s the problem of homelessness increased starting in the 1990s (Caruso). Another problem could be drug and alcohol abuse. Though drinking and drug use aren't actual causes of homelessness they can lead to reckless behavior and health problems which than can lead to job loss, loss of family support, and/ or the loss of one's home (“Homelessness”). The number one cause to homelessness is poverty due to [|unaffordable healthcare], and [|unaffordable housing].

__Poverty__:
One of the many problems that comes with poverty is the high birth rate. With high birth rate, there are a lot of people being born, but very few resources to support them in poor countries(Poverty). The population numbers are too high. People in poor countries are usually often given little or no education. There already is not a lot of job opportunities. Children who grow up in poverty suffer more persistent, frequent, and severe health problems than do children who grow up under better financial circumstances.There has been an increase in unwanted births, separations and divorces that have lead woman to head poor households(Sociology).

__Famine__:
There are many different problems and causes that are associated with famines. When a country continues to grow and they can not support the growth with food, then they are overpopulated. This happens because the country has grown so big in such little time, that the agriculture can not catch up that quickly (Stabler). Overpopulation is one of the main problems that cause famines. One of the biggest causes is from natural disasters. Flooding and droughts are usually the main natural disasters that countries see. Since there is little food then the people do not get as much food. Therefore most children become malnourished because of their lack of nutritious food. All problems from famines are “interlaced” together (Agrell).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Homelessness__:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Major ways in helping the homeless are volunteering and donating. Shelters and Food Banks are local places where someone can go tofind shelter and something to eat. Some people donate to organizations to help the homeless monthly, organizations have raised up to $85 million dollars (Department). Volunteers can help with things like tutoring homeless children, delivering meals, and setting up cots in schools each evening (McCabe). One easy thing people can do to help the homeless is donate toys, and clothes that they don’t use anymore to stores that are made for donating (Department). There are many other solutions though that can help the homeless, such as government funding and acts, fundraisers, and training and education to help the homeless get back on their feet.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poverty: __
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In America, where the poverty in less severe, we can do things like increasing low income housing. In a lot of communities, the high price of houses makes it hard for people with simple service jobs to live in the communities they support(Homes). But as we go to other countries, poverty gets way more serious. In America it is more communities that have poverty, but in places like Africa, India and Asia, there are COUNTRIES that are living in poverty. We can do things for these countries like donating money to foundations, and some places go on mission trips to go to the countries and help them out. We could also improve the education in those other countries. A lot of countries are in poverty because their people are not educated(World).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Famine:__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Green Revolution] was a twenty year processes where farmers and scientists both came out with new technology. This new and improved technology helped farmers to plant crops easier and get more out of one crops produce (Lerner). New technology really plays a role in farming because with new technology crops can withstand more and more of earth’s elements to help the world always have a source of food. 30 Hour Famine fundraisers are one of the biggest fundraiser in the United States. Besides the U.S. there are fourteen other countries that participate in the fundraiser. The thirty hour famine program really started to take off in 1971 in Canada (“A Canadian”). World Vision now runs this program and it has really taken off in recent years with teens population. In addition to making you think differently 30 Hour Famines also help raise money so that the World Vision can continue to help give relief to other countries (“Feast”). The World Vision and other organizations all provide relief for countries. Donating and relief programs really help out these other countries with struggling economies. Consider helping today.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reference Section **
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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">External Links **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|World Vision] - World vision is a major donor to countries that are in need of help with food issues. Explore this site and learn more about hunger and how you can help.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">National Alliance to End Homelessness - This website gives facts and statistics on the condition of homelessness in America.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Innovations Of Poverty Action]- Lets you know what people are doing to try and help poverty, and tells you what you can do as wel.