Homelessness in the United States

According to the nationwide anti-starvation and homeless campaign, "About 5 million people are homeless every year, 36.3 million people live in families without adequate food." This statistic only reflects the United States It is. It has no meaning. For example, Alfredzine Black of YWCA in Marion, Indiana said, "I can not understand why there is so much poverty in the richest country in the world!" It is unlikely that American citizens to define and identify poverty in their communities It Is difficult. It is necessary to formulate consistent and accurate poverty measures.

The total number of homeless people in the US has slowly declined in recent years, but the phenomenon of homeless in big cities is rapidly rising. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development as of the end of last year, more than 500,000 people were homeless in the United States. Regardless of whether the tent street is approved - many people living on the street are finding a certain level of community and safety at the homeless camp. There are pictures of tent cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington DC, St. Louis, Las Cruces and Honolulu. Residents say they enjoy the stability of the camp, but they still live in an uncertain environment.

Los Angeles is a city with homeless problems. Although not a rare issue for large cities, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development announced for the first time in early December 2017 that the US has increased the number of homeless people and that cities in the West Coast such as Los Angeles are promoting. This growth. Basler said she was hard to find her work. She had a serious seafood allergy to limit her place to use her cooking art degree and her anxiety. This makes her grades at job interview difficult, which makes it harder to find employment, which in turn makes it difficult to obtain a stable and stable residence.

For many years it was difficult to find a way to accommodate homeless. According to the US homeless and the National Center for Poverty, more than 3.5 million people are homeless each year. Lack of low income housing is still a big issue. According to the report of 2013 by the National Low-income Housing Alliance, in the United States there are only 30 affordable apartments in "Ultra low income" per 100 tenants (30% of median).