Homelessness
Imagine a full day in the life of a homeless person.
- Look for a Web site that tries to convey what experience and examine the information it provides.
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2 What facts about homeless people surprise you?
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3 How many youth are homeless in Canada?
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- a. How does homelessness affect their learning?
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1) http://intraspec.ca/homelessCanada.php
2) -On any given night in Canada, for every one person sleeping in a shelter, there are 23 more people living with housing vulnerability.
-Homelessness is tied to various social ills, including substance abuse, domestic violence (including violence against elders, spouses, and children), shortages of affordable urban housing, high unemployment rates including frictional and seasonal unemployment, racial discrimination and discrimination against the poor, and untreated or inadequately treated mental illness.
3) The latest federal estimate conservatively places the number of homeless individuals in Canada at about 150,000. Some non-governmental sources estimate Canada’s true homeless population, not just those living in emergency shelters, to be between 200,000 and 300,000.
1. a) Homelessness will teach many survival skills, and they will learn how to be street smart.
1.http://www.streetlevelconsulting.ca/homepage/homelessnessInCanada_Part1.htm
2 between 200,000 and 300,000 people this year will be homeless
3. 65,000 youth are without a place to call home
1. a) street smart for ex. where to find the right drug dealer and where not to sleep at night. and it would make u not very book smart cuse ur not at school.
http://www.shelterhouse.on.ca/article/youth-homelessness-147.asp
What facts about homeless people surprise you?
- One third of all homeless people will committ suicide.
Approximately half of the homeless people that are runaways have been abused at home.
-1.6 to 1.7 million people under 18 will experience homelessness each year.
-A lot of the people found on the streets actually suffer from some form of mental illness that may or may not have been diagnosed
How many youth are homeless in Canada?
- There are approximately 65,000 young people that are without a place to call home. (homeless).
How does homelessness affect their learning?
- Homelessness affects their learning because if they are not able to afford the necessities of every human, then they will not gain the nutrition and stamina they need to focus and learn.
1. http://intraspec.ca/homelessCanada.php
2. 1) The latest federal estimate conservatively places the number of homeless individuals in Canada at about 150,000.1
2) Some non-governmental sources estimate Canada’s true homeless population, not just those living in emergency shelters, to be between 200,000 and 300,000.2
3) It is estimated that roughly 65,000 young people are homeless or living in homeless shelters throughout the country at some time during the year.3
3. It is estimated that roughly 65,000 young people are homeless.
1. a) makes you street smrt, helping you know where not to go at certain hours, safe spots to sleep where to get the good stuff (cocaine) and the easiest way to get some good canadian whisky
http://www.raisingtheroof.org/News-and-Events/Media-Room/Fast-Facts.aspx
One in four youth leave their homes before they are of legal age.
The average life expectancy of a person experiencing homelessness in Canada is 39 years.
Suicide attempts amongst street-involved youth are 10.3 times that of the national average for Canadian youth
There are around 65,000 homless youth living in Canada at this time.
Because a good portion of these kids leave home before their education can be completed, they miss out on vital information needed to advance their lives.
1) Website :http://intraspec.ca/homelessCanada.php
2) Facts about homeless people that surprise me are the different reasons why the people are homeless, what they do to survive and the conditions they live in.
3) Canada’s National Secretariat on Homelessness has estimated that the problem affects approximately 150,000 people, although other reports identify as many as 300,000 homeless in Canada.
4) Homeless people have to know the ways to live out on the streets and how to keep away from danger. It changes their view on how to live their life.
1) http://www.raisingtheroof.org/News-and-Events/Media-Room/Fast-Facts.aspx
2) – 1/3 of the homeless population is between ages of 16-24
– Suicide attempts amongst street-involved youth are 10.3 times that of the national average for Canadian youth
– In the past 25 years there has been a 450% increase in the number of youth shelter beds in Toronto.
– 20% of homeless in Canada are “chronically” homeless or have been on the streets for more than three months
– Families with children are the fastest growing group of citizens experiencing homelessness
3) 65 000
a) Being homeless affects their learning by being negative and positive. The negative side is the fact they won’t have the ambotion or even maybe the access to the right education facilities. The positive side is that they must survive to learn on the streets. Even though a person who is faced with the challenge of homelessness may not be book smart, they must determine a stategy to live! They must no where to go when the weather turns bad, have to savenge for food, how to at least get a shirt on their back, etc.
1) Web site ________________________________________________
http://www.quora.com/What-does-it-feel-like-to-be-homeless
2)What facts about homeless people surprise you?
-Children under 18 make up for 27% of the homeless population
-Single adult males make up 45% of the Homeless population (By gender)
-Families with children are the fastest growing homeless rate
-Half of America’s homeless women and children are running from Domestic Abuse.
3) How many youth are homeless in Canada?
It has been estimated that one-third of Canada’s homeless population are youth. On any given night, that means close to 65,000 young people are without a place to call home.
1a) How does homelessness affect their learning?
Growing up on the street can give them a different idea on learning than what housed people may have. A homeless person may learn to focus solely on survival, while a housed person may pay not AS much attention as they live in a safe environment. A homeless person may also grow into “street smarts” , which is generally the same thing, surviving on the streets, instead of learning the way that “we” do; an education in a school system.
1.http://intraspec.ca/homelessCanada.php
2. 50% of America’s homeless women and children are running from domestic abuse
38% report alcohol use problems
26% report other drug use problems
39% report some form of mental health problems
66% report either substance use and/or mental health problems
3. It has been estimated that one-third of Canada’s homeless population are youth. On any given night, that means close to 65,000 young people are without a place to call home.
4. The latest statistics gives a conservative estimate of about 225,000 homeless in Canada
1. a) Someone who is homeless will learn not to take the simple things in life for granted. They may not get to go to school. They will learn how to fend for themselves. They will learn that they can only depend on themselves for getting what they need. They may get into bad things because they may think that is the only way to survive.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7215353n
1.http://www.streetlevelconsulting.ca/homepage/homelessnessInCanada_Part1.htm
2. At any time during the year as many as 65,000* youth are without a place to call home, Several studies have found that youth experiencing homelessness have disproportionately been involved in child protection services or foster care in their lives. This number ranges from close to 30% to 49%, and 1/3 of the homeless population is between ages of 16-24.
3. 65,000 youth dont have a place they can call a home.
4. can’t afford the expenses, lack of transportation.