Concerning: A problem that faces individuals and families
Category:Poverty/homelessness
Why is this important’/how does this affect
individuals/families?
Poverty and homelessness affects millions of people each year and many can't seem to escape it
My View:
I think that housing assistance for shelter residents in NY should be restored. It seems to be pretty clear that the poverty rates have only increased with the removal of these benefits. I disagree that if the assistance was restored it would only create more problems and more people taking advantage of the shelters. I think the that giving the assistance back to shelter residents will help in getting many homeless people back on the right track. The strict rules of shelters help ensure that the residents are saving money, returning home by a specific time. I think without this assistance many homeless people will fall into a worse cycle and find a harder time escaping it. It was shocking to me how several of the people who were interviewed in this article help multiple jobs and still couldn't afford a home. It is sad to see the statistics on how many children are homeless and don't have a place to call home. The dire need of low income housing is a serious problem many face. In my studio class we are doing a project over the need for affordable senior living facilities so it was interesting to read this article because i felt like it related to what I am researching and learning about right now.
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