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Homelessness

These are people who, generally through no fault of their own, become without shelter, or an address to be able to get employment or subsistence. Some resort to crime or drugs. Most are looking for a chance at life, again.

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How many homeless kids are in London?

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There are many homeless kids in London. There are no statistics kept as to the number of homeless kids in London, but according to records kept by Shelter and the Social Exclusion Unit there are certainly thousands of under 18s in the UK who experience either 'absolutely homeless' (i.e. living on the streets) or have no fixed address (i.e. sofa surfing, staying in B&Bs, sheltered accommodation) within a year. The number of kids living on the streets is much lower but there are still many kids living on the streets.

How many people in Ethiopia go to school?

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How about you search all the schools in Ethiopia, break it down and search each school and how many people in each of them. Then add all of the people in each school and you got your answer!

How many homeless people are in Chicago?

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Hi my name is little_rere and Im homelees and yes I do sleep out in the park and you now what I now it sad but of we do not get now help we will in up go to another state and yes I now we should not do that but I have move to Minnesota and I have got help farst than st.louis help me I live in st.louis for 3year and I do not get no help and yes im 22year of age so that mean I was out tharefor 19year of age no I live in minnesote and im do go and have a 3bed room home

How many homeless people live in nyc?

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34% are homeless because of droping out of school taking drugs or family issues

How many homeless charities are in London?

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there are 9,000 services to help homeless people in Britain

Who is the hobo on The Polar Express?

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There is much symbolism in The Polar Express. As a minor example, the fact that the pin that holds a lever together (in the engine room in the train) is gold symbolizes its importance (it could have been silver or another color). Other examples: The boy and Santa represent the true spirit of Christmas. And the "hobo-looking" ghost represents the ba-humbug in all of us: that we will usually believe only what we can physically see.

Are there homeless people in India?

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Well if you are wondering how many people are homeless in India the answer is around 78 million people!

What is the population of homeless people in Mozambique?

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Mozambique is one of the powerest country. During the Civilian War, many children become orphan. Othe lost a party of the goods like Cow, Farms and other lind of sustentability.

When they went to City, they had to face new life. many of them become homeless.

Othe reason of Homeless People in Mozambique is Gornement corruption. The found to help homeless people and HIV positive, is not used for what it is for.

How many homeless people are there in Canada?

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In March 2005 (the most recent national info currently available), there were 1,679,800 people (that includes dependents) receiving welfare in Canada.

See Fact Sheet "Number of People on Welfare"

http://www.ncwcnbes.net/documents/researchpublications/ResearchProjects/WelfareIncomes/2005Report_Summer2006/Factsheets/Factsheet09ENG.pdf

National Council of Welfare

http://www.ncwcnbes.net/

Gilles Seguin

Canadian Social Research Links

http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/

Was Lady Gaga ever homeless?

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No, but she moved out of her parents' house when she was 19 years old and rented her own apartment room until she got noticed as a talented musician

How many people were left homeless after the earthquake in Kobe?

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The Kobe earthquake Killed more than 6000 people and more than 26000 people were Injured! Of the people that were Killed, Most of them were caused by being hit by falling Debris!
6,434 was the final number released as the death toll for the Kobe or Great Hanshin earthquake of 17 January 1995. This is an approximate figure. The estimated deaths in the city of Kobe alone were 4,600.

How many homeless people is there in Ireland?

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there is alot of homeless people in ireland but nobody can just count how many there is so all anybody can do is just guess, and i dont have a guess so there is your answer just guees because nobody knows.

How many cats are homeless in the UK?

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There are at least 10,000,000 homeless cats/kittens.

Why are veterans left homeless?

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For the same reason's other people are homeless. The rule is this: if a person has a specific personality before that individual went into the service...that person may still have that personality when the individual leaves the service; but that personality be expand or regress...based upon the life experiences of that particular individual.

Only a truly "shell-shocked" man, who was perfectly normal before he went in (to the service), may be mentally influenced after the war...to become homeless. And in such an event, the VA is there to help him. During the Vietnam "era" it WAS the Veteran's Administration Hospital's policy to NEVER turn down a veteran.

How many hobos are in the us?

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more than 6, but less than 5,000,000,000,000

Can a homeless person be sued?

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That is not true. I know someone who is homeless because he fell on hard times, he still has a steady income and his ex wants to take him to court to get money he owed, she even has a contract that he signed but she is wondering if it will matter that he doesnt have a current address? Would email be sufficient? What if they have their last address where they rarely pick up mail at? Some homeless people have storages with assets and money. Just f.y.i contributor.

Are homeless people dangerous?

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Not always. Some homeless people have just had misfortune and are regular people, and others are dangerous. Being homeless doesn't mean you are dangerous, but that doesn't mean that you won't get attacked by a homeless person.

How many homeless people are in Vietnam?

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829832 people are estimated to be "homeless in Vietnam.

How many homeless children are there?

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In American there are 1,394,059 homeless children.

Another answer:Research shows many diverse estimates of the number of homeless children, by country and worldwide, that do not collectively add up. Because no actual census has been taken, the number is, at best and unfortunately, a guesstimate.

What is the number of homeless people in Portland ME?

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557,706 is the population of portland oregon.

Why are so many people homeless these days?

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Some are homeless because they are drug addicts and don't know how, or don't want to get themselves out of the vicious cycle of drug abuse, while others are homeless because it's their choice. Some are homeless because they are alcoholics and were unable to hold down a job, resulting in them losing everything, including their families. And there are thousands upon thousands of teens and young adults who are homeless because they ran away from home to escape physical and sexual abuse, with no place to run to but the streets. But the majority of homeless people didn't chose to live this way.Many of our homeless are vets who, after returning from combat zones, suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). This can be a debilitating illness, which leaves them unable to hold down a job, resulting in those who defended our country with no home. And the amount paid in disability isn't nearly enough to support a family.
There are actually entire families who are homeless - a lot of them. These are families who became homeless when the parents were unable to pay the mortgage or rent, usually due to illness or losing their jobs. They have no place else to go, so they end up on the streets, in homeless shelters, or in "tent cities". Millions of families in America are literally just one paycheck away from being homeless. Those who live from paycheck to paycheck, with barely enough to pay the bills and buy food, aren't able to save money for emergencies. And if the landlord raises the rent, even by a small amount, they can no longer afford to stay and are eventually evicted. And since they already had no money saved, they have no way of moving into another home, and end up homeless.

Tent cities are relatively large areas of other homeless families who live in tents or 'lean to' shelters. They have no running water, no bathroom facilities, nor electricity. They have to prepare what little food they have on camp fires, and get by the best they can. Sometimes the parents are able to find work for a few days, or even a few weeks, but it takes so much money to be able to pay to move in to an apartment (utility deposits, first and last months rent, damage deposits, etc.) that they just can't manage to find enough work to save up that kind of money. And even if they could find work, the job market is such that the jobs don't pay enough, or often are not long lasting enough to sustain the expenses of moving into an apartment or a house.

This means in the winter they have very little heat, usually the camp fire is their only source of heat. And those can be hard to keep burning because fire wood is not that easy to get in these areas. As miserable and difficult as it is on adults, it's even harder on children because they just can't tolerate the cold as well. So many of them become sicker, and sick more often, in cold weather. They often go hungry, and the food they do have often lacks many of the nutrients needed.

Frequently, the children also have to drop out of school since it's difficult to manage to get to and from school since the buses don't transport kids from these areas, and the parents have no car to transport the kids to and from school. So this tends to perpetuate the cycle of homelessness. For children who grow up homeless and with no education, it makes it much, much more difficult for them to be able to make a better way of life when they grow up.

So the next time you pass by a homeless person, think of them as a real person, someone with a family who is just down on their luck due to no fault of their own. And have some compassion for them; if you have a few dollars to spare, it could mean the difference between them going to bed hungry or fed. And it's OK to have compassion for those who are homeless because they are drug addicts, as well, because they are people, too.

How many people in japan are homeless?

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As of 2012, there were 46. 5 million people in the United States living in poverty. Of those, about 20. 4 million people were living 50 percent below the poverty line, which is considered deep poverty.