Homelessness

Okay, So first a hobo travels the rails. That hobo also chooses to be that way. Some hobos want to walk across America and that is just what they are doing. A homeless man or woman has no home, while a hobo gave up their home. Also, a homeless got fired or cant afford his taxes. I am glad you asked this question. I am a hobo studier at- (I can not say) and I love to tell people the difference. But please, do not call a homeless man a hobo. It is insulting beyond matters. Thank you. And if you see a hobo wandering the railing you will know just why.

Various reasons. They may include mental illness, drug/alcohol problems, unemployment, abusive family members, disasters, and other reasons. A small percentage may chose to be homeless- such as hobos.

i think that homless people have the rights to do anything that a person with a house has i.e.(If you will become homeless within 28 days your local authority (council) only has to re-house you immediately also Homeless people still have rights. You may have rights to get help from the council's housing and social work departments. In addition, you will not lose your rights to claim benefits, access medical help, or vote, if you become homeless.)

homeless are just like us so they don't need to be called homeless they should be called by their real name anyways the"homeless" wake up and walk to a dumpster then look for food if no food they go to a shelter and ask for food there if still no food they will go back to sleep trying to stay strong until tomorrow through the night they may not live if they do the cycle starts over

No I don't

The reason why they became like that might be their fault because maybe they didn't study hard or they didn't get a good job, therefore it can be their faults and maybe they might not learn a lesson if we just always help them. we cannot say that the homeless being homeless is the government's fault because it's their fault of being homeless.

harsh weather conditions, abuse from passing people, danger from animals and mental conditions.

UNICEF helps the homeless ... well that's what I've heard ...

Please help me ... Idk how to post a question on here I'm a new user and I really need to ask a question but Idk how to ... please help

its easier for men to be on the street than women because women got babies

and because men can sopport themselfs not women and most women will just get a player or thug to take care of them so yup yup

8.5 million dollars

Latest statistics put it at nearly 7000 people.

I like have like no like idea like why. I like think like its like cause like theres like something like wrong like with like them. I like also like do not like understand like why people like say i like say like like to like much. Like L8R like you say like tooo much! hobos are awsome girl! and you better believit or i will say cheese!

Please help me I'm at my struggles

if you mean WHERE they lived, it was sometimes in hobo villages where they all worked together to cook and such A lot of people in cities such as Chicago ran around, sometimes stealing from people. Soup kitchens were also available for the hungry. lots of homeless people traveled by jumping on trains.

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The number of homeless families living in Boston has jumped for the fourth straight year, making children without a home the fastest-growing group, according to results from the mayor's annual census.

The Homeless Census showed that the number of families living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, or even in motels jumped 22 percent in the past year, from 3,175 in 2007 to 3,870 in December. The number of children without a home soared 24 percent in 2008, from 1,850 to 2,288.

As past programs have targeted the elderly and people with drug addictions and mental illnesses, city officials said a new, concerted effort is needed to assist homeless families as their numbers climb during tough economic times.

"For families, it's really about insufficient income to afford a place to live," said Jim Greene, director of the city's Emergency Shelter Commission. "Family homelessness is caused by the divide between people's incomes and housing costs, and when the gap is too great the problem gets worse."

The Homeless Census, required by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, is based on a count of the overall number of people living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, hospitals and medical facilities, hotels and motels, and on the streets on one given night.

On Dec. 15, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and about 350 volunteers including city and state officials went into Boston's neighborhoods, reaching out to people living in alleys and under bridges and referring them to shelters and programs.

City officials counted an overall total of 7,681 homeless people that night - which included individuals and family members - up from 6,930 last year, an 11 percent jump.

The census, however, also showed that while the number of families without homes has climbed, the count of homeless individuals only - those considered unaccompanied by anyone - has held steady over the last several years, a tribute to new strategies in reaching out to people living on the streets.

According to the census, the city counted 3,811 homeless individuals, compared with 3,705 last year, a 3 percent increase.

A positive sign of the survey was that the number of elderly people living on the street dropped from a high of 77 in 2004 to fewer than 30 last month.

"We have made some progress, but more needs to be done," Menino said in a statement, adding, "this census reflects the growing challenge that low-income families, especially young mothers, are facing during tough economic times."

Joe Finn, executive director of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, said the stable number of homeless individuals is a credit to Menino's strategy to find people homes before treatment is discussed.

Only then, he said, can officials work with someone to address the root problems that caused them to be homeless - mental illness, substance abuse, or economic woes.

Lyndia Downie, president and executive director of the Pine Street Inn, a Boston homeless shelter, said the increase in the number of families without homes is an ugly sign of the touch economic times.

"I think it's part of a trend across the country, where a combination of so many things going on with the economy are really hitting families in every way," she said.

Greene said that the homeless families often include a single parent who lost a job. In other cases, parents have jobs but still can't afford housing. Meantime, funding for housing vouchers has plunged, he said.

"We need more than just what the city can do," Greene said. "We need the state and federal government to look at the housing crisis for families. We need every level of government and the private and nonprofit sector aligning their resources to address this housing crisis."

absolutley sick, especially if your young and you should be partying with your friends in college or whatver the case is, the rest of your life will never be the same again because depending on how far away from family you are and how cold it is outside you will never forgive the world for this unforgivable experience, if you are young you will forget about relegion you will forget about family but you wont forget about God because if you survive you will be a living testiment that the world has no love for anybody and the only person that loves you is God...at least enough to let you live while everybody let you die off.....Now your back and ready for revenge, if you lived through it because every step is a death threat!! Eating off the floor and not bathing in weeks is very acceptable.. Its traumatic and a stressful event to be hopeless. Its traumatic and a stressful event to be hopeless.

Nowadays, if you find yourself homeless in the U.S., youj'd call 211 on any payphone, and the operator will direct you to the nearest facilities available to help whatever situation you might be in. (theoretically) Shelters, food pantries, medical aid, government assistance offices, etc., would be the types of information the operator can relay, right there on any phone (ie. a pay phone if you had no cell)

on the street of coures that is why it some streets smells so bad lol

You can help by donating to established charities that support people with these conditions and volunteer your time to your local charities. Please see the related links (column to the left) to find out about charities that use the greater part of their funding for the people they support.

In comparison to WW2 very few indeed. Although initially the Germans were able to advance to the river Marne the affect on the civillian population was minimal, again with comparison to WW2. The allied bombing of Caen, for example, post D Day, in WW2 was probably more destructive of French infrastructure in WW2 than the whole of WW1 put together. Sure, certain places such as Ypres & Verdun suffered grieviously in WW1 but the effects of conflict were marginalised to what was essentially the battlefield. In WW2 Frace was wholly occupied by the Germans post Vichy and I would think Allied bombings were responsible for as much destruction as the initial German Blitzkreig in 1940. In fact the Allies relieving France in WW2 was probably more destructive than the initial German attack also, at least in places such as Bayeux & St Lo for example.

Yes, however you may lose it. The receiver will seize all your unprotected assests and pay as much off your debts as he can before you can be discharged. You should speak to a bankruptcy attorney about asset exemptions for your specific situation.

Losing a job, not being able to afford a home due to an unforeseen expense such as illness, injury or living beyond one's means, being kicked out by parents, guardians, roommates or housemates or said people suddenly passing away. There are many factors that contribute to homelessness.

homless people are pennyless, and pennyless people don't have any money. homless people sit on the streets with a cardboard sighn saying that they're homless, pennyless, and in need of money. they wait for people driving by to trow out some money for them, but it rarly happens.

In most cities there are shelters that give many of the homeless population a place to sleep and usually a meal. The problem is that there are too few shelters and far too many homeless people. The shelters fill up fast, especially in cold weather. The alternative is a night curled up under a tree or bridge, hopefully in a place where they won't be victimized by whomever happens by. Homeless people are quite often targets of crime. The Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul are two organizations that help the homeless and destitute. There are many others by different names, sometimes local churches can provide some relief in their community.