Essays on Homelessness

Review of Public Housing: The Way of the Future?

The article is informative providing the history, present and the future state of the public housing sector. The use of authoritative quotes from different articles and economists gives this article credibility. The use of an abstract provides the reader with a snippet of what is covered by the report, hence making it easy to read and understand even before you read the whole paper. In addition, this paper is long enough and covers most of the issues in the housing sector. The style of writing is friendly and easy to follow, making it an interesting article for any audience – Continue reading...

Answer 1)

Dividing the period of analysis in three periods i.e 1981-1991, 1992-1997, 1998-2011 we could easily interpret the actual trend in the bond ratings by Standard and Poors.
1981-1991: This was the period of slow economic growth and as a result, once could witness that till 1991, number of bonds downgraded had exceeded the number of bonds upgraded.
1992-1997: This was the time of blue chip stocks and when US economy was introduced to the boom of technology. As a result, with the rejuniveation of US economy, the number of bonds upgraded exceeded the number of bonds being downgraded.
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Grounding connection design

The two most important impacts of correct grounding layout are the following.
- The circuit has a zero voltage reference point, the ground. (Green, 2014, para. 1)
- The ground is critical for safety.
If a heater’s insulation wears out, then touching the metal of the heater gives a shock unless the heater has been grounded. The metal heater housing is where the conductor is installed. The conductor is then connected to a ground. The ground may be in the building or far away from the location of the heater. The ground can be a panel or an Continue reading...

Peer Review on Public Housing

The writing is well formatted given that it has a title that roughly spells out the details of the essay. Additionally, there is an introduction and a conclusion that has been clearly indicated thus making it easy to identify them. The introduction helps in giving insight on the issue to be discussed while, on the other hand, the conclusion reiterates the issues discussed throughout the text. There are minimal spelling and grammatical errors in the writing thus enhancing the coherence of the text. A large number of questions have been addressed in the writing. For example, the question on Continue reading...

ENTHOGRAPHY

Ethnography in the local area would entail a close look at the lives of homeless people in the vicinity. This is because homeless people are a part of society that everyone seems to have forgotten about. Nothing is done as far as their plight is concerned and they are met with resentment from other members of society who are relatively better off that they are. In order to be successful working with the local community leaders would be paramount. This is because the local community leaders are very fluent as far as the plight of the homeless people within Continue reading...

Introduction

Micro living is increasingly becoming a popular trend in major cities today prompted by the need to minimize the consumption of space. This trend to a great extend is prompted by the increasing population of people in major town centers and city dwellings. The city of New York is particularly picking pace with the trend where apartment buildings are increasingly becoming smaller and smaller. The lack of space requires that several adjustments be made to maximize the space in the house. Maximization of space is done through various approaches of micro living that are ultimately meant to utilize a Continue reading...

Introduction

A motion detector refers to a device that is used to detect objects on motion, specifically people. This device is sometimes integrated as a system component that performs a task automatically or alerts the user of any motion detected in an area. In addition, motion detectors are very important component of home control, security, energy efficiency, automated lighting control, and other vital systems. There are four different types of detectors/sensors that are used in a motion sensor spectrum, and they include passive infrared (PIR), Ultrasonic, Microwave and Tomographic motion detector.

The earlier designs were very unreliable. For example, the Continue reading...

The world has recently experienced high cases of conflicts in the Middle East. The conflicts have led to an increase in refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. Greece has experienced a great number of refugees and asylum seekers due to its closeness to countries of conflict such as Syria. The financial crisis has nonetheless forced Greece to put a restriction the people entering the country. As a result, a lot of criticism has been directed toward the Greek nation without any consideration for the reasons behind her actions.
First and foremost, the economic impact of refugees on the Greek Continue reading...

Growing number of homeless people in Canada have emerged as one of major issues for policy makers of Canada. People are raising questions about the management and government policies that are responsible for growing number of homeless people. The issue has been a major issue of concern for the government of Canada as it affects more than a few aspects of the Canadian society as well as national interests. This paper intends to discuss the issue of homeless people in Canada and further, intends to examine whether the Canadian government should help homeless people?
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Government?

Introduction
Homelessness is a problem in Canada with roots long in the past and has become much more dramatic during the 1990s. Although it tied up the Canadian government, pushing for effective measures at a much later period than other countries, such as Australia, the US and the UK, it still has a long way to go before viable solutions are found. The Canadian response to homelessness was intense; however, without ever managing to cope effectively with the increasing poverty, or provide people with affordable housing. Without a permanent cross-country solution, we cannot consider any actual progress is made. Continue reading...

Improving Housing Quality in Canada to Improve Health

REF: IMPROVING HOUSING QUALITY IN CANADA TO IMPROVE HEALTH.
The basic issues that determine the health of Canadians are not medical related or lifestyle choices but rather the conditions they experience in their living. These are primarily the determinants of social health. This is according to the research that has been done over the years in Canada. Most Canadians are not aware that their health is majorly shaped by how the income they earn is distributed. It is also shaped by education about health, race, disability, gender, aboriginal status, healthy services, and housing.
One of the major factors that Continue reading...

- Proposed Research Question
Post your research question for your session-long project and indicate how your research question meets the following criteria: Is the substandard housing in Owsley County, KY a predictor for poor health among the elementary school children.
- Is it relevant to the field of public health?
There is a clear link between substandard housing and health. 57% of the children come from households that live below the poverty level. This is an indicator of poor health conditions that requires government intervention.
- Is it novel (e.g. previous studies have been limited or inconsistent)?
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Social Planning Relating to Housing

The primary function of organizations of social planning is to help in the building and strengthening of the community. Most of their work focuses on social issues that affect individuals plus families. Among these roles is the provision of decent and affordable housing. Housing shortage is one social planning issue related to housing that can be identified in the two films of Farewell Oak Street and Imagining Home.
Housing shortage refers to a situation in which many households lack affordable dwelling places. The film ‘Imagining Home’ directs its attention to the revolution of a historical, aspersed and valued public Continue reading...

This article by Jane Gerster, which was published on March 4th, 2014 in thestar.com, indicates that Toronto had doubled the 2013 number of jobs in 2014 but still struggled with an alarmingly high rate of unemployment. The article further notifies that slightly more than 120,000 new jobs were formed in the city. Surprisingly, the high unemployment percentage of 8.4% was still much higher as compared to the various Canadian metropolitan cities. Montreal followed in the rate of unemployment in this region of Canada with a staggering 8% all year round in 2013. A TD economic enthusiast and analyst, Continue reading...

- Henry Jenkins;

- The tone and justifications presented by Jankins in his article are comprehensive and concise. The concrete evidence and strengthened tone allows no space for disagreement. The example of media is the most obvious an intrusion in our daily life
- In his attempt to establish the truth with daily life examples, he supported his argument with the use of video games that contains violence acts for youngsters. His raised concern that intense focus and inspiration of the audience does not allow the pupil to distinguish between actions to be adapted in routine life and the elements Continue reading...

Introduction

Along with health- and welfare-related rights, the right to housing is one of crucial human rights. Thus homelessness represents an important human rights and social concern. According to the definition by the UN Economic Commission for Europe Conference of European Statisticians, homelessness can be viewed either as primary state (rooflessness or the case of persons, living in the streets) or a secondary one (the case of persons with no place of usual residence, who often move between different types of temporary accommodation) (UN Economic and Social Council 3). In the US homelessness is viewed in broader terms. According to Continue reading...

There are 40.4 million elderly (+65 years) living in the American society in 2010 (Administration on Aging, 2011). They live all life in a house they might have purchased in their prime, pay off the house loans and wish to move out of it. There are varied reasons for moving out of the family home. For some it is health reasons, for others it is family reasons. The option to live away from families stems out of the fact the family home does not provide the care or environment for an aging person. There are a number of seniors Continue reading...

An increase in the price of housing has made housing unaffordable for poor people. As such, most of the poor people, can only afford to live in places with dilapidated housing. When the price of housing increases poor people will become more exposed to theft and burglary because the houses that match their incomes are those that are poorly structured with poor security systems. According to Logan and Molotch (2007), the limit that discriminates people on where they can live is not ethical. This is mainly because everyone should be able to live in a decent place. In any Continue reading...

Around one third of the homeless people are recorded to be mentally ill, and compared to the other population they have a higher prevalence in mental in illness. Many of these homeless people are victimized daily and their kind of life is quite abysmal. Studies have found that after treatment most of the homeless people with mental illness are likely to go back to the streets. This happens when they are disengaged from aftercare treatment or if they find their accommodation uncomfortable. The only way to avoid this after discharging mentally ill patients is by providing them with well Continue reading...

Article Synthesis

The disadvantaged people’s rights are defied and violated by those individuals, who think that they are powerful and noble in the society. This situation can be improved if the responsible organizations, as well as individuals, pay much attention to such critical issues affecting them. In Five Women Buried Alive—and the Media Ignore It by Riane Eisler describes a scenario, whereby, if women defy the laws of not marrying the chosen suitors, they may either be abducted at gunpoint as well as dragged off by the same men to very remote areas. In this field, these women are Continue reading...

Currently in the US there is a housing problem for the poor. (Badger, 2012). Because of this fact many poor people have no choice but to live in subpar conditions and despite programs developed by governmental and non-governmental neighborhoods, there are many who do not have this basic need met.
Part of this problem comes from a housing shortage of decent rental units available at a price the bottom quarter of citizens can pay. Following data from the most recent census, at the moment there are approximately 41 million people in the US need to rent home. This means Continue reading...

Abstract

Homelessness in the world is significant humanity problem, which while many will acknowledge needs to be resolution, they also seemed to be unmoved with making a change. The stigmatization associated with homeless people is spread through the misinterpretations of the reasoning of how the individual arrives at their situation. This is largely a problem for the ever increasing population of homeless youth which has risen in the last several years due to the economic situation and familial factors in which self-determination and perseverance take priority. The problems that many homeless individuals face as well as youth is the lack Continue reading...

The Dove centre was established in April, 1993, by a group of community leaders, citizens, and business owners. Some of the prominent organizations that came up with this establishment include the office of the county commissioner, department of human services, and the city council members. The organization is owned by a board of trustees. This paper outlines the kind of services offered by the Dove agency, how it helps women who are abused and the type of degree requirements to work within the agency.
The Dove centre was constructed with contributions from the community. Land was provided by the Continue reading...

In order for a company to succeed, it needs to exhaust all of its resources and information to maintain its level of success in the industry. If a firm fails to plan what it will do for the next year and what direction to move to in the long term, it will have trouble allocating its resources, streamlining its processes, and yielding the highest possible profit in the following years.
Strategic planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities. It can be achieved with the Continue reading...

Introduction

One of the many problems which concern the United States government is the problem of homelessness. According to government statistics, more than 600,000 people were homeless in the year 2012. (Donohoe, 2004). The department of housing and urban development (HUD) recognizes the following persons or families as homeless –

• Those individuals or families who are homeless at the time of reckoning.

• Those individuals or families who may become homeless in the near future.
• Those individuals or families who have unstable homes due to domestic violence or other hardships.
The homeless are further classified into the following broad categories –
• Current homeless without shelter
• Current homeless with shelter
• Current homeless due to institutional Continue reading...

The Wasatch front comprises of Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, and Weber Counties. It is home to 75.8% of the total population in the state, and 72.4% of the state’s housing units. Salt lake valley is also known as the Jordan valley because of the Jordan river, which flows northwards into the valley through the Jordan narrows, the Salt Lake valley flows into the Transverse mountains and ultimately to the lake. The valley has other six streams flowing from the Wasatch Range to the east, and to River Jordan. The Salt Lake valley is a half-graben as it is Continue reading...

Letter of Transmittal

Designation, Department Name
Dear Professor Name,
I hereby submit a report requested on ‘’Major Reasons for Financial Crisis of 2008’’. In order to provide an authentic and resourceful report, I have referred to some of the best academic and research resources.

Regards,

Introduction:
It has been 6 years now since the news of bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers shook the global financial world. The intensification of the global financial crisis following bankruptcy and dis-solvency of leading investment banks, corporations, commercial banks, etc. had made the economic and financial environment very tough for the world economy. By early 2009, whole of the Continue reading...

A stroll through the city at night and the picture is traumatizing, it was one of those days I had delayed my travels due to a puncture I encountered on the road. I did not have adequate cash to book myself lodging and therefore had to travel home late. What I saw on the streets that night changed my perspective and I thought to myself, I might not have had cash to book myself lodging but at least I had a home I could retire to after a tiresome day. I saw a number of people wrapped up in Continue reading...

Growing up in New York City I have been afforded many opportunities that the average person has not experienced. New York City has a lot of culture and diversity to offer. I feel like I have learned more about people and life living here than if I had grown up in Kansas or Nebraska. Even though there is much to see and do here, I am far from knowing everything there is to know about being a complete person. I still have a lot to learn. Such an incident occurred last two years ago, when I learned the difficult Continue reading...

Analysis about a Website

A website is a set of several web pages that are controlled by a single domain. It is an electronic form of communication where the technologically advanced society is informed through the channel. Most companies, government agencies, private companies and non-governmental organization use the website to display and advertise their products and services to the public.
Broward Housing solutions is a company that provides housing to low income earners who are mentally ill. This platform facilitates convey of information form one person to another within the society thus enabling access of a significant number of beneficiaries to the program.
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Wells Fargo & Co. is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the nation. The company plans to ease the rules on mortgages. One of the main rules that the company will adjust is to lower the credit score for mortgages that are eligible for government support. This is a clear indication that the standards related to mortgage-lending will ease. Franklin Codel asserts that the bank will purchase loans that have Federal Housing Administration backing with credit score of 600. The main aim of this adjustment is to increase the level of credit (Timiraos “Well Fargo Plans to ease Some Continue reading...

Introduction

This report presents an analysis of Cyrenians, a charitable housing organization whose activities are based in West London. It documents the activities of the company in the community of Hounslow detailing the needs of the residents of Hounslow in West London with regard to the services provided by Cyrenians. Centrally, the aim of the report is to establish the role that Cyrenians play in ensuring equality and diversity in housing, in its areas of operation taking the example of Hounslow as a study case.

The Community of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is an outer London borough situated in West London. It Continue reading...

European countries have a long history of social housing system. The housing system in every nation is a response to demographic changes in which housing as a scarce resource has to meet the need of the growing population. In rapidly growing population, the housing problem is adverse and people might be forced to change their social system to accommodate the housing needs. In the modern ages, various European governments have developed policies that define the allocation of housing facility including renting or owning houses. Further, government influence in housing system is evident in nature planning of various cities. European Continue reading...

The housing market in Salt Lake County has definitely been impacted in a big way by the recession which started in 2008. Almost every economic factor there is has been gravely affected. For example, new migration has dropped in a significant manner. The local labor market is reflected by the lack of newcomers. Unemployment in itself is still below the 3% national average and poor growth in the job sector is a real pacesetter for relocation. There is weakness in the demand for housing due to lack of support in migration.
Utah is ranked sixth in the nation where Continue reading...

Francis Bok’s book gives a compelling story about a South Sudanese man who has been a slave for ten years in his journey to freedom. This book has been written by people from different faiths and cultures. For example, in his first steps towards the United States, he is helped by a man of Islamic background, yet a Sudanese.
His first attempt to escape from slavery happened when he was 14 years old. However, the militia got him. He waited until 1996 when he was 17 years old when he tried to escape again. This was successful. A Continue reading...

Introduction

Bromford Group is an organization deeply committed to offer a variety of quality housing services that meet the needs of our clients. Our work always revolves around the aspect that we need to be dynamic and sensitive to consumer needs and as well as keep at par with the emerging trends and issues. We have engaged the services of revered professional to ensure we give the best. Over the past decade, we have improved steadily, a sure sign of our solid mastery of the social housing provision services. We hope to grow and become the leading housing organization globally.

Housing organizations

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Discussion Question 2

Discussion Question 2
One family nurse practitioner clinic functioned as a diabetic clinic providing free services to mostly uninsured and homeless patients. Lack of insurance and a more-or-less permanent residence has resulted in fragmented care and noncompliance with medications. As such, the FNP added pharmaceutical counseling specifically for adult diabetics to the range of services the clinic offered in the community (Diggins, 2014). The FNP collaborated with a pharmacist who provided counseling. The pharmacist answered the patients’ questions, worked with them to determine the optimum times that multiple medications would be taken by each patient, and suggested combination drugs Continue reading...

According to Mendel (653), the phenomenon of homelessness in a affluent society and actions of business leaders in Cleveland to address it provides the starting point of Daniel Kerr’s Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio. Kerr makes immense contribution to aid our understanding on what most of the public and private civic leaders consider as intractable urban residential poverty, discriminatory public housing policy, contribution to Communist Party, urban renewal public planning, and costs to affordable housing.
Molinari et al. (487) and Mendel (653) agree that the homelessness is prevalent in United States and triggers challenge for veterans Continue reading...

Inner-city Food Deserts, Neighborhood Blight, and Shantytowns

Food deserts are localized areas wherein the residents have a limited physical access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other sources of healthy and affordable nutrition that contributes towards a balanced diet (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 1). It has been estimated that 46 percent of the world is restricted within such areas (Anna). There are various factors which lead to such regions emerging largely in urban areas racial, socioeconomic and cultural, these factors often intersect to with the net effect being staggering rates of obesity and diabetes and various forms of heart disease (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 3)..
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was created in 1863 in Switzerland as a private agency to provide relief to war detainees (Forsythe, 2005). Originally its role was to be a humanitarian agency in times of trouble but then it took over a lot of subsidiary roles like taking care of combatants, civilians in distress, political prisoners and people separated from their families because of conflict(Forsythe, 2005). The International Red Cross functions under the basic principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality, unity, and voluntary service(ICRC, 1986).

Mission of the Red Cross

The core mission of the Red Cross in Continue reading...