What to Do About Homelessness in America

Homelessness, People down on their luck. Rummaging through trash bins or panhandling. Some even working jobs and sleeping in cars. Homelessness is a serious concern in America, And over the next ten years. Its set to get a lot worst with increasing poverty, sluggish earnings, and economic strains.

Today the comforts of a home seem out of reach for some. For others, They are one or two paycheck away from being on the street. With Snap and other social services feeling the pinch. Seem some will never receive the help they truly need. The statistics on the homeless population is often skewed. The government doesn't really know how many there are, estimating around a bit over five hundred thousand. But numbers are much higher than that. However, the only ones that are counted are the one that reports it or seeks help for the issue of being homeless.

People have been known to abuse the homeless. From verbal to physical even murdering the homeless.
One homeless man by the name of Julio Edeza who was with a friend outside a Rite Aid store in Oak Park, CA April 17, 2016, was set on fire with racing fuel. He survived and the suspect was charged and given 4 life sentences. James Heffernan another homeless man out of Tampa Florida was also set on fire, except tragically he did not survive.
In Europe homeless spikes to prevent the homeless from sleeping on benches and under areas. Police in America knocking over tents and firing water cannons.
The human rights violations of the homeless stretch all over the globe. But why is it that people hate or dislike the homeless?

In short, The answer is because they don't understand the people who are homeless or why they are homeless. Some believe it because they are lazy good for nothing in a society that just want to eat off the plates of others and give nothing back. However, turns out too often this isn't the case at all. With many of the working several jobs.

Well, There are all sorts of reasons why people become homeless. Incarceration is one issue that plagues a large number of them. Felons that can't get a job so they end up homeless with nothing.
I think one of the most interesting ways some people become homeless is growing up in foster care from CPS custody or grew up as orphans. Turns out the government fails a lot of these children.

Many of the videos and information are scrapped from search engines hiding this dark secret from public view.
Some people fall on hard times, One payment turns into another payment and overdue payments pile up and they end up on the streets. There are people that have grown up in toxic families with narcissistic sociopath parents and family members. There is a long never ending list of possibilities, This just goes to name a few, Including drug problems and alcoholism

Lots of homeless people have drugs and alcohol problems along with depression and mental health issues. Opioid addiction, Heroine addiction, crystal meth, cocaine fentanyl and many other forms of drug addiction. Often not receiving the help they need. Family and society have all but given up on most of them. Many of their condition so bad that they have become completely unhelpable.
Suffering from severe depression and mental disorders. Castaway lonely confused and forgotten. There are many homeless that commit suicide.
Some of them even children.
This is a statistical quote from Healio Psychiatric annals.

"Overall, 4,594 children and teenagers experienced family homelessness. Of these, 42% reported high levels of emotional distress (adjusted OR = 2; 95% CI, 1.9-2.1), 29.1% reported self-injury (aOR = 2.52; 95% CI, 2.34–2.69), 21% reported suicidal ideation (aOR = 2.3; 95% CI, 2.14–2.48) and 9.3% reported attempting suicide within the past year (aOR = 3.24; 95% CI, 2.91–3.6)".

A sad and troubling statistic.
So how can we help all these people?

1. Stop the credential wars
Some homeless people even people that are not homeless, find a hard time finding a job due to education for occupation wars. Companies with manual labor opportunities refusing to hire people if they don't have enough skills or enough job history. Maybe they don't have a diploma or G.E.D. They should still hire them regardless.
Companies refusal to hire these people that are able-bodied men and women,
leads to crime and more chosen themselves homelessness.

2. Make getting a High School Diploma or equivalent 100% free

Make a program to receive a grant from donations from citizens.
For those that qualify based on whether they have one or not.
This will guarantee a diploma for those that work hard for it.

3. Guaranteed Hire Job Program

After completing the training program guarantee hires for minimum wage companies.
Simple Sign-up, Finish the training course.
Be placed on new hire probation and given a job.
This will not just help out the homeless, But anyone that needs a job.

4. Change the background check process
Background checks should be used from information. Not for refusal to hire.
There are a lot of homeless felons.
There are homeless people with mental health issues.
There are homeless people have just got out of prison.

5. Allow controlled homeless encampments with volunteer caretakers.

These controlled areas will allow walk-through.
These encampments will provide security for men, women, and, children.
They will provide services.
It's like the shelter, But there will be no evasiveness, invasion of privacy or infringement or full space.
There will always be plenty of space.
Job recruiters on site
There will be male and female port-a-potties with monitors and cafeteria tables for churches and other organizations for the homeless.
Portable showers and charge a small fee $1.50 per use due to the cost of water.
One free shower is given
People come and go as they please.
Clean up on certain days.
The government issued one tent, one wool blanket and one pillow per year per person, with a sign-up program.

6.Shut the shelters down
It currently costs 2,100 per person a month to the house in a shelter.
But with the encampments cost per person $130 per person per year.
That $30 for a wool blanket.
$30 dollars for a tent.
$15 for a pillow.
And one free $25 set of personal hygiene products.
$30 clothing voucher

7.Three months of free Snap with a loan dental and medical program contracts.

For homeless that sign up for the job program. They will be given 3 months of food stamps. Amounts vary based on the situation. The contracts are designed to help with dental and medical expenses based on needs to assist with on the job benefits. They are loans issued by the government to repair teeth or assist with getting certain medical treatments handled.

8. Car assistance program.

The homeless person must pay for a drivers license if they don't already have them.
If they pass a that grants a car from a dealership where they are on a fixed payment. They must have a job and make a certain amount to qualify for this program. They must also get insurance and have it for a year. If on the program homeless will pay a capped off $100 a month with insurance.

9.Homeless achievement program

This will assist with a college degree.
For those that qualify a full scholarship.
Only a select group would be chosen per year.

10.For those that complete the program

Based on their budget the government will assist with housing. Pay the first months to rent with utilities included no features and one free phone with a two month of service.
After that, they are on their own.
Social Workers will check in for a few months.

These programs open the door to some people who are homeless and in need. They are cheap to start and provides independence without dependence.