Foster Kids Face Tough Times After Age 18
It’s hard turning 18 — moving out, finding a job, going to college. But many foster children have to do it by themselves, without the lifeline to parents and home that helps many teens ease into independence. A major report out Wednesday says that many former foster kids have a tough time out on their own. […]
Homeless persons with mental illness during COVID-19
Homelessness is a societal and global concern affecting the countries throughout the world and more of a bigger problem in people with mental illness. A home is a place that includes elements of stability, privacy, safety, security and the ability to control living space. Homelessness is thus defined as lack of these elements in the […]
Reasons Why Many Veterans Are Homeless
Homelessness is a major problem in our country, and homeless veterans make up a large percentage of that total number. Let’s begin with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) definition of who makes up homeless veterans: “the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with roughly 9% being female…about 11% of the adult homeless population are […]
Homeless City in USA
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Send keyboard focus to media Total Population: 4,000,000 Homeless Population: 58,000 The fourth most homeless city in the world is the “City of Angels” Los Angeles, California. Out of Los Angeles’s 4 million people, 58,000 do not have a roof over their head. In Downtown Los Angeles there are 54 blocks […]