Organizations for DC Homeless KAYLA RAQUEL 040716 GSR

Organizations for DC Homeless KAYLA RAQUEL 04/07/16 GSR 150 DR. WOOD

Thesis What are the reasons that some of the DC organizations for homeless are not able to solve the problem? There are three main reasons that organizations for homeless folks fail.

Introduction Did you know we have a lot of homeless people in DC? We see them on the streets often. We don’t have enough shelters. The programs here in DC needs to get “back in the game”. We need to help them and get DC to reduce the amount of number of homeless people.

Part ONE: Limited Space in Shelters We get so many of homeless people living out on the streets Why? Not enough of shelters. In winter, shelters gets full easily. (Novak, 2015) Ø DC is working on get several shelters to built for the homeless people. Ø Will use DC General Hospital as a shelter. (Davis, 2014)

Part Two: Limited number of effective Programs We do have programs and organizations to support the homeless. Pathways to Housing is one of the programs that did help with DC homeless people especially with mental illness. (Think Progress, 2013) Shelters are on the target because there are not enough in DC. Organizations and shelters needs to progress quickly because homeless people are gaining.

Part Three: Increase in the Number of Homeless People We get men, women, families, veterans and mental disabilities. Families are the most important that we should focus on. Children needs a home and able to go to school to get an education. They need a better future. (Howard, 2009) Winter is our concern. Shelters gets full when the winter comes. They get starve and hypothermia. (Novak, 2015)

Conclusion There are so many people in DC then they should… Start to be a volunteer. Donate something you don’t need. Building more shelters in DC will reduce of the percentage. But I can predict DC can be like Utah did success on reducing for the homeless people. (Mc. Coy, 2015)

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