Homelessness has become an increasing issue all over Canada. Whether the homeless be adults, children, or even war veterens, it can happen to anyone whether they know its in their future or not. Homelessness is generally linked to substance abuse, domestic voilence, shortage of affordable housing, high unemployment rates, racial discrimination or mental illness. Children also wind up homeless because their parents kick them out for various reasons or, none at all.
I see homelessness as a very sad issue, especially because I can relate to not knowing what its like to have a home and the stress and struggles the homeless have to go through day to day just to get by. I wish there could be more facilities built for the homeless to make home permanently so everyone could be happy but of course, not everyone whos homeless is a good person. I wish for everyone who is homeless and has their own "issues", whether they be drug abuse, violence, mentall illness etc, to be able to have the help and support they need provided for them so they could try to get back on track and rebuild their life again.
Links to more on homeless:
http://intraspec.ca/homelessCanada.php
http://heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/visions/housing-homelessness/bck/4
Good links, I was drawn to the multitude of facts on the first site you provided (3177 people homeless in downtown Vancouver in 2010) and the personal stories on the second (It's okay to ask for help or living with disorders). So many issues, so many problems, few solutions...
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