What are some causes of homelessness? Will someone please tell me? I have a report due Friday and I need to know this. Thanks! :o

I hope someone comes.

What causes homelessness?

Here are some web links you can look at:

http://www.alohainn.org/Causes.html

http://www.nhchc.org/Children/sld018.htm

http://www.camillushouse.org/camillus_resources/homelessness.php

:) Thank You So Much! :D

I have worked with the homeless in Atlanta GA for many years.

First there is no "one reason"

What you have is many factors.

1. Drinking and/or drug problems
2. Criminal activities
3. Some lose their jobs and have no where to go ( but normaly they get into programs fairly shortly.

The largest number I normally run into is mental health issue.
They get committed for a few weeks, get their drugs and then they are released. They do some out call medicine for a few days or weeks. Next they start getting more mental health issues, sell their drugs instead of taking them, and soon they are too freaked out to go get any more help.

They drift on the streets, in and out of jail, and back into mental health, and so on and so on.

Many of the pan handlers actually make 200 to 300 dollars a day. Tax free, but they spend it on drugs or sex.

A lot of them will not accept any help, even in bad weather, because some of the shelters require them to take a shower, they won't go.
Others require them to be sober and not use drugs while there, so they won't go. ( or have been kicked out a certain number of times and can't go back)

Other shelters charge a small daily fee, 3 to 9 dollars and they will not or can not pay that amount.

While not all of them, but the majority could be living somewhere either with someone or in shelters or gov housing, but they choice a life style that makes that impossible.

Hi,
Here is another link for reasons:

http://anitraweb.org/homelessness/faqs/causes/

Best of luck with your paper or whatever.