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In the article, ” Help others or not” I learned that many children suffer every day begging people for...
The article, “Deadly Spring Weather” (McGraw Hill) elaborates on the dangers of this year’s weather within the United States....
Helping others
Monica, , Homelessness, Community, Raise Your Voice, homeless, helping others, OrangeCoveHighSchool, 1In the article, “Helping the Hungry” (Upfront) I learned that Henry Sowells wanted to help homeless people when the...
This whole disaster was really sad. I mean just imagining being in the situation at the time is no...
The Epidemic of Homelessness due to COVID
Emily, , Showcase, Homelessness, Fall 2017, Partnerships for the Goals, Spring 2021, RHS, complications, 6As the coronavirus pandemic began to take shape, another epidemic came to light, homelessness. Even before the pandemic, homelessness...
The homeless community is being put at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of space and resources, and is...
It is Hard to Stay at Home When You Have No Place to Call Home
Emily, , Showcase, Homelessness, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Spring 2021, shelters, RHS, 1As the coronavirus pandemic began to take shape, another epidemic came to light, homelessness. Even before the pandemic, homelessness...
“A Plan to Make Homelessness History”
Nicolette, , Reduced Inequalities, Spring 2021, Showcase, Homelessness, Housing, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1The severity of homelessness in the United States is more intense than many people probably realize. 700,000 people every...
Philadelphia’s 24/7 Homeless Shelters
Audrey, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Homelessness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Reduced Inequalities, Philadelphia, Operation Rio Grande, homelessness, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0We all know how huge Philadelphia is, but did you know that they have one of the smallest homeless...
A Dog’s Purpose
Drew, , Beauty, Life on Land, Police, Love, Girl, Good Health and Well-Being, Homelessness, Family, Harvest Collegiate High School, #2021, January, life, 0The protagonist is playing the story of a dog who goes through four reincarnations, and comes back every time...
Teen Homelessness
Yamile, , Homelessness, This is America, homelessness, youth, showcase, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “No Place to Call Home” by Jessica Press and Rebecca Zissou I learned that there is...
How Can We Decrease Worldwide Homelessness and Poverty??
Grace, , Fall 2020, Showcase, Homelessness, Sustainable Cities and Communities, nowcomment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 8I just read an article that advocates for anti-homeless laws, explains why they exist and how homeless people are...
Unaffordable Housing
Jackson, , Showcase, Homelessness, Housing, Spring 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Across the US, the lack of affordable housing has reached a crisis. In some of the biggest cities, like...
Is it worth giving Americans $1,000?
Dominic, , Homelessness, Coronavirus, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Debt, Housing, Media, Call to Action, Community, Showcase, Pitching, Minimum Wage, Spring 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1The US is debating on giving people $1,000 to help them support their family and to get bills and...
Is homelessness a problem in your society?
Siqi, , Showcase, Homelessness, Fall 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Background The forces that affect the homeless are complex and often interactive. Social forces such as addiction, family breakdown...
Criminalizing Homelessness
Sam, , Fall 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Homelessness, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Homelessness has been an increasing problem in many areas of the country. Along with this, many of those whom...
Homelessness in Chicago Public Schools
Jacqueline, , Showcase, Homelessness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 5As of the 2017-2018 school year, 17,894 homeless Chicago children and teens attend CPS schools. Data also shows that...
Raising Awareness For The Homeless NYC
Fahmia, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2019, homeless, homelessness, helping others, homelessshelters, helpingthehomelessnyc, 0The overall goal of our project was to spread as much awareness for the homelessness issues in NYC. Our...
Helping the Homeless in NYC
Vanessa, , Homelessness, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, 1Over the course of this semester, me and other students have been working on a project regarding helping the...
Our Progress and Results
Amy, , Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, homeless, homelessness, #homesfortomorrow, 0My group’s overall goal in this project for homelessness is to spread awareness through our blogs, social media, petition,...
Help The Homeless
Muhammad, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2019, homeless, homelessness, reflection, #homesfortomorrow, #helpthehomeless, #endhomelessness, 1The goal of our project is to try and decrease the number of homeless people and try and help...
Things You Can Donate to Help The Homeless Community
Fahmia, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2019, homelessness, homelessshelters, helpingthehomelessnyc, helpinghomelessshelters, donating, 0The reason we chose this digital activism topic is because we wanted to spread awareness throughout our community about...
NYC and Poverty
Kailyn, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Spring 2019, #povertyinnyc, nycandpoverty, poverty, NYC, helping others, 0My blog takes a look at poverty in New York City, especially in the least popular boroughs, and the...
From “Rags To Riches”
Amy, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Spring 2019, #helpthehomeless, #shelters, homeless, homelessness, #homesfortomorrow, 0Everyday thousands of NYC citizens plunge into homelessness. There are many reasons people become homeless and yet there aren’t...
Homeless and their opinions on homeless shelters
Vanessa, , Homeless LGBTQ, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Decision Making, #helpthehomeless, homelessness, 1Homelessness in America, specifically New York City, is a big problem. The issue has increased over the decade and...
Homeless Organizations
Muhammad, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Homeless LGBTQ, Spring 2019, #ragstoriches, #helpthehomeless, homeless, homelessness, #homesfortomorrow, 0I made this video about various different homeless organizations with the purpose to give viewers a visual about the...
Poverty In New York City
Khan, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Showcase, Homelessness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, No Poverty (Economy), Sustainable Cities and Communities, Call to Action, Social Class, This I Believe, Community, #endpoverty, #stoppoverty, #povertyisbad, poverty, #povertyinnyc, 0This video was created by me and I discussed poverty rates in New York City. The rates are increasing...
A letter to the mayors.
Martha, , Homelessness, Partnerships for the Goals, Drugs, Homeless LGBTQ, Upstander, Spring 2019, Showcase, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #upstander, drug addiction, homelessness, 3April 22nd, 2019 Dear Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed: We are writing to you about the issue on...
Mental Illness and the Homeless Population (Exp. Essay Week 2)
Sera, , Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0https://nowcomment.com/documents/136742 This article not only covers the prevalence of mental illness within the homeless population, as well as homelessness...
Mental Illness in the Homeless Population
Sera, , Good Health and Well-Being, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 71/4 of the homeless population are diagnosed with SMI’s, serious mental illnesses. Serious mental illnesses are classified as mental...
Do You Care About The Homeless In Your Community
Adrian, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Homelessness, Fall 2018, HomelessnessMatters, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep??
Matthew, , Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Partnerships for the Goals, Homelessness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, History, Media, stigma, Marijuan, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep?? Have you ever wondered why marijuana has such a big stigma?people...
Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough?
Lupita, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Partnerships for the Goals, Homelessness, The Fifth Column, Fall 2018, #WhatWeCanDo, #FindTheSolution, homelessness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough? “I would just say to the politicians, what if it was you? What would...
Rags to Riches
Teo, , American Dream, Responsible Consumption and Production, Immigration, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Sports, Goals, Reduced Inequalities, American Creed, Homelessness, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Happiness, Showcase, Business, basketball, Immigration, LeBron, Money, homelessness, Perspective, Lebron James, happiness, Real Life interview, Jimmy Butler, #alone #nohome #homeless #no family # help, Circumstances, 0My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
The Rise of Homelessness in NYC
Lena, , Housing, Spring 2018, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Homelessness, NYC, #helpthoseinneed, #asmallchangemakesabigdifference, #getinvolved, #nofamily, #weareallhuman, Help, homelessness, 2Since the Great Depression, there has been a great rise of homelessness in NYC. There are various ways to...
Precautions Against Hurricanes
Sofia, , Climate Action, Hurricane Harvey, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Clean Water and Sanitation, Homelessness, Call to Action, Hurricanes, weather, Global Warming, Climate Change, 1Hurricanes have been ravaging parts of the Atlantic and taking the homes and even lives of people living on...
Effects of Gentrification in Oakland
Yojana, , Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), community, #gentrificationinOakland, 2Gentrification hurts people without privilege. It means when newcomers erase and displace the histories and homes of locals....
Feed the Hungry not the Streets
Melody, , Fall 2017, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Homelessness, Drugs, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Awareness for the homeless “The estimated number of people on streets and in shelters in 2015 was...
LGBTQ in The Streets
Liz, , Homelessness, Coming Out, The Fifth Column, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, LGBTQ, support, Streets, 4LGBTQ in The Streets Did you know that 26% of the LGBTQ youth have trouble coming out...
What Does it Mean to be American
Shelby, , Immigration, Homelessness, Refugees, American Dream, American Creed, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals, 0“America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.” – Will McAvoy, a character from HBO’s Newsroom created...
Who is looking out for the homeless?
Abby, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, Fall 2017, Help, homeless, change, 2As it gets colder in Salt Lake City the homeless will begin to face a crisis unlike any other....
Lets Talk About The Homeless..
Ja'Kavien, , Fall 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, 2nextprez, Homelessness, alone, poor, 2nextprez, homeless, shelter, 2Dear Mr.President, According to Socialsolutions.com, they said the following statistics are alarming: 564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless....
Why are Small Rural Cities More Conservative Than Big Cities?
Zoe, , No Poverty (Economy), Fall 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Homelessness, 1Portland, Oregon: One of the most liberal cities in America. There are Black Lives Matter posters posted in apartment...
Spare Change
Zoe, , Call to Action, American Dream, Community, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Quality Education, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Drugs, Sustainable Cities and Communities, No Poverty (Economy), Judge Memorial Catholic High School, homelessness, world view, salt lake city, 1Panhandling: to stop people on the street and ask for food or money. Begging. We see this everywhere, from...
NYC Public Housing Needs AC’s!
SydneyEvalunaEleanor, , Showcase, Quality Education, Homelessness, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Sustainable Cities and Communities, Housing, Call to Action, Spring 2017, Argument, Harlem, Bronx Science, Public Housing, NYC, AC's, 1“I have an AC in every room. With these brick walls? I’d die without it,” said one public housing...
Homless Youth and college debt
Sallie, , Showcase, Homelessness, Spring 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Partnerships for the Goals, #homelessyouth, #awarness, 6When the thought of homeless youth was brought to my attention I just assumed it was young adults who...
The New Trend?
Dallana, , Happiness, Good Health and Well-Being, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Quality Education, Homelessness, Family, Getting Started, Drugs, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, family, happiness, 2TEENS ON DRUGS Did you know that 90% of drug addiction starts in the teenage years. This shows that...
Can illegal drugs be Beneficial or harmful for adolescents???????????
Emmanuel, , Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Homelessness, Drugs, No Poverty (Economy), Debt, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, weed, drugs, Oakland, teens, 4Can illegal drug Beneficial or harmful for adolescents. “Everyday 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
Helping Hand
Vanessa, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, 7I would like to address the issue on homelessness. As the years go by I feel like the homeless...
ALL people should be treated equally
Corinne, , LGBTQ+ Rights, Violence, Homelessness, Rights, Family, Fall 2016, Politics, Love, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, 2I hate to see people who are being judged just because of their sexuality or gender. America is supposed...
Breanna, , Homelessness, Family, Drugs, No Poverty (Economy), Debt, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #poor #no money #homeless #alone #hungry, 0
The book I have continued reading, is the book Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. I have continued reading this...
Please Help This World!
Mathew, , Showcase, 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Homelessness, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, homeless, Black Lives Matter, 4Dear Future President, Congratulation for being the new President of the United States. Let’s get into business. An important...
Families Also Need a Voice
Jasmin, , Reduced Inequalities, Homelessness, Rights, Family, Fall 2016, Happiness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Immigration, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Immigration, family deserve happiness, people should have a voice., 3Dear Next President of the United States, First, let me congratulate you for reaching your goal. You crossed the...
Why are people Homeless?
Breanna, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Drugs, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Happiness, Books or Plays, Housing, Call to Action, Showcase, Homelessness, Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, #homeless #need help #no job #sick #alone, 3During the past few weeks, I have been reading Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. As said in my previous post,...
Homelessness!
Breanna, , Showcase, Homelessness, Family, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Sustainable Cities and Communities, #alone #nohome #homeless #no family # help, 2These past few weeks, I have been reading the book, The Hidden Story of Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. What...
Go the Bernie Route!
Jorge, , 2nextprez, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Quality Education, Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, College, College Costs, Letter2NextPrez, Minimum Wage, homelessness, College Tuition, 2nextprez, Letters to the Next President, 0Dear Next President: I am writing you this letter to ask of you to focus on these topics that...
Homelessness, Unemployment, Education
Jerome, , Quality Education, Homelessness, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Housing, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, 0Dear Next President, My name is Jerome Pope Jr. I think you’ll be a great president for the US....
Why is San Francisco so expensive
Tommy, , Minimum Wage, Homelessness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Inquiry, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, 2nextprez, Inequality, Housing, San Francisco, 1Maybe there isn’t enough housing in the city to go around.Housing in San Francisco is not being built. There...
Will we be able to end poverty worldwide?
Savannah, , Homelessness, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Money, poverty, worldwide issues, food, shelter, 0Poverty is a worldwide issue that hardly comes with an easy fix. There are countless poverty stricken areas around...
Don’t Forget
Randy, , Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, Race Relations, Slamming4Cause, Black Lives Matter, Responsible Consumption and Production, Homelessness, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Rights, Poetry, Trayvon Martin, Hip hop, Alton Sterling, cops, 6What is the world coming too? How ya got money for gunz but not for food? How ya try...
#2NextPrez: Students film letters to next president
Kim, , LGBTQ+ Rights, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Prison, Race Relations, Homelessness, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 2nextprez, Immigration, Life on Land, 2nextprez, film, Chico State, featured, EOP, 0Incoming freshmen at CSU, Chico created a film version for letters to the next president (#2nextprez). Their letters can be...
Letter to the President
Nixon, , 2nextprez, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homless, 06/24/2016 Dear President, The topic upon homeless people has always been a problem, it is a problem that is...
Letter to the Next President: Homelessness
Group, , Showcase, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, Homelessness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Sustainable Cities and Communities, homeless, homelessness, change, president, 0Dear President, There is a story of a young man named Chris McCandless. He was a well-educated student...