How To Help The Homeless?
Could you sleep outside, in temperatures below freezing?
Personal Stories
Miguel
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Annie and Matto
Causes of Homelessness
- Drug or alcohol addiction
- Loss of job
- Death in family
- Severe Physical Disability
- Family kicking them out or running away
- Not being to afford rent, or building being foreclosed
Do you know anyone with these types of problems that they are facing? Could it lead to homelessness? What can you do to help?
What Can Be Done?
- Donate clothing
- Give food to shelters or soup kitchens
- Donate recyclables
- Get involved with Habitat for Humanity
- buy Street Sheet, the people who sell these get 5 cents for each one sold
What Has the United States Government Done?
These programs are offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Supportive Housing Programs: This program is designed to develop supportive housing and services that will allow homeless persons to live as independently as possible.
Shelter Plus Care Programs: This program provides rental assistance for homeless persons with disabilities.
The Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program is given out to state governments, metropolitan cities, urban counties, and U.S. territories, and they use these funds for Street Outreach, Emergency Shelters, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing, and HMIS
These programs are offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This Department has multiple different grants that fall under three categories:
- Targeted Homeless Assistance Programs
- Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)
- Non-targeted or Mainstream Programs