Together We Can

A huge number of Americans are homeless each year. A great part of those homeless people are families with children. There are many factors that contribute to the reason why there are many homeless people in the United States. Many become homeless due to losing their jobs. People start having financial problems and as they struggle to find another job, they lose their homes and are pushed to live out on the streets. Other people are homeless after having divorced. They lose everything they had and they, along with their children, are left alone without a home. Another reason for homeless people is mental diseases and physical disabilities. Many of these people with these issues try to isolate themselves from society and often times leave their families behind and go out to live on the streets. Homelessness can also be due to natural disasters. For instance, after an earthquake, a hurricane, or a fire, people lose their homes and they are pushed into living on the street. Another factor is drugs. An addiction to drugs leads people from all ages to live inside a small bubble, where they isolate themselves. These people lose their jobs as a consequence. With no job, there is no income. No income means no money to pay the bills. Then this leads to losing everything they have, including their homes. The only solution to them is to live out on the streets. 

But there should be more than one solution to help this issue that should concern all of us. As a society, we need to work together to help those who needs us. The first step to ameliorate the situation of homelessness in America is for the victims to acknowledge that they have a problem and that they can return to their normal lives. It is the government's job to keep building homeless shelters that provide a place to stay and also a meal. There should also be organizations whose goal is to aid people who have lost their homes due to natural disasters. In addition, medical aid should be provided to help those suffering from mental disease and physical disabilities. 

It is not only the government's job to help but it is also our job, as citizens of the United States, to help as well. For example, I'm part of the Union Station Homeless Shelter Organization and we provide food for the homeless. Every year for Christmas and Thanksgiving, we volunteer and make sure that each individual has a warm, nice meal to enjoy. People can also gather up a group of volunteers and cook their own food and go visit homeless shelters. If we work together, we CAN make a difference in the world.