How Homeless Affect The CommunityPresented By: Shawn Mason, Dennis Kozisek, and Jeremy Oakes

No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's easier to get on the subway and not be

accosted.Richard Linklater

What is homelessness, and how does it impact society?

What is Homelessness?

How does homelessness impact our community?

What are the causes or reasons that one may become homeless?

What causes people to become homeless?

Once homeless are there ways to escape their situation?

One Homeless how can I escape or better my situation

• Identify reason I ended up in a homeless

situation

• Economy, Medical condition, disability,

substance abuse, domestic violence, natural

disaster, family burden

• Do not let feelings of shame or pride

prevent you from asking and looking for help

• There are people that care, but you must

also have to care for yourself, meaning

take control of your life, believe that a positive

effort will bring positive results.

• Use local services to educate yourself

about community resources, Police, Fire,

Hospital, and Church.

Who or what is available to the homeless population?

What is available to the Homeless population• US Dept. of housing and Urban Development- many programs to help the homeless• Emergency Shelter Grant program, Shelter and Care program, Supporting Housing program to name a few. (www.hudexchange.info) • HPRP: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program used 1.5 billion dollars to help • 1.3 million people prevent homelessness at approximate cost of 1,200 dollars per person.• To find a shelter anywhere go to www.homelessshelterdirectory.org

In Idaho there are many resources to our population • St. Vincent De Paul of North Idaho (http://stvincentdepaulcda.org ) helps our northern Idaho population with shelters(warming centers), case management, career counseling, dining hall, and child care programs to name a few.

• Aid for friends (www.aidforfriendspocatello.org ) non-profit organization that offers emergency shelter, meals, laundry facilities, showers, clothing, hygiene products, in a safe and clean environment.• CATCH (Charitable assistance to community`s homeless) (www.catchprogram.org ) helps our homeless in Ada, Canyon, and Twin falls counties. Offers rental assistance, case management, job search, and Catch match. They state that they achieve 85% self-sufficiency in participating families.• Boise Rescue Mission (www.boiserm.org ) each year serves more than 350,000 meals, provides more than 120,000 shelter beds, and distributes more than 60,000 items of clothing. You can print out a coupon that you can give to a homeless person that will provide them with a hot meal and a place to sleep.

The homeless need help to rebuild their situation with respect and dignity, where there is access to opportunities to move up in life and become self-sufficient. We as a society can help with a “hand up” and to stop looking at it as a “hand out”.

What are societal leaders doing about homelessness?

The Change In Mindset During The Past Decade

The Federal Government Assistance Timeline

First Federal Task Force on Homelessness

(1983)

Emergency Food and Shelter

Program (EFSP)(1983)

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act(1987)

Renew the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistant Act renamed McKinney-Vento Act

(2000)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD Statistics

Labeling

Governmental Oversight On Homelessness

Is there a solution?

Is there a solution?• There are no cookie cutter approaches to homelessness• Solutions can include • Counseling / Treatment – for addictions• Low income housing assistance• Emergency Assistance – for temporary needs• Help People Before they are Homeless

Any Questions

Works Cited (Slide 1)• Idaho Public Television. “Homelessness in Idaho” Host: Marcia Franklin, aired

2/17/2010 http://video.idahoptv.org/video/1418515668/• Streets of Plenty: Inside the World of the Homeless. New York, N.Y: Films Media

Group, 2010.• Homeless Youth: Characteristics, Contributing Factors, and Service Options• Sanna J. Thompson , Kimberly Bender , Liliane Windsor , Mary S. Cook , Travonne

Williams Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 20, Iss. 2, 2010 • CATCH service, www.catchprograms.org/services.php Copy write 2015 site by

Thrive. Accessed 04/2015.• http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/ © 2006 - 2015

HomelessShelterDirectory.org. All rights reserved. Accessed 04/2015.

Works Cited (Slide 2)• Recourses for Homeless Person,

https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/resources-for-homeless-persons © 2014 US Department of Housing & Urban Development. Accessed 04/2015.

• Services, http://boiserm.org/services ©2014 Boise Rescue Mission Ministries. Accessed 04/2015.• Social Services, http://stvincentdepaulcda.org/SocialServices.aspx Copyright 2011 Society of

Saint Vincent de Paul North Idaho. Accessed 04/2015.• Castro, J. (2015, March 11). Oral Testimony of Secretary Julián Castro U.S. Senate Committee on

Appropriations Hearing on FY2016 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved from HUD.GOV: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/speeches_remarks_statements/2015/Oral_Testimony_031115

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Housing Shortages in the United States. California Law Review , pp. 1037-1081.• Roche, M. (2004). Complicated Problems, Complicated Solutions? Homelessness and Joined-up

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