The Problem of Homeless People in New York City (NYC)

Introduction

When it comes to defining homelessness there are many different schools of thought and that there is no single definition of homelessness. One definition that has said to be a part of the federal legislation has defined homelessness when an individual is in a state whereby he lacks the regular, fixed and adequate nighttime residence. It further defined the regular residence as a private or a public shelter that is said to be designed to aid the people with accommodation for temporary living such as hospices, congregate shelters and welfare hotels. It also defined it as an institution that is said to be a temporary residence in terms of individuals who have been intended to be institutionalized. Furthermore it can also be termed as an entity that can be termed as private or public and is not developed for ordinary use but is a regular sleeping accommodation for individuals.

Homelessness has been one of the crucial social problems in the US. It has said to be an area of concern for not only the social service providers but also of policy professionals as well as government officials since the time it has resurged amidst the individuals as well as families.

Causal factor

A research article known as “Revealed: how 19,000 children are homeless in New York city…. The most since the Great Depression”. In this article the author describes that the main reason of increased homelessness of children in New York is economic crisis. As per the data, almost 1.6 million children are serving from homelessness in New York. The author also mentions that it is difficult to measure the accurate data of homeless children in New York. The author also described the number of homeless children in homeless shelters (Daily Mail Reporter, Accessed from www.dailymail.co.uk). As per the estimations in this article, there are 19,077 children being sheltered in city's homeless shelters. The author has also showed his concern that the continuous increase can lead to a biggest trauma for New York and there will be more need of shelter homes for homeless children. Thus, this is an effective article showing the homeless children in New York and their statistics.

Other causal factors that are said to be associated with homelessness is lack of apt jobs and if there are jobs then they aren't paying well enough to fulfill the needs, let alone the wants. It is because of lack of jobs that not only the youth but also the generations such as baby boomers that are suffering in terms of deprivation of a better lifestyle when they need it the most. It is such instance that is said to be a cause behind the high crime rates across USA. People resort to robbery, theft or murders to steal the need and wants they cant fulfill themselves.

In this article, the author has given the estimations of homelessness reports in New York. According to this research there are almost more than 43,000 homeless people residing ...