oral presentation - hamad alhammadi.pptx

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1. Homelessness: Creating a Sustainable Future for the Community Student’s Name: Hamad Alhammadi

2. Introduction Homelessness is a significant societal challenge affecting millions globally. Homelessness is one of the biggest challenges faced in our society today, not only in our community but across the globe. Walking around the streets and blocks, it is quite common to see individuals sleeping on the streets with poor hygiene and lack of proper nutrition.

3. The Challenge Homelessness in the community extends beyond what is observed by the naked eye. The issue goes beyond people being on the streets to the failing societal safety nets and the general issues that propagate poverty and lack of housing. According to the data presented by the State of Homelessness 2023 in America 421,392 people are homeless in the U.S. as of 2023, demonstrating the scale of the issue.

4. Understanding Homelessness While many suggestions and efforts have been made towards addressing the issue of homelessness, there are systemic barriers that exist and they are often accompanied by insufficient resources. Factors include economic disparity, lack of affordable housing, and systemic issues.

5. Economic Impact Strains on public resources like emergency shelters highlight economic burdens. Although emergency shelters have been put in place, they provide temporary solutions but they do not address the root cause of homelessness

6. Social Impact Socially, homelessness contributes to insecurity and disrupts community cohesion. This further propagates the issue since the number of homeless people will be on the rise. Furthermore, policies such as anti-camping ordinances encourage homelessness since individuals will be pushed to society’s margins.

7. Current Interventions

8. Limitations of Current Approaches Systemic barriers and insufficient resources hinder the effectiveness of current methods. It is important to first prioritize the creation of affordable housing options. This can include the introduction of mixed housing developments which accommodate people with low earning gaps thus reducing poverty levels in specific areas

9. Proposed Solutions

10. Implementing Solutions A multifaceted approach can address the root causes and offer sustainable solutions.

11. Conclusion Implementing these solutions requires commitment to change and community involvement. It is also important to offer job training programs that will help homeless individuals secure stable sources of income (Owadally & Grundy, 2023). This will make it easy for them to live and sustain themselves in rental houses.