1. Organizations for DC Homeless KAYLA RAQUEL 04/07/16 GSR 150 DR. WOOD

2. Thesis  What are the reasons that some of the DC organizations for homeless are not able to solve the problem?  There are three main reasons that organizations for homeless folks fail.

3. Introduction  Did you know we have a lot of homeless people in DC?  We see them on the streets often.  We don’t have enough shelters.  The programs here in DC needs to get “back in the game”.  We need to help them and get DC to reduce the amount of number of homeless people.

4. Part ONE: Limited Space in Shelters  We get so many of homeless people living out on the streets  Why?  Not enough of shelters.  In winter, shelters gets full easily. (Novak, 2015)  DC is working on get several shelters to built for the homeless people.  Will use DC General Hospital as a shelter. (Davis, 2014)

5. Part Two: Limited number of effective Programs  We do have programs and organizations to support the homeless.  Pathways to Housing is one of the programs that did help with DC homeless people especially with mental illness. (Think Progress, 2013)  Shelters are on the target because there are not enough in DC.  Organizations and shelters needs to progress quickly because homeless people are gaining.

6. Part Three: Increase in the Number of Homeless People  We get men, women, families, veterans and mental disabilities.  Families are the most important that we should focus on.  Children needs a home and able to go to school to get an education.  They need a better future. (Howard, 2009)  Winter is our concern.  Shelters gets full when the winter comes.  They get starve and hypothermia. (Novak, 2015)

7. Conclusion  There are so many people in DC then they should…  Start to be a volunteer.  Donate something you don’t need.  Building more shelters in DC will reduce of the percentage.  But I can predict DC can be like Utah.  Utah did success on reducing for the homeless people. (McCoy, 2015)

8. Bibliography  Davis, A. (2014, July 9). D.C. falls short on goal of moving 500 homeless families, conditions ripe for repeat of crisis. Retrieved April 22, 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-falls-short-on-moving- 500-homeless-families-conditions-ripe-for-winter-crisis/2014/07/09/cc6873b2-0785-11e4-a0dd- f2b22a257353_story.html  Howard, K. S., Cartwright, S., & Barajas, R. G. (2009). Examining the impact of parental risk on family functioning among homeless and housed families. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry, 79(3), 326-335. doi:10.1037/a0016599  McCoy, T. (2015, April 17). The surprisingly simple way Utah solved chronic homelessness and saved millions. Retrieved April 22, 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/04/17/the- surprisingly-simple-way-utah-solved-chronic-homelessness-and-saved-millions/  Novak, T. (2015, March 25). World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved April 21, 2016, from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/03/25/home-m25.html

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