1. 1 I NEED YOU TO DROP IT

2. STEREOTYPES

3. “The ideal solution is so they not to do something that can visibly see the homeless”

4. THE DECLINING ECONOMY

5. the face of homelessness

13. he could be homeless

14. 2,500,000 to 600,000

15. “ ‘I was a white boy home suburban afraid less people’”

16. 1. SPEAK OUT

17. 2. SUPPORT

18. 3. MAKE GOALS

19. 4. VOLUNTEER

26. acknowledgments Mrs. Ward: For the support during this semester, especially when I could not find a place to volunteer Dr. Valenza: For continuing to be the best librarian ever and providing me with tons of valuable resources

27. T. and E. Korich: My dad, who listened to me practice this presentation a lot of times and my mom, who volunteered with me every week Brian Jenkins: The owner of Chosen 300 Ministries welcomed me with warm arms

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