1. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness

2. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness Vocabulary Dwelling: a building or other place to live in Warming center: is a short term emergency shelter that operates when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind and temperature become dangerously inclement. Warming centers are frequently directed to the circumstances of persons who are "unsheltered" due to a personal state of homelessness and who, for one reason or another, do not utilize existing homeless shelters. Impoverished: reduced to poverty. A vagrant or a vagabond: A vagrant could be described as being "a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging"; vagrancy is the condition of such persons. Beggars: a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging

3. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness EnglishFrench DwellingHébergement Warming CenterCentre de réchauffement Impoverishedappauvri vagabond BeggarsMendiant

4. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness What is homelessness? Homelessness categorizes the condition of people without a regular dwelling because they are unable to acquire, maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. 1.„ ON THE STREET“ Homeless without any shelter, bus stations. 2. „ SELF-MADE SHELTERS“ empty houses, tunnels, garden houses - living in small groups (migration) - specific rules - violence

5. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness Causes of homelessness PovertyForeclosureUnemployment Disability Broken familiesAddiction

6. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness What can be done?

7. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness Things that can be contributed: Clothes Food House hold goods Computers Cell phones Cash donations to charity groups Reach Out Volunteer at a shelter (Salvation Army in Lubbock) Help build shelters/houses (Habitat for Humanity in Lubbock) Volunteer professional services: legal aid, dentistry, medical care, counseling, child care, construction Educate Educate yourself and others

8. © 2014 wheresjenny.com The problems of homelessness Medical Needs of Homeless Primary Care Urgent/Emergency Care Mental Health/Counseling Dental Care Substance Abuse Treatment