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Why Don't Homeless People Just Get Jobs? 2 years 22 weeks ago

Many people think that homeless people just need to get off their lazy butts and get a job. What they don't know is that it's not that simple. There are many barriers to homeless people getting jobs, many of which might not occur to people with homes. Also, many homeless people already have jobs. This article explains many of these issues and also why a person who has a job might be homeless.

What I Learned While Being Homeless 2 years 39 weeks ago

A raw, personal account of lessons learned on the street including how to earn money while jobless and homeless, where to sleep where you probably won't get beat up, and insight into what it's like to be homeless. See a side of homelessness not depicted by the popular media and challenge stereotypes of homeless people as lazy substance abusers who choose to be homeless.

Interview with a homeless man 2 years 24 weeks ago

There’s one fellow I see in the restaurant almost every day. I don’t know his real name, but everyone calls him Joe. He calls himself Homeless Joe, and yes, he is homeless. After getting to know Joe a little over the last few months, and considering I have a background in newspaper journalism, I thought Joe would make an interesting interview subject. I asked him a few days ago if he would be interested in letting me interview him, and he agreed to do it.

Some Reasons Homeless People Avoid Shelters Even in Freezing Weather 2 years 34 weeks ago

Now that winter is coming, some northern cities are considering forcing homeless people into shelters. This has caused many people to question why on earth a homeless person wouldn't want to stay in a homeless shelter, why they'd prefer to sleep outside even in the freezing cold instead. This article tackles a number of reasons homeless people avoid homeless shelters some of which may shock and surprise you.

Some Reasons People Become Homeless 2 years 34 weeks ago

Many people feel that homeless people are entirely to blame for their own miserable situation. They believe that under no circumstance could they find themselves homeless because they are better than "those people" who have become homeless. The fact is that almost no one is truly safe from becoming homeless. This article gives a number of reasons people become homeless, some of which you will not see discussed in mainstream media. The truth can be unsettling and some reasons for homelessness are considered taboo subjects in American culture.