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Can you define Homeless?

Is someone homeless just because they don’t have a house? The Federal Definition of Homelessness as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is written as “an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence,” and “an individual who has a primary nighttime residence” that is “a supervised publicly [...]

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The Face of Homelessness

What is the image that comes to mind when thinking about a homeless person? “Usually dirty, drunk, and very stupid sounding, they just ask for money, or demand it.” This was a quote taken from Thehomelesspresident’s Blog.  The author of this blog is a man who became homeless when he was 12 years old.  He [...]

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