what effects does homeless people have?
103428
That's a very big question...\nHomeless people tend to be dirty.  They often carry diseases.  Sometimes they beg and can keep legitimate customers from going into a neighborhood business.  They rely on governmental help.
628799
Well, in my town, they usually hang around Wal-Mart. Burger King is right next to it. There are not a whole lot of homeless people though. Most are veterans who are missing limbs, so I always feel really bad for them. I don't like just giving them money because you just never know what their going to buy with it (like booze or drugs). However, I hate to see people going hungry. So, I usually stop by Burger King and pick them up a meal. So, if your able to do this, that would be my suggestion. Or, you could point them in the direction of the nearest homeless shelter if you have one in your community.
322415
I do help the homeless, my husband and I have started a homeless outreach at our church. We take clothes and food under a bridge once a month(we are a small church and it takes us that long to collect everything) and hand them out. We also hand out blankets when it's cold, shoes razors, tooth brushes, tooth paste and much more.
1004985
bad effects: costs money, organized crime involvement, spreads desease, etc.\ngood effects: Guess!
1002243
Go to a Shelter.  Once you are there, you can meet with a Case Manager who should be able to refer you to the other agencies who can assist you with food, clothing, showers,  medical, & a referral for a bed for the night.  Housing won't be easy, unless you have children with you, then you sometimes get help faster.  If you are a "party animal", the shelter probably isn't for you because of the rules in regards to alcohol & drugs (you'll be kicked out).  If you don't want housing or shelter, you can still live in the streets & feed yourself by collecting cans, trading services for money or goods (wash car windshield for a burger).  Many homeless people make  great night watchman in exchange for being allowed to stay on property & out of the limelight of the "regular" street crowd.  Many of them panhandle for money.  Some people can't make it without others, while some people prefer to go it alone.  The Churches do a lot to help the homeless community who have no ID or papertrail, while the other agencies help people who have a more easily accessible past history in regards to ID, Social Security, & a past history WITH a papertrail that is easily traced.  Being homeless is not a life sentence, but when you are actually out there in the streets, you feel as if you will be there forever!  Many are traumitized from this experience due to the violence & abuse by both the other street people & the System that was put in place to help, but the people who are working & volunteering in these places prey on the homeless, thinking they can get away with it.  If a person keeps trying & goes from place to place to place, eventually they will get the help they need...or die trying!  I spent a lot of nights hiding out in utility rooms & under vehicles to stay out of sight & safe.  In L.A. you can ride the bus all nite when the shelter is full or you missed the check in time.
802995
You are so narrow minded I am surprised the tiny brain that you have has got enough room to move around in that tiny head of yours.\n\nNot all homeless are there by choice. Not all homeless are idle or lazy. Not all homeless are drug takers alcoholics or mentally ill.\n\nI was homeless for 12 months whilst I was waiting for rented accommodation which I now have. The local authority have a long list of those waiting for a home, but housing shortages sometimes leads to a person becoming homeless.\n\nWhilst homeless I knew of several people who held down steady jobs earning their living, paying their taxes, contributing to society!\n\nUntil you have experienced it or even researched it don't get knocking the homeless because you might find that being homeless wasn't their choice in the majority of cases.\n\nThe reason for my homelessness was that the ex girlfriend I was with was being very unfaithful as I caught her with another man 3 days before we were due to get married.\n\nI made a success of my life setting up my own travel information business and am now a successful travel writer, does that appear to you as laziness? Bone Idle. Get off of your butt and do some research into a problem before you knock it mate! You could be the next homeless person. You can never tell what waits for you in the life pathway.\n\nQ. Were you being bone idle to use spell check as some of your spelling is slightly under par!
300266
If that person has made a conscious decision to live on the streets then I dont think they would want any help.  However, Id say that nearly all homeless people do not want to live on the streets.  Many of them have mental illness and simply do not know how to get a job and run a house.  Some homeless people have been released from a prison or a mental hospital and have nowhere to go.  Homeless men especially have often gone through a divorce and have lost their house etc to their wives, sometimes they also lose their job/money due to the stress (or maybe this is what triggered the divorce?), and so they end up with nothing and on the streets.  Its also possible they have had alcohol/drug problems and lost their house because of this, although this is often a by-product of becoming homeless. Or they may have lost their jobs,or been unable to pay their rent and been evicted.  There are many reasons why an adult may become homeless, and I dont think many choose to, I can only guess that these ones maybe have a learning difficulty and believe that life may be easier just drifting here and there and not having to socialise.  As for people who dont want to be homeless you could help them by bringing them soup/warm food and drinks, or suggesting local shelters.  you could also volunteer with a soup kitchen program or donate to a 'homeless' charity.  Well done for querying about homelessness without judging-too many people just presume 'drugs' and this is not always the case.  All the best!
559037
No money to pay your bills or buy food. Losing your home and your livelihood. Having to rely on others for handouts. Having a hard time finding another job, depending on how long you are unemployed for. Dealing with the government hassle of getting unemployment pay. Becoming homeless and falling into a hole of debt that is very difficult to get back out of..... the list could go on.
70847
You won't be able to stop homelessness. More and more people are losing their jobs, the cost of living is getting more expensive. If you know any homeless people, you can get them to shelters for those people. Send then to a YMCA. I knew a homeless person once and an organization helped him to apply for Social Security disability. He won and got some backpay and he bought himself a small travel trailer. Had all he needed for a cheap price and his small check pays for the spot at the trailer park.
500765
(1) I don't think many homeless people practice safe sex. (2) drug use (infected needles). (3) excessive alcohol consumption = liver problems/failure (hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver). (4) no access to healthcare until it is too late. (5) exposure to viruses/bacteria, unsanitary conditions, and other poor health which makes their immune system weaker and more prone to acquiring hepatitis.
41838
Many of the people that are homeless choose not to work and just give up on life.  Maybe because of drugs or alcohol.  I know this first hand because my brother in law is homeless.  He comes and stays with family for a while and then CHOOSES to go back out on the streets. I just dont get it.  He doesnt want to work because he owes alot in child support and says they will take more than half of his money.  He said there are many homeless like him. They are choosing to be that way.  He gets free food from food kitchens and begging.  He stays at shelters when its cold.  He gets free medical because our medical system will not refuse service to anyone. I think sometimes we are enabling him. Im not saying all are but many. I do realize there are many that are homeless that may not have any control over their cicurmstances.
304224
Okay, let me ask you something.  Have you ever gone to feed the homeless yourself?  Have you ever been homeless?\nI have gone on compassionate missions to San Francisco, LA, downtown Tacoma, Portland Oregon, and Seattle to feed the homeless, and to give them blankets.  I can honestly say that many of them are alcoholics and/or drug addicts who don't care to better themselves. \nThe church I attended for several years offered some of them jobs, in exchange for food and shelter.  The homeless that we offered jobs to wanted the food and shelter, but didn't care to work.\nAs for the second part, for two weeks in '99 I chose to spend all my time with the homeless kids in downtown Tacoma.  I squatted with them, "spanged" (begging for spare change), and observed them closely.  What I saw was that they spent their money on drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes instead of getting their clothes cleaned, taking a shower at the YMCA or YWCA, or getting a hotel room.  I saw heroin, crank, and prostitution for said drugs.  I saw overdoses, disease, and degeneration.  I also saw that they were apathetic to change their situation, and that even with the numerous homeless shelters, they chose to stay in abandoned buildings.\nThe fact that there are homeless is a neverending problem, but it's also an abstract idea to those who speak out against it.  They have no idea, they haven't seen it firsthand like I have.  There are government programs to help these people, and they don't take the opportunity.  Therefore, if these people really want to help themselves, they do so, and they don't stay homeless!\nI know this sounds cold-hearted, but I really do feel for the homeless...just not as much as I did before I tried feeding them.  And I have even less sympathy because I saw it as closely as one can.\nEdit:  I commend the people who volunteer to work in soup kitchens, and in food banks.  But just WHAT is the government supposed to do?  Honestly.  Throw some money at the people?  How are we supposed to sort out the ones who want to better themselves from the drug addicts and alcoholics?  There are homeless shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, low-income housing, churches with good people who try to help...\nAnd I'll tell you what.  In those two weeks that I ran with the homeless, I never went hungry.  There were always people giving us money.  I think I made more money in those two weeks than I have at ANY job I've had...and all that without resorting to prostitution.\nAs I said, there are government programs.  They can help themselves.  Throwing money at them will solve nothing, except putting us even further in debt.\nOne more thing, my sister has five kids.  They live in a four bedroom house, and the rent is $850 a month.  Not bad for Washington State.  She and her husband have a monthly income of a little over $1500.  Their electric bill comes every other month and is usually close to $400 even though they conserve.  One more thing:  My sister has yet to use Welfare.  Those kids are well-fed and cared for.  \nThe unfortunate thing, as I said, is if the government put more money into programs for the impoverished, there are too many who would take advantage of it.  Do you know who would wind up paying the price?  The taxpayers!\nThat there are homeless is tragic.  But there is nothing the government can do.
120476
Never had a negative effect.  When most people aren't feeling well the first few things they want are a not bath/or shower .... warm good meal.... and some sleep.
193912
The only time I have been homeless is between jobs, like when I first moved out of my parents home and drove 2000 miles away.  I slept in my car for a few weeks until I got a job and an apartment.  I had money for food and gas.\n\nMy brother has been homeless most of his life.  He worked for a carnival, and drank a lot.  He lived in a tent trailer.  During the off season, he would do dumpster diving for food and find things to sell at the swap meet for beer money.  He was in a mental institution for a few years in his 20's, before he hooked up with the carnival.\nHe has always been a very easy going, never bother anybody, loner, who doesn't want anything, except booze.  We are Native American ancestry, and he inherited the curse.  Now that he is on SSI for emphysema, he lives in a camper behind the house of the carnival owner.\n\nI believe many people just take whatever comes their way, and exercise 0 control over their life because they are addicted to drugs or alcohol.
733065
humans- stress,health, emotional effects, financial effects, humanity comes intoplay here with people helping people\n\nenviroment- new growth, polution(the ash in the sky), migration of wildlife(have 2 move to find food),
565237
Hopefully, they become tax paying, income earning citizens who contribute to the city.  On the flip side, they can also become a drain on the city's resources by using social services, health care or education to which they don't contribute by paying taxes.
497125
u should go feed homeless people for a day