Friday 17 November 2017

Coping With Being Homelessness In Georgia

By Ann Sullivan


May it be due to circumstances or being born into it, vagrancy is a situation nobody would wish to be in. Though there are many definitions of homelessness, being Homelessness in Georgia to most in the society is lacking a roof over your head and a place to call home.

Homelessness is caused by many factors both socially and economically, but the biggest contributor is poverty. Living in times when the economy changes on a daily basis, and high standards of living with no jobs to cope with these issues are what lead to poverty thus more and more people become homeless. There are also those who do not choose vagrancy but just find themselves in that life and such are the children born into homeless families.

Vagrancy has a profound impact on the individuals and families it affects including increased health problems, increased mental health problems, difficulty with maintaining employment, separation of families, lack of education and many more. These problems affect not only them but also their children and generations after them.

As it is with human nature, most homeless people want to work and be self reliant. But there are numerous blocks towards achieving their goals. To some, it is the lack of proper education. To others, it is just the stigma of being some social outcast. This leaves their dreams shattered and their hope dissipated. With time, they give up and start living life as it comes turning to drugs or crime to handle life.

Although they do offer shelter for the night, homeless shelters are not able to solve the problems that cause the state of vagrancy. They are pretty much. The last resort available to people who no longer have a roof. If homeless people had support from their community and enough resources for medical care, mental health care, recovery from substance abuse, and criminal rehabilitation, Georgia would probably see a dramatic drop in the number of homeless people.

But these shelters tend to be often overcrowded, and as results, the socials amenities becomes the issue to the people in this places. This is because, in the bid to help as many people as possible, the shelters accommodate more than the capacity. This will often lead to insufficient resources and a shortage in even the basic commodities such as food, water, clothing and medical supplies.

When these homes are full, security issues tends to evolve. Those living there will often fight just to get the right ratios. Many homes are both dirty and dangerous. Health standards do not matter to them. Lice run rampant. Tuberculosis is the norm to them due to the overcrowd. Standardized safety and health decision are desperately required because anyone who comes for help at this homes is risking their health and well-being.

However, there are those in the community who refuse to give up on the less fortunate and the homeless in the society. They have taken it upon themselves to see that they can help out in any way possible and bring these people back to their feet so that they can be self-dependent once again.




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