Many of us look down or ridicule the man begging on the corner or the woman carrying everything she owns in a plastic bag. The first thing we say is “go get a job and get off the streets.” We always blame them for their situation, yet not knowing how they got there or what their life is like.
I have seen more homeless people on the streets, living under bridges, sleeping on benches using cardboard as a cover. It is truly a sad sight to see.
There are more homeless people on American streets today than any other time in history. It is impossible to get a very accurate account of the exact number but experts suggest that there are more than three million homeless people in America today. People that have fallen under hard time are now homeless and some have children. In fact, there is an estimated one million homeless children.
I have a cousin that is homeless that is why it is important to me.
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