There are around 4,000 homeless people in Wake County. 1 in 30 children experiences homelessness and 83% of the children are exposed to violence. These people who are living on the streets could have a mental illness, could have just been released from jail, could not be able to afford a place to live, abused or suffering from hunger. 1 in 4 homeless people suffer from mental illness. Many of the people have been traumatized by the abuse on the streets. After someone is released from jail they hope to have a new fresh start but most people aren’t able to find a job or a place to live. Therefore, people don’t have a way to make money so they can’t purchase anything that they are in need of. More than half the women who go to Raleigh Rescue Mission have been a victim of domestic violence or abuse. All of these things cause homeless people to suffer. As I walk around Raleigh and see these people sleeping on park benches and begging for money it really concerns me. This grabs my attention and interests me because it’s sad to see all these talented people who could possibly do something big for our future just suffer. I realize that I can help out by volunteering in soup kitchens and prepare and serve meals. Also, I can help by having a little bag in the car to give to the people when we pass by them on road trips. These bags could contain toothbrushes, crackers, granola bars, band-aids, and other useful items. Another way I could help is by donating blankets to a homeless shelter. Homelessness is a big problem in Raleigh but if we work together we can all help to solve it.
You can go to these websites to learn more: https://www.raleighrescue.org/homelessness/ https://www.raleighrescue.org/homelessness/local-statistics/
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Sarah Mejia
3/8/2017 05:00:42 am
That was really inspiration. Great job! Your doing amazing and please keep going on that path of inspiration.
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Sawyer
3/8/2017 05:04:16 am
This was very interesting and sad. I learned a lot from it and will become even more aware of this issue and volunteer more.
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Lily Weinstein
3/12/2017 08:59:46 am
This is a really big problem! You did a very good job explaining it and how we can help!
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