Homes & Homelessness in California and New Mexico:
- There are images of house expectations that one has for someone who lives in California and New Mexico.
"Placer County Homes and Land." 'Placer County Homes and Land' N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2015.
What others don't truly see is the houses that are in poverty areas and the reality of the cost of those nice houses?
"Sheila Macdonald's Blog." Sheila Macdonalds Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2015
Below is a quick video that touches the topic of houses in California:
What is the definition of homelessness?
- Homelessness is defined as a person who "lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence."
Causes of Homelessness:
1)Lack of affordable housing
2)Poverty
3)Unemployment
4)Substance abuse
5)Mental illness
Below is a quick video that touches base on Homelessness in New Mexico. This a current that has happen that shows a quick story about what happen to a homeless man in New Mexico:
Facts about Homelessness in California:
- The report says that California has 22 percent of America’s homeless population
-66.7 percent of the homeless lack shelter which is the highest percentage in the nation.
-36 percent of America’s chronically homeless reside in California, and of them 86.6 percent are unsheltered.
-Long Beach is the 9th largest population of chronically homeless in the US as well as the fourth largest unsheltered homeless population.
-About 22.8 percent of the population lives in poverty in Long Beach, CA
-Chronically homeless person is someone who has gone without shelter continually for at least a year or at least four times in the past year and has a debilitating condition, such as substance abuse disorder or mental illness.
-Yet California is home to nearly 100 billionaires !
Facts about Homeless in New Mexico:
-There is a estimated number that there are at least 17,000 people who experience homelessness in New Mexico over the course of a year.
-Has grown dramatically since the 1970’s due primarily to the steady decrease in public benefits for people living in poverty including welfare payments and public housing.
- In urban areas homeless people who are not in shelters sleep in cars, abandoned buildings, and empty lots.
-The homeless in New Mexico often stay in areas that truly are not safe and or in the open.
-In Southern New Mexico many of the homeless are immigrants and migrant workers.
-In northwestern New Mexico known as Indian Country, many of the homeless are Native Americans.
-Shortage of 4.4 million affordable housing units in New Mexico
-Albuquerque Currently Has More Than 2,000 Homeless Children Under the Age of Six.
"Homeless People in California." - LiveBinder. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2015.