Homelessness
Homelessness During the 1980s homelessness reemerged in America on a large scale. Homelessness can be defined as the condition of being without a permanent place to live, or being without a place to call one’s own home. The most common reasons for the reemergance of homelessness are unemployment, the chronic scarcity of low cost housing, cutbacks in public assistance, and the deinstitutionalization of people with mental or developmental disabilities. Homelessness can be dated back to colonial times where statutes existed to handle the homeless. ... During the Great Depression homelessness was visible and persistent in urban areas. ... During this age there was considerable optimism that homelessness was a problem of the past . ... As bad as it is for the homeless person who has a job and can’t escape homelessness, climbing out of homelessness is virtually impossible for those without a job. ... The lack of affordable housing and the limited housing assistance problems contribute to homelessness. The greatest impact on homelessness can be seen in the loss of the single room occupancy (SRO) housing.