homelessnes, why?
What could make you homeless? Pre-birth Youth Schooling Physical health Employment My mother drank while pregnant, causing fetal alcohol syndrome I was sexually abused by my dad. I hated school and dropped out as soon as I could. I have AIDS. I worked as long as I could. Disability payments haven't started yet. They laid off most of the middle managers at my company -- me too. My mother didn't eat well when pregnant, causing slight brain damage in me. My parents beat me. I had to leave school to support my family. I caught an incurable form of tuberculosis from a patient. I'm insured, but I had to stop working. All I know is construction, and no one is hiring. My mother used crack when pregnant, and I'm a crack baby. I never knew my dad. I got pregnant for the first time at 14 and left school. I got hurt on the job and can't work anymore.