How can we help the poor to improve their daily live especially the homeless?

Question

Its by giving them money, education or teaching them other skill such as art, wood craft, cooking, modern agriculture technology and etc

Answer 1

For sure giving them the resources to make their life better. I don't believe in free paychecks but food, education, and training is fine. But I think there is a lot out there that don't want to make their life better. Some people choose to be on the streets.

Answer 2

A very large percentage of the homeless are those that are mentally ill, or physically or mentally disabled. Then also there are the drug abusers and alcoholics. These can, of course, overlap.

Those who are disabled in the U.S., without a work history, can usually receive SSI ... but it's under $600, and most single people won't qualify for foodstamps on that. Try and rent an apt and live on under $600 a month. On top of that, many don't have the skills to manage their money and keep an apt clean, and there is not help for them, and far too few group or semi-independent living situations. So many end up on the streets.

The employment possibilities for substance abusers and those with mental illness or mentally challenged are pretty slim. A mentally challenged person has to be below an IQ of 70 in order to get agency help and a job coach. But those with IQ's between 71 and 85 are generally not able to work at a normal job without help, and cant get the help, so they fall through the cracks.

On the other side of the spectrum, a person who is temporarily homeless and is accustomed to working can usually get help to get on their feet again, and usually do so within six months.

As for the poor that is not homeless ... again, many of these have mental illness, are mentally challenged, have physical illness or disability. Most of these will be living on $550-850 a month ... including having to pay rent, utilities, transportation, food. Again, a person who is single, or even a couple, living on that amount, will get very little, if any, in foodstamps.

I don't know what the answers are, they are complex, because the problems are complex. Semi-independent living complex's that have resident staff is one way of dealing with a lot of these issues ... but again .. it all comes down to money ... or rather lack of.

Answer 3

Some people are poor more out of choice and letting the government give them welfare and food stamps. I believe that's okay but it shouldn't be abused especially if you are capable of working. Some people just take advantage of the system and are lazy pure and simple. Let me put it to you like this: If you claim to be poor yet are overweight, driving a car and own a cell phone, you are lying. As for those that are really homeless or disabled, then I'm all for helping them financially.

Answer 4

The major problem is mental illness. When the Reagan folks shut down many institutions by cutting funding, he created an entirely new population demographic in the US; the homeless.
I don't have any idea what we can do about it now, with our country spending all of its money on war and helping the Big Corporation show even larger profits each quarter.
I guess Pray for a mild Summer and Winter.

Answer 5

It will take tolerance, patience, while a policy of education is implemented that is financed well enough to see it through. All too often programs are begun with the best intentions only to be abandoned later when the next issue comes along.

Answer 6

The best way to help the poor is by helping them to help themselves. Donate to charities, your time or your money, to improving the education and opportunities of the poor or homeless

Answer 7

some homeless chose to be that way so are you referring to the ones that don't? if so, job training, providing a roof over their heads such as halfway houses ect might be useful

Answer 8

I suggest education about the false stereotypes amongst those who have the power to change those conditions should be a primary focus. For additional ways, look at: www.nationalhomeless.org

Answer 9

By working to reduce greed in the upper classes. That means that we must all stop admiring the rich just for being rich, because so many of them got that way by being excessively greedy. And by direct assistance.

Answer 10

GIVE A MAN A FISH, AND HE WILL EAT FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, AND HE CAN EAT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
Sorry for the old saying, but is it all that far off from the truth?
Have a nice day!