Coping With Being Homelessness In Georgia

By Ann Sullivan


Each person has his or her definition of homelessness. To some, it means lack of a roof for yourself or your family. To some, it is not having the basic human commodities necessary for human survival. But even with all those definitions, nobody would wish to be Homelessness in Georgia.

Due to the hardships of the economy and lack of capital to keep up with it, most people fall into poverty, and this leads to homelessness making poverty the number one cause of vagrancy. There are also other reasons that may lead to someone finding themselves in this state, such as being born into a homeless family.

Vagrancy has a profound impact on the individuals and families it affects including increased health problems, increased mental health problems, difficulty with maintaining employment, separation of families, lack of education and many more. These problems affect not only them but also their children and generations after them.

Many homeless people want to work. They dream of being self-sufficient again. But they cannot see how to attain their goal. Their hope has dissipated. After weeks and then months pass, each homeless person handles life in whatever way they can, trying to stave off despair. In their attempts to handle life, many of them become addicted to drugs, prostitution and other social vices just to escape from the world.

In trying to curb the issue of vagrancy, societies have brought about shelters for the homeless. To some, it is a sign of hope, but to most, it is just a roof over their heads. What would be beneficial to them would be offering medical care, clothing, food and other commodities in these shelters. Also offering rehabilitation and counseling services for those who were once either in a life of drugs or crime would be a huge milestone in curbing this issue of vagrancy.

But these accommodations do come with their cons, which at the same time comes with it issues. Most of them are overcrowded. The reason being the shelters try to take in as many people as they can but end up being overburdened. You, therefore, have too many people living in them at a given time than the required capacity. This leads to a shortage of commodities like water, food, medicine and even clothing.

When these homes are full, security issues tends to evolve. Those living there will often fight just to get the right ratios. Many homes are both dirty and dangerous. Health standards do not matter to them. Lice run rampant. Tuberculosis is the norm to them due to the overcrowd. Standardized safety and health decision are desperately required because anyone who comes for help at this homes is risking their health and well-being.

However, the society should aim at solving this challenge of vagrancy to improve the well-being and better the livelihood of the less fortunate and help them get back on their feet.




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