CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS...

1) POVERTY, JOBLESSNESS, EDUCATION AND LITERACY.......
Poverty is closely linked of homelessness. When people lack income to meet all their needs. They are forced to choose between housing untilities, transportation, childcare, healthcare and food. One of quater of the homeless individuals surveyed as part of the night count were employed. Nationally on similiarly high proportion of homeless individuals are employed. However, wages are often not sufficient to ensure housing stability and many people do not have jobs that provide living wages, health insurance or high job security. Half of homeless adults have incomes of less than RM300 per month. A lack of educational opportunity limits acces to living-wage jobs. Reseacrh had shown the lack of a high scholl diploma to associated with homeless for individuals and families.

2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence is a factor of homelessness, particularly for women and children. Nationally, studies indicate that up to half of homeless women with children may have experienced domestic violence prior to becoming homeless. In 2007 of the over 7,000 people counted in the One Noght Count, more than 1,000 cited domestic violence as a significant factor of their homelessness.

3) EFFECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND CHEMICAL ADDICTION
People who have complex life issuues related to mental illness and subtance use are seen in higher numbers among homeless persond than the general population. Nationally, between 20 and 25 percent of homeless persons are living with a serve mental illness. While information about addiction is less definitive, alcohol and  drug use is noted a large number of homeless persons. Untreated mental illness and subtances use issues clearly affect housing stability and success.

4) LACK OF COMMUNITY SUPPORTS
All of the problems listed above are exacerbated when individuals and families lack of network of social support. Many people experience difficulties in their life. for most people, families, churches, neighborhoods and schools operate as webs of support are no longer available because they have fled their community to escape domestic violence have been reject by their parents over lifestyle differences, because they have ''burned through'' their support systems due to multiple difficulties or for many other reasons. for those without support, a single crisis and homelessness, and without that community support, the path back out of homelessness is vastly more difficult.

by: Raiyana Salha

How to solve the problems.

there are lots of way to overcome this situations. but i will highlight few of it.

• trade fairs for homeless :

In the fall of 2004, a group of homeless advocates in San Francisco tried an experiment. They rented a local convebtion hall, persuaded nearly every social service provider in their city to set up a table, and opened what amounted to a trade fair for homeless people. In addition to information about every short and long term housing program available in the city, project homeless connect provided clothing, shoes, free phone calls, counselling, medical treatment, dental care, eye exams and glasses, benifits information, goverment identification cards and more. There was live music, free food and yes even secure valet parking for shopping carts, so that clients could wander the aisles without fear of having their few possession stolen.

• train young workers :

Those with the highest risk of becoming homeless are young adults disharged from institutions aush as jail or foster care. Lacking even basic emplyoyment skills, a terriby high percentage of them wind up on the streets. Even day labour can be hard to get for people who lack required work clothes such as steel-toed boots.

• bring goverment together :

Political leaders  will recognize that it's cheaper to prevent homeless then find the ongoing treatment of individual homeless. When they do, they will be no shortage of policy suggestions awaiting their attention.

by : wannurnadiah

EFFECTS OF HOMELESS

1. Instability

• homelessness leaves affected youth no permanent address, making it virtually impossible to attend school, obtain employment, secure food and shelter, and survive.

2. physical health

• due to poor diet, malnutrition and exposure, homeless youth are at greater risk of suffering from chronic health disorders like asthma, anorexia, and diarhoea.

3. substance abuse

• homeless youth are more likely to use and abuse drugs, and to engage in other dangerous and illegal behaviours. according to national surveys, three quarters of street youths were using marijuana, a third were using hallucinosens, and stimulants, and a quarter were using crack, others forms of cocaine, inhalants,and sedatires. 

4. education

• homeless youth have a hard time to attending school because of legal guardianship requirements, residency requirements,proper records, and lack of transportation. so, it is difficult for them to get an aducation. studies reports that as many as three quarters of homeless youth have or wil drop out of school.

5. mental health

• homeless are more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders,depressions,postraumatic stress disorders and suicide due to the increased exposure to violence  while living on their own.

BY: Nor Hazwani

Homeless?? who are them..??

Assalamualaikum.

based on what the others members said, homeless mean somebody who have nowhere to live, and who often live on the streets. they being homeless because they want to be free. they want live in social life without any obstacles. these picture will tell us about homeless live.

 

however, there have people who try to help them. month or weeks, they will give them food.

by:Wan Nur Nadiah

PURPOSE ON DST! CHEERS!!!

Among the main purposes of this documentary produced are:
1. To complete the subject of English language courses and social science.
2. To improve English language skills, especially in communication skills. In addition we are also able to enhance writing skills with English speaking because we find all the information in the Malay language. From there, we try our best to speak in English even though we know our english is not well.
3. The production of this documentary also could indirectly bound to provide for sharing of ideas and information among members of the group and other groups. For example, might have been some among us who still do not know what is meant by a HOMELESS. Therefore, the generation of this documentary indirectly information sharing will be fostered.
4. This documentary also indirectly train ourselves to foster a spirit of cooperation with each other. Although we all have the same problems that the constraints of time, but we try to use reasonable effort to complete this task. cooperation is important in an organization in launching a task.
5. In addition, this task is to train ourselves to build a spirit of leadership. This is clear when our lead an important role when constantly remind us of this task. From there we had see leadership qualities can be nurtured through an assignment that given.
6. This documentary also indirectly training our team members to be more creative and innovative. this is because, during the production of this video we too need lots of ideas to make this documentary is to draw public attention ..
7. The choising for our topics is also indirectly able to foster the public awareness about the growing problem of this concern.
8. Besides, it is also able to train us to be more aware and concerned for the fate and other people's problems.
9. Lastly, this documentary also taught us the meaning thanks to all the blessings we have, and may we not leave them unattended.
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by:RaiyanaSalha

ABOUT HOMELESS..

Assalammualaikum..
Hi guys.. We meet again..
Let us explain what means of homeless.. I think there is some confusing between us about this topic..
In our first discussion, our group decided to choose BUMMER as our topic. But Madam Hafizah was telling us the word is seldom to be heard. She gave opinion to us to change our topic to HOMELESS.. By that way, our group will be easy to find any information about this topic.
HOMELESS means a person found begging in a public place or cause annoyance to people who frequently visit the place or to make nuisance. Apart from that no means of livelihood on the surface and the homeless.


HOMELESS STATISTICS...
Adult/Teenageers  = 63%
Senior citizens  =  31%
Children   =  6%

STATISTICS HOMELESS ACCORDING TO GENDER
Male   =  74%
Female  =  26%

STATISTICS HOMELESS ACCORDING ETHNICS
Malay  = 504 -35%
Chinese  = 376 -26%
Indian  =  276  -19%
Others  =   10  -1%
by:Raiyana Salha..

WHY WE CHOOSE THIS TOPIC

Assalammualaikum..

First of all, let me talk us why our group this topic for our DST..

Firstly, homeless is the hot topic in our society..

So we seem to be called to learn more about this problem to avoid this problem continues.

besides, this topic our choice as it involves the national economy. this is because, with this gutter problem will indirectly affect the economy. government would suffer losses if still continous provide food for these people.
Next, we see from other perspektive, this vagrant problem seems to be close to our souls, as all members of our group is a social science student. Therefore we feel that this problem is very appropriate for us to study and serve as our DST.

By: Raiyana Salha