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Brazil's Street Children, 1991.
This paper discusses the economic, moral, political and social forces that are creating homeless poor children, the street children of Brazil.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, £ 56.95
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'This paper will be concerned with the street children of Brazil and the social, economic and moral problems they pose in terms of development. Like the other nations of Latin America, Brazil has been seriously concerned with the problems of social and economic development. Brazil has great potential for economic growth, as seen in its mineral resources and its numerous coffee and sugarcane plantations. However, development does not necessarily imply economic growth. Development may be defined as "the maximum use of a nation's potential for the greatest benefit of the largest number of its inhabitants". In the case of Brazil, the great wealth of the nation has been exploited by only a minority of the population. By contrast, large segments of Brazilian society live in dire poverty. Over the past few decades, many rural citizens have moved to the large cities of ... "
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The Homeless and Street Children, 2005.
An overview of some of the issues concerning the homeless and street children.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 4 sources, £ 69.95
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This paper takea a close look at a certain tragic vulnerable population that can be found in cities and elsewhere across the United States: the homeless. There is a particular focus on homeless children, or street kids, and how homelessness adversely affects such young people. The paper gives a description of the selected population, the significance of problems related to their vulnerability, related health and social problems, an evaluation of the adequacy of current strategies to break the cycle of vulnerability, and a proposal for community and public health nursing interventions that may help correct the problem.
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"Throughout the United States, mostly in the country's larger cities, but also in suburban and rural areas, there is a mounting problem that is creating and tragically vulnerable population. This problem is that of homelessness and the population it affects is diverse and far-reaching. Those who have found themselves homeless can range from sufferers of mental illness, those subjected to poverty, those who are out of work, and those with substance abuse problems. But the most tragic victims of the rash of homelessness seen in America are homeless children. Without proper health care, without proper nutrition, without roofs over their heads and beds to sleep in, homeless children, or street kids, do not have much of a chance to live happy, healthy lives. "
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Save the Street Children in Paraguay, 2004.
Presented as a report to help fund projects for the homeless children in Paraguay.
1,886 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper describes a hypothetical project for helping the street children in Paraguay prepared by the Executive Director of a small non-governmental, non-profit charity organization (NGO). The project report has been prepared for the approval of a donor agency that has allocated one million dollars for the project.
Report Outline
1. Why Paraguay?
2. Country Overview
3. Present Condition of Street Children in Asuncion
4. Mission Statement
5. Strategic Plan: includes Objectives and Scope of project, Monitoring and Evaluation, Sustainability and Future Plan
6. Implementing the Plan: Includes Recruiting, Training, Involving the Community and Budget
7. Likely Problems
8. Likely Outcome
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"While there are no precise statistics available, it is estimated that there are approximately 15,000 ?street children? in Asunci?n alone. These children consist of both boys and girls who work in the streets in various occupations, ranging from beggar to street vendor. In addition, there are more than 200 children who live in the streets, and have nowhere to go to sleep at night. (?Human Rights Report? on Paraguay, 2001) A majority of the children who work in the streets have families, but these families are highly dysfunctional: they force the children to bring home a specified amount of money each night, or they are punished by their parents."
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Homeless Children in the United Kingdom, 2005.
This paper discusses the problems of homeless children and families and the organizations that assist them in the United Kingdom.
3,390 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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This paper explains that there is a large prevalence of emotional, behavioral and health problems among homeless children. Homeless adolescents and street youth have a high incidence of depression, attempted suicide, drug abuse and HIV/AIDs. The author points out that the philosophy of the Children Act did not suit the practice and procedures for inclusion under the F.G.C. (family group conferences) because FGCs tended more to conflict decision-making processes than to complement or enhance them. The paper relates that, in the U.K., inability to access health and social care services for homeless children and their families is a problem because of their frequent change of address between different health and local sectors and their failure to register with a general practitioner unlike families staying at permanent addresses.
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"Child care services in the UK evolved from the concept on the rights of children and the responsibility of their families and the state in the rearing of children. The Children Act of 1989 aimed at "constructing a new consensus" on children's rights and their families' and the state's responsibilities and at balancing these rights through greater inclusiveness and collaboration with families. The Act was an attempt at influencing not only the appropriate line and kind of thinking about families and also child care practices as a consequence. But, in time, partnership approaches appeared lacking under the Act, so that in 1990, family rights groups in the UK invited a group of New Zealand practitioners from whom UK patterned its own family group conferences or FGCs to fill in the gap left by the Act in the area of implementation of its principles. A national pilot group was established two years later to connect pilot projects and enable them to share advice and support from one another through policy materials and practice ideas at a high level of cooperation."
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Educating Homeless Children, 2008.
An research paper addressing the problem of how to educate homeless children.
7,847 words (approx. 31.4 pages), 20 sources, APA, £ 121.95
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The paper deals at length with the problem of homeless persons and states that while the homeless population is increasing steadily, the number of children amongst this population has seen the steepest incline. The paper reports that the Institute for Children and Poverty has shown that nearly millions of adolescents are experiencing homelessness. This staggering number means that nearly 2% of all children and approximately 10% of all poor children in America are presently homeless. The paper deals extensively with the problem of educating homeless children by exploring the strategies and tactics put forward by the McKinney-Vento Act in educating homeless children.
Outline:
Introduction
Background of the Study
Current Issues in Government Policies
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Methodology
Research Method and Design
Data Collection
Data Evaluation
Definitions of Homelessness and Problems Associated with the Definition
The Educational Rights of Homeless Children
Strategies Implemented
Conclusion and Discussion
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"As mentioned above, during the 1970's the streets of America, during the night, were increasingly being occupied by adults and children alike for spending their nights. This phenomenon was exposed by the media and the social advocates along with the policy makers chipped in to being a social change particularly in the education sector. However, research shows that more people, particularly families with small children, are homeless today than they were in the 1970's and the number is steeply rising (Hafetz, 2003). Burt (2001) argued that the while the country progressed economically all through the 1990's, the trickle down affect of this progress could not be seen. In fact, on the contrary, the housing industry got more pressure, which resulted in the increased rents and lack of affordable housing (Burt, 2001). Therefore, homelessness has once again got the front page attention from the media. "
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Educating Homeless Children, 2002.
A look at the importance of educating homeless children.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 18.95
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This three-page undergraduate paper discusses the problem of educating homeless children. It investigates important questions related to the topic such as how to educate them, where to educate them. It researches solutions to reduce the illiteracy amongst homeless children.
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Homeless Children, 2002.
This paper looks at the problem of homeless children in America, with a special focus on Washington, DC.
1,645 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper investigates the growing problem of homeless children in the United States. It pays special attention to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, which has one of the highest homeless rates in the country. The affects of homelessness on a child is examined, and the author shows how health, emotional development and school performance are adversely affected in these children. Current solutions to the problem are examined, and found to be inadequate, and the need for new, solutions, that will address the long-term needs of this special population is advocated.
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"According to research done by The Better Homes Fund, homeless children have very high rates of acute illness- half suffer from two or more symptoms during a single month. They suffer twice as many ear infections, five times more stomach problems, six times as many speech impediments, and are four times more likely to be asthmatic. Homelessness also has a huge impact on a child's emotional development, as homelessness presents a myriad of stressful and traumatic experiences. Studies indicate that more than one-fifth of homeless children between three and six have emotional problems serious enough to require professional care and that children between seven and seventeen suffer from very serious mental health problems."
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The Social Condition of Brazilian Children, 2006.
An analysis of the appalling social problems facing children in Brazil.
4,980 words (approx. 19.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 90.95
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This paper studies the particularly difficult social plight of children in Brazil. As the author explains, there are fifty five million children under the age of sixteen in the country, of whom as many as twelve million are homeless, living on the streets and/or working in child labor, including in extremely abusive situations. The paper provides a detailed assessment of the various problems (as shown in the below outline) and then discusses solutions to them, both governmental and non-governmental. The paper concludes with a number of case studies about non-profit organizations that have endeavored to change the situation for Brazil's children.
Introduction to Brazil
Introduction to Societal Problems Involving the Children of Brazil
Homelessness
Death Squads
Child Labor
Child Prostitution
Sexual Abuse from Working as Domestic Servants
Why the Children Work
Solutions
Solutions Regarding the Death Squad Killings
Governmental Assistance
Law and Enforcement
Education Initiatives by the Government
Children Working and Attending School at the Same Time
Specific Targeted Programs
Assistance from Various Organizations
Happy Family
Amizade
Goat-to-School Program
Eliminating Child Labor in the Shoe Industry
Hope for the Future
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"Surprisingly, for its rather quiet history, and in spite of its rapid industrialization and economic growth, Brazil has some very serious social problems today. Cities are polluted and crime is rampant. The gap between the rich and poor continues to grow. The gap, in fact, is among the most substantial in the world (1999 Country Reports). As the United States Department of State noted, in 1995, the richest twenty percent of the Brazilian population received 63 percent of the nation's income, and the poorest fifty percent of the nation accounted for only twelve percent of the nation's income. The widening gap between rich and poor also may be seen in the availability (or lack thereof) of food, education, medical care, and services such as water supply, sewerage, electricity, and other basic needs required for daily living (1999 Country Reports)."
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"Rachel and Her Children", 2003.
A review of Jonathon Kozol's "Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 16.95
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This paper examines Jonathon Kozol's "Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America" which discusses the many problems associated with homelessness, such as keeping the family together. It argues that the cause of homelessness is simply the lack of housing and gives reasons for the lack of housing.
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"Jonathon Kozol argues in Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America that the cause of homelessness is simply a lack of housing. The families he describes in this book including the woman he calls Rachel and her children are ..."
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Homeless Students.
This paper discusses homeless students and their unique needs, both emotionally and academically.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper explains that, according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, homeless children are defined as those children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including children and youths sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing or economic hardship; have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and migratory children. The author points out that homeless students face a range of unique mental challenges, which compound their fiscal challenges, such as lesser social skills than their peers with homes because of their shame about living in a shelter and being homeless or because of the frequent moves their families make. The paper describes the Yellow School Bus Project in Durham, New Hampshire, which helps meet the physical needs of homeless students by providing them with school supplies and clothes so that they can feel good about themselves and succeed in school. The paper relates the need for school-based counseling for these homeless students.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Homeless Students Overview
The Yellow School Bus Project
Three Reasons to Provide School-Based Counseling for Homeless Students
Conclusion
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"Even if they are not teased about their hand-me-down clothes and lack of school supplies, these students are still at a significant disadvantage when it comes to doing even their schoolwork. Homeless students don't have home libraries or Internet-access computers, as is so often required for homework assignments nowadays. And, even their in-school work can suffer if they do not have the right supplies, such as calculators and protractors."
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A Solution to Homelessness, 2002.
Proposes an alternative program to the current solutions offered to the homeless in New York.
1,838 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper proposes a program which is designed for the needs of homeless families (both two-parent and single-parent) in New York City, where an estimated 23,000 people reside in a publicly funded or private sector shelter on any given night. The program proposed in the paper moves away from simply taking homeless people off the street and placing them temporarily in emergency shelters. The proposed program involves converting a select number of existing emergency shelters into adequate short-term and long-term transitional housing. These facilities would be designed to remain open for 24-hours a day and provide comprehensive support services that target families and assist them in moving into long-term or permanent housing.
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"Included in case management activities will be linking families to any of the extant public assistance programs currently available in New York City. This includes Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, nutrition programs both in and out of school, and programs which provide Section 8 housing subsidies to the homeless and the poor. The literature strongly supports the belief that linking the homeless family to affordable housing is an effective measure associated with a prevention of repeat spells of homelessness (Metraux & Culhane, 1999)."
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"Take on the Street", 2002.
Reviews Arthur Levitt's "Take on the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don't Want You to Know".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, £ 31.95
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This paper shall address the key points that Arthur Levitt makes in "Take on the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don't Want You to Know" in terms of their independent merits and the implications that these points have in effect for all American businesses and small investors alike.
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The Reality of Homelessness in Boston, 1999.
A discussion of history and policy issues of homelessness along with interviews of homeless individuals.
3,750 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 73.95
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A review of public policy issues surrounding homelessness, including history, Internet research and interviews with homeless people in a shelter in Cambridge, MA. It also discusses the lessons that can be learned from the moderately successful Massachusetts programs of the early eighties, and the lack of public interest in this issue, especially elite public interest.
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"Homelessness was first addressed in the early 1980?s in reaction to the visibly increased homeless population, but interest has steadily decreased since government action was initially taken over a decade ago. In reevaluating public policy options, it is important to examine the causes of the problem and delegate authority to those best suited to solving it. Lessons can be learned from the moderately successful Massachusetts programs of the early eighties, but in order for that pluralistic model to work, public interest must be created by an elite source."
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Homelessness in the United States, 2008.
This paper examines and discusses the issue of homelessness in the U.S.
5,977 words (approx. 23.9 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 101.95
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In this article, the writer notes that within the United States, homelessness is defined as the lack of a dwelling or structure in which to reside. People who are homeless are also often unemployed, and many of them are disabled and/or have problems and struggles with drugs and alcohol. This paper explores the issue of homeless in the United States and, in particular, in the state of Massachusetts. Various issues that surround homelessness or that relate to it are also addressed so that a complete picture of the issue, how important it is, and who it affects may be seen. The writer maintains that the issue of homelessness is not one that will go away without help from the government and concerned citizens alike. The writer concludes that with effort, however, the issue can be lessened so that fewer and fewer people must spend their days and nights on the streets or in shelters, with nothing to call their own.
Outline:
The Definition of Homelessness
Historical Background of Homelessness
The Causes of Homelessness
The Emotional Implications of Homelessness
Help for Homelessness
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"There is a long list of concerns over homelessness. It is important to touch on the main concerns here. The first one is the fiscal burden created by the high homelessness rate. When people are unemployed, there is a tremendous waste of productive power. The potential national output is not realized in a country where many of the people who could work are not working. It also hurts others, since the homeless and their families often live off of the state and/or off of the handouts of other people. This takes valuable resources away from others, and away from the national output.
"Another concern is the loss of freedom that homelessness creates. Some of the homeless are also socially excluded from many activities because they do not have the money or the status to participate. People who lack employment are often ridiculed or seen as being lazy, and this helps push them farther away from the rest of society. It causes a loss of freedom not just for them but for their families as well."
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