Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Different Benefits Of Homeless Outreach Programs

By Richard Scott


Poverty has now been considered to be the most common issue which is being faced by the world today. Many different ways are now being done for the prevention of problem for people in need to be provided with help. A lot of people are already being affected by and not only those who are going through it. Ignorance and illness are both common effects of poverty and these have been keeping people with their state.

Aside from people, the world entirely has been affected as well by the poverty issue which made it become more prominent to different areas, most especially in developing countries. Almost all people who are experiencing poverty are not capable of providing their own basic needs such as a home. One very sad thing which they can surely think of is they do not have somewhere to go. But fortunately, homeless outreach in Maui is now conducted for helping these people.

Aside from that, many people would also turn to homeless shelters for them to have a temporary living. They can stay in these centers for a short period of time or until when they can have their life back on the track. A lot of them have been taking advantage on these shelters because they know they are sleeping in a safe place. The shelters come with other numerous services including soup kitchens and job trainings.

Non profit organizations are those who commonly provide these shelters and they could be the government or the churches. Homeless shelters have become more and more popular in various places. And since there is a continuous growth of the poverty rate, the result will be an increase of shelters as well.

There are 4 models and also management philosophies that are being considered as alternatives. The first one is housing first practice. The so called temporary homes act as the emergency shelter systems, holding only a small fraction of rapid increase of the homeless population. This would serve as alternative for current networks. The program is targeting the large problem that lacks housing affordability.

The methodology attempts in placing back the homeless families to their independent living as soon as possible. This has achieved its success based on the fact that these families become more responsive to the support of social services if they live their own housing. Through this, the families are given with affordable rentals, 6 months to 1 year social service, and crisis intervention.

Empowerment model. This is another alternative in which participants are being empowered and not serving clients. The main goal is becoming agents in own destinies and futures. In this model, to assist participants is the main focus for their rights to be accessed and responsibilities to be fulfilled as citizens. This may include financial contributions.

Religious shelters. Synagogue congregations and multiple churches are often coordinated with this. And this has the purpose of linking up the chances of the nighttime shelter. It is usually affiliated as well with the faith based types of community service groups.

Vehicle as their shelter. There are also homeless who camp out with their cars as they are supported and coordinated with non profit groups. Individuals involved here are those having rents and mortgages which they cannot afford to pay. The good thing is the continuous support to them through cars, jobs, and insurances.




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