goody here so based upon the pictures behind me you have homeless people
behind me you have homeless people
behind me you have homeless people living out our baskets pushing baskets
living out our baskets pushing baskets
living out our baskets pushing baskets around everything they own and you also
around everything they own and you also
around everything they own and you also have a single mother with your two
have a single mother with your two
have a single mother with your two children with nowhere to go
how many of you when you see homeless
how many of you when you see homeless people wandering the streets or loiter
people wandering the streets or loiter
people wandering the streets or loiter in the under freeway sometimes have
in the under freeway sometimes have
in the under freeway sometimes have negative thoughts my show hands
this are charts from surveys done by
this are charts from surveys done by study over Iran turkey ages from college
study over Iran turkey ages from college
study over Iran turkey ages from college students telemetry students to
students telemetry students to
students telemetry students to full-grown adults they think homeless
full-grown adults they think homeless
full-grown adults they think homeless people are poor unhappy lonely and that
people are poor unhappy lonely and that
people are poor unhappy lonely and that the causes of their homelessness are
the causes of their homelessness are
the causes of their homelessness are doing the family problems joblessness
doing the family problems joblessness
doing the family problems joblessness alcohol now just like you guys I was one
alcohol now just like you guys I was one
alcohol now just like you guys I was one of those people that had those negative
of those people that had those negative
of those people that had those negative thoughts about homeless people I had a
thoughts about homeless people I had a
thoughts about homeless people I had a tendency to look away when a homeless
tendency to look away when a homeless
tendency to look away when a homeless person approached me or when I’m driving
person approached me or when I’m driving
person approached me or when I’m driving in the car I have the tendency to roll
in the car I have the tendency to roll
in the car I have the tendency to roll up the window when they approach me and
up the window when they approach me and
up the window when they approach me and look away like I didn’t see them I’m
look away like I didn’t see them I’m
look away like I didn’t see them I’m just as even as you guys and so are they
my name is Kiera Dixon and I’m here to
my name is Kiera Dixon and I’m here to tell you that status does not measure
tell you that status does not measure
tell you that status does not measure our work
I chose this topic to show how I changed
I chose this topic to show how I changed my perspective on homelessness by
my perspective on homelessness by
my perspective on homelessness by holding a homeless person transition
holding a homeless person transition
holding a homeless person transition into society from destitution
homelessness is not just an isolated
homelessness is not just an isolated social evil it is the catalyst and the
social evil it is the catalyst and the
social evil it is the catalyst and the green ground for others problems such as
green ground for others problems such as
green ground for others problems such as family breakups stress unemployment and
family breakups stress unemployment and
family breakups stress unemployment and alcoholism
– the five homelessness or homeless
– the five homelessness or homeless it’s a characterization of a person
it’s a characterization of a person
it’s a characterization of a person without a home or typically living on
without a home or typically living on
without a home or typically living on the streets while destitution also can
the streets while destitution also can
the streets while destitution also can we use to describe a homeless person but
we use to describe a homeless person but
we use to describe a homeless person but it means poverty so extreme that one
it means poverty so extreme that one
it means poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to believe in oneself
lacks the means to believe in oneself
lacks the means to believe in oneself there’s an obvious difference between
there’s an obvious difference between
there’s an obvious difference between the two homeless is an adjective used to
the two homeless is an adjective used to
the two homeless is an adjective used to describe a person’s living what
describe a person’s living what
describe a person’s living what institution is a state of being
institution is a state of being
institution is a state of being something that they cannot overcome or
something that they cannot overcome or
something that they cannot overcome or it’s something
it’s something
it’s something that was not caused due to their
that was not caused due to their
that was not caused due to their accidents which is something that just
accidents which is something that just
accidents which is something that just happened throughout our research and
happened throughout our research and
happened throughout our research and helping a homeless person transition
helping a homeless person transition
helping a homeless person transition into society I found four key things
into society I found four key things
into society I found four key things that I feel that everyone needs in order
that I feel that everyone needs in order
that I feel that everyone needs in order to be independent and live the stable in
to be independent and live the stable in
to be independent and live the stable in society one is obvious money management
society one is obvious money management
society one is obvious money management everyone needs to know how to manage
everyone needs to know how to manage
everyone needs to know how to manage money everyone needs to know how to put
money everyone needs to know how to put
money everyone needs to know how to put up for a rainy day
up for a rainy day
up for a rainy day just in case things happen but sometimes
just in case things happen but sometimes
just in case things happen but sometimes these destitute individuals we’re never
these destitute individuals we’re never
these destitute individuals we’re never taught these money management skills so
taught these money management skills so
taught these money management skills so it makes it hard for them to grooming
it makes it hard for them to grooming
it makes it hard for them to grooming and housekeeping needs these are those
and housekeeping needs these are those
and housekeeping needs these are those hygienic needs homeless people don’t
hygienic needs homeless people don’t
hygienic needs homeless people don’t have a place to go or they tend to let
have a place to go or they tend to let
have a place to go or they tend to let their hectic needs fall below what we
their hectic needs fall below what we
their hectic needs fall below what we call us socially acceptable they don’t
call us socially acceptable they don’t
call us socially acceptable they don’t know how to properly groom themselves to
know how to properly groom themselves to
know how to properly groom themselves to get ready for interviews and job
get ready for interviews and job
get ready for interviews and job opportunities and I feel that if a
opportunities and I feel that if a
opportunities and I feel that if a homeless person or a destitute
homeless person or a destitute
homeless person or a destitute individual was taught the basic needs of
individual was taught the basic needs of
individual was taught the basic needs of high genic
high genic
high genic personal care that it would be easier in
personal care that it would be easier in
personal care that it would be easier in their transition also personal
their transition also personal
their transition also personal interpersonal skills is also a really
interpersonal skills is also a really
interpersonal skills is also a really important skill that I feel is necessary
important skill that I feel is necessary
important skill that I feel is necessary in order to Tracy
in order to Tracy
in order to Tracy to society now what I mean by
to society now what I mean by
to society now what I mean by interpersonal skills
interpersonal skills
interpersonal skills I mean basic skills that people use on
I mean basic skills that people use on
I mean basic skills that people use on an everyday basis those skills that you
an everyday basis those skills that you
an everyday basis those skills that you use to interact with your friends the
use to interact with your friends the
use to interact with your friends the skills you use to interact with your
skills you use to interact with your
skills you use to interact with your boss your family destitute or home this
boss your family destitute or home this
boss your family destitute or home this individual is subtypes and lacking
individual is subtypes and lacking
individual is subtypes and lacking social skills but teaching them how to
social skills but teaching them how to
social skills but teaching them how to correctly approach a person or their
correctly approach a person or their
correctly approach a person or their boss or coworker can help them in their
boss or coworker can help them in their
boss or coworker can help them in their transition finally the last necessary
transition finally the last necessary
transition finally the last necessary skill that though is very important in
skill that though is very important in
skill that though is very important in helping a homeless person transition
helping a homeless person transition
helping a homeless person transition into their society are knowing social
into their society are knowing social
into their society are knowing social norms what is and what is not socially
norms what is and what is not socially
norms what is and what is not socially acceptable it’s not acceptable for them
acceptable it’s not acceptable for them
acceptable it’s not acceptable for them to go into a public restroom to take
to go into a public restroom to take
to go into a public restroom to take showers in the sea we know that that
showers in the sea we know that that
showers in the sea we know that that shouldn’t happen and we know that they
shouldn’t happen and we know that they
shouldn’t happen and we know that they should can go and do these certain
should can go and do these certain
should can go and do these certain things but sometimes they don’t realize
things but sometimes they don’t realize
things but sometimes they don’t realize that this isn’t socially acceptable
without these key things homeless people
without these key things homeless people struggle with mental illness family
struggle with mental illness family
struggle with mental illness family abandonment unemployment as well as
abandonment unemployment as well as
abandonment unemployment as well as habits including alcohol and drug abuse
habits including alcohol and drug abuse
habits including alcohol and drug abuse and user mentality and bagpiping
and user mentality and bagpiping
and user mentality and bagpiping those pictures from the beginning those
those pictures from the beginning those
those pictures from the beginning those homeless people push it around
homeless people push it around
homeless people push it around everything they carry in a basket that’s
everything they carry in a basket that’s
everything they carry in a basket that’s what I mean by bag packing they learn
what I mean by bag packing they learn
what I mean by bag packing they learn and acquire it and adapt is carrying
and acquire it and adapt is carrying
and acquire it and adapt is carrying everything around
everything around
everything around that has become a habit that they can’t
that has become a habit that they can’t
that has become a habit that they can’t break but there are so many places
break but there are so many places
break but there are so many places around he said that are dedicated to
around he said that are dedicated to
around he said that are dedicated to helping the homeless some include
helping the homeless some include
helping the homeless some include start.home Richard just located downtown
start.home Richard just located downtown
start.home Richard just located downtown dolly they have a women and children
dolly they have a women and children
dolly they have a women and children transition Center as well as a male
transition Center as well as a male
transition Center as well as a male transition Center we also have the
transition Center we also have the
transition Center we also have the Coalition for the homeless which is a
Coalition for the homeless which is a
Coalition for the homeless which is a huge organization dedicated to homeless
huge organization dedicated to homeless
huge organization dedicated to homeless programs dedicated to helping them in
programs dedicated to helping them in
programs dedicated to helping them in these necessary skills and able to
these necessary skills and able to
these necessary skills and able to transition into society we also have the
transition into society we also have the
transition into society we also have the HPD homeless outreach program right here
HPD homeless outreach program right here
HPD homeless outreach program right here in Houston which is a specific
in Houston which is a specific
in Houston which is a specific department inside the Houston Police
department inside the Houston Police
department inside the Houston Police Department dedicated to helping the
Department dedicated to helping the
Department dedicated to helping the homeless by solving their crimes against
homeless by solving their crimes against
homeless by solving their crimes against the homeless or crimes committed by the
the homeless or crimes committed by the
the homeless or crimes committed by the homeless as well as helping them during
homeless as well as helping them during
homeless as well as helping them during the a winter storm or helping them find
the a winter storm or helping them find
the a winter storm or helping them find children throw this journey I’ve
children throw this journey I’ve
children throw this journey I’ve discovered so much I discovered that
discovered so much I discovered that
discovered so much I discovered that there was really there was a lot of
there was really there was a lot of
there was really there was a lot of difficulty finding research about
difficulty finding research about
difficulty finding research about homeless people because the information
homeless people because the information
homeless people because the information was not as credible as I thought it
was not as credible as I thought it
was not as credible as I thought it would be there were opinions from gloves
would be there were opinions from gloves
would be there were opinions from gloves and personal experience rather than
and personal experience rather than
and personal experience rather than actual stats because that’s we’re
actual stats because that’s we’re
actual stats because that’s we’re constantly changing status has changed
constantly changing status has changed
constantly changing status has changed back from now an excellent 1970s
back from now an excellent 1970s
back from now an excellent 1970s homelessness has grown but in this
homelessness has grown but in this
homelessness has grown but in this journey ahead Terry and she helped me
journey ahead Terry and she helped me
journey ahead Terry and she helped me discover something about myself
discover something about myself
discover something about myself I meant area three years ago my
I meant area three years ago my
I meant area three years ago my sophomore year and she was a homeless
sophomore year and she was a homeless
sophomore year and she was a homeless person and I met her through my
person and I met her through my
person and I met her through my grandmother who works for texas home
grandmother who works for texas home
grandmother who works for texas home health which is a nursing which is a
health which is a nursing which is a
health which is a nursing which is a nursing program that helps with um who
nursing program that helps with um who
nursing program that helps with um who help provide providers for an elderly
help provide providers for an elderly
help provide providers for an elderly folks and she was currently employed by
folks and she was currently employed by
folks and she was currently employed by texas home health but she didn’t have a
texas home health but she didn’t have a
texas home health but she didn’t have a job she didn’t have a place to stay
job she didn’t have a place to stay
job she didn’t have a place to stay while working here and when meeting her
while working here and when meeting her
while working here and when meeting her it made me realize that it doesn’t have
it made me realize that it doesn’t have
it made me realize that it doesn’t have to be someone who know or someone you’re
to be someone who know or someone you’re
to be someone who know or someone you’re personally connected to in order to help
personally connected to in order to help
personally connected to in order to help a homeless person i hadn´t know her
a homeless person i hadn´t know her
a homeless person i hadn´t know her personally I didn’t know her story I
personally I didn’t know her story I
personally I didn’t know her story I didn’t know what happened to her but she
didn’t know what happened to her but she
didn’t know what happened to her but she took the time to get to know me and to
took the time to get to know me and to
took the time to get to know me and to let me get to know her so that I could
let me get to know her so that I could
let me get to know her so that I could that’s actually a future for them um so
that’s actually a future for them um so
that’s actually a future for them um so that I can actually learn from their
that I can actually learn from their
that I can actually learn from their point of view she helped me realize that
homeless people are people too they’re
homeless people are people too they’re just people who need a break
just people who need a break
just people who need a break they’re just people who want to be seen
they’re just people who want to be seen
they’re just people who want to be seen as regular individuals they don’t want
as regular individuals they don’t want
as regular individuals they don’t want to be treated like trash beneath our
to be treated like trash beneath our
to be treated like trash beneath our feet they don’t want us to look at them
feet they don’t want us to look at them
feet they don’t want us to look at them like they’re anything less than human a
like they’re anything less than human a
like they’re anything less than human a simple smile or a wave even sane
simple smile or a wave even sane
simple smile or a wave even sane hi are you Dillon I don’t have any
hi are you Dillon I don’t have any
hi are you Dillon I don’t have any change today but god bless you Houston
change today but god bless you Houston
change today but god bless you Houston get out my today because you’re
get out my today because you’re
get out my today because you’re acknowledging them as a person and
acknowledging them as a person and
acknowledging them as a person and you’re not ignoring them like they don’t
you’re not ignoring them like they don’t
you’re not ignoring them like they don’t exist
directors journey I learned that I
directors journey I learned that I actually humanized other people and in
actually humanized other people and in
actually humanized other people and in doing this
doing this
doing this we’re not dehumanizing them only but
we’re not dehumanizing them only but
we’re not dehumanizing them only but we’re also dehumanizing ourselves
we’re also dehumanizing ourselves
we’re also dehumanizing ourselves because we are created individuals who
because we are created individuals who
because we are created individuals who do not care or do not think about the
do not care or do not think about the
do not care or do not think about the impact of our actions upon other people
impact of our actions upon other people
impact of our actions upon other people so I’m asking you to treat people and
so I’m asking you to treat people and
so I’m asking you to treat people and homeless individuals as you would treat
homeless individuals as you would treat
homeless individuals as you would treat your son your daughter your mother your
your son your daughter your mother your
your son your daughter your mother your father or even a complete stranger but
father or even a complete stranger but
father or even a complete stranger but treat them as you would want to be
treat them as you would want to be
treat them as you would want to be treated as human thank
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