A Speech Directed to Politicians About The Problem of Homelessness :: Papers

A Speech Directed to Politicians About The Problem of Homelessness Today, we are go about with an increasing problem in society homelessness. When we walk down the street, we distinguish many muckle sleeping rough, living a life with drugs and alcohol as their only comfort. We are all united in tackling this dilemma that forces local authorities in Britain to take responsibility for housing 110,790 homeless households and in London, 28,610. I alone cannot do it, which is why I need your help to set up bed and breakfasts, detox centres, charities and some solace for these people. It is our duty to help our terra firma bring itself up to scratch it is our duty to help each other. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Not only do we need to find homes for the homeless. We need to help them kick the habit of drugs and get them to hospitals where their wellness can be cared for. Homeless people have a frequency of physical health problems t wo or three time higher than the general population. Also, more than half of the people sleeping rough on the street have amiable health problems, more than half. They can be a danger to themselves and to others, which is why they absolutely need our help. An alarming thought is that the statistics only count the homeless people who have applied to local authorities for help, so I have no idea how many have not been accounted for who desperately need help. I have heard about too many cases of homeless people who abuse drugs, which have shocked me and will shock you as well. One of them was a nineteen-year-old called Francis - he wasnt that sure of his age, just like many other things in his life. His teeth were rotting so badly there were just dreary shards of them left and he smelled of old faeces and sweat. His own mother had introduced him to drugs when he was just a fifteen-year-old and then dumped him and his brother in a