Ending Homelessness in America

A Plan For A Home For All

Homelessness in America has left well over 600,000 of the ones counted living out of cars, under bridges and in boxes or tents on the streets of our nation.

The homeless situation in America has been critical for decades.

America's Government has not ever put a massive program forward to help the weakest amongst us.

Not near enough comprehensive nor far reaching with passion, understanding and commitment to serving the public.

My administration will end that.

We will offer a bold strategic plan to end homelessness in America.

Homeless in America

One of the most important aspects of fighting homelessness in America is the understanding that a significant amount of homeless suffer from mental illness or drug addiction.

Cities and rural communities need trained mental health and addiction counselors working with the population daily.

We must provide mental health and addiction counseling beds available any time of day or night.

Upon successful treatment. Communities need to have addiction and mental health recovery group homes.

States will work together to provide new housing for addicts or the mentally ill in other states.

As a former Social Worker, I know that often addicts strive in new environments, away from the trauma, addictions and trouble they know they must get away from.

The homeless need to go from treatment directly to their recovery housing.

While in recovery housing. Recovered individuals will be released from recovery housing directly to their new home.

Social Workers will then take over support and help with resources for the formerly homeless individuals.

Job training training programs will be identified. The newly housed capable of working will be given job training and job search support.

Businesses who hire the formerly the homeless or released convicts will receive a beneficial tax package for the hiring and retention of these individuals.

California, New York and Florida have the highest homeless rates in America. Minorities rank highest in homelessness.

2.5 million children are homeless in America. Men are more likely to be homeless.

Homelessness in America is only getting worse.

The main reason for homelessness is a lack of affordable housing.

Lack of Public Housing:

Land taken through eminent domain or purchased will be used to build housing. New housing will lower rents and house those in need of a home.

We will fund a massive grant in each state, strictly to fund and increase subsidized housing. Housing based on income.

Lack of homeowners unwilling to rent to those with problem credit:

We will create tax incentives and tax rebates to encourage homeowners to rent to those with low or poor credit.

Low wages and cost of daily living needs.

Homelessness and Families

An important reason for homeless families with children is the realistic fear that Social Services due to no housing or a parent's addiction will remove their children. Those children will never be returned.

So many families choose to run if need be state to state to stay ahead of social services.

The children then miss out on an education, housing and other desperately required and needed services.

This includes medical care and immunization records.

There are currently of those found to count around 55,700 homeless families. To combat this tragedy and keep families together. I propose the following:

Parents and families who turn to social services will not immediately lose custody of their children. If addictions are an issue.

A three year program will be created for the family. The goal and eventual end will be a healthy and strong family reunification.

If detoxification or mental health care is required. Children will be given visits to their parents or caregivers while the parent is in detox and recovery.

Children and teens will be given counseling and supportive services.

We would ask states to identify long term safe and secure Foster Care Placements. All Foster Homes will understand the goal of the child is family reunification.

They cannot push nor be allowed to adopt the child. That includes the child wanting to stay in the Foster Care placement.

States that refuse to make these reasonable accommodations will be called out constantly by my administration as family and individual unfriendly.

I would encourage Americans to aggressively call out the state's government representatives.

I understand changes will be made by different states. The point is keeping families together.

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence in America is experienced by Women and Men in our nation.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. This includes a range of behaviors (e.g. slapping, shoving, pushing) and in some cases might not be considered "domestic violence.

1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner.1

1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner. Data is unavailable on male victims. We must create more emergency housing and safe houses for these victims.

I am a strong supporter of having victims leave the city or state in which they are in danger.

Intense family and individual therapy are vital for the support and recovery of these victims.

My plan is to create an American Poverty Council

A council consisting of people who have dedicated themselves to fighting for the homeless. Committee will be led by a Community Activist.

My Poverty Council will look into buying and building housing throughout America. Housing will be based around the following criteria:

Homeless single persons.

Families and couples with no children.

Families with children up to age 21. Those in Substance Abuse recovery.

Transitional housing for released inmates.

My administration will fight to eliminate homelessness in eight years. Very ambitious! Urgently called for and needed.

We must get to work!

No one should be forced to use the streets or a bucket as a toilet. We will make hard choices.

Everyone deserves a safe place to rest.

My Poverty Council will look at providing drug, detox and drug rehabilitation housing. The mentally ill would be given group housing depending upon their mental capabilities.

Nothing I propose will be by force.

People's Constitutional Rights will always be protected. People may think they are safe in their home.

There's the invisible homeless

Those 64% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck cannot afford a serious illness or they could become homeless.

Catastrophic illness.

Natural disaster.

Sudden loss of job.

Even if you are not affected. A catastrophic illness to a loved one can drain resources fast.

Homelessness is an American issue and we are all vulnerable depending on what circumstances life may bring us.

A Living Wage Proposal

This proposal is for a stronger future for many more in America today. My wage proposal for American workers will be a package.

It will consist of the following:

Extremely important is my proposal to raise pay to $22.00 per hour.

With that proposal:

Food assistance will be opened to more Americans making up to $60,000 per year.

Food assistance will consist of, Daycare

vouchers will be provided till first grade.

It is essential to the safety of our nation to provide housing that is up to code and safe.

Another reason ending homelessness requires an urgent emergency response.

America must be ready for pandemics.

It is critical for communicable diseases that we do not have almost one million people living on the streets, under bridges in cars or in vans.

They could be constant carriers and spreaders of communicable pandemic illnesses. We have to get to work immediately.

I put this class of homeless at the end of my proposal due to the understandable emotions it brings out.

Registered Sex Offenders

There are approximately 750,000 registered sex offenders in the United States.

There are approximately 250,000 convicted sex offenders under criminal justice supervision in the community.

Based on an analysis of data downloaded from public registries, it was determined that about 2–3% of registered sex offenders nationwide have been designated as homeless or transient.

While Sex Offenders are the lowest form of society. America must have a conversation on the crimes that can put people on the Sex Offender. Registry.

Crimes like urinating in people in 13 American states can make you a Sex Offender. The issue arises when we see that 2 to 3% are homeless.

The Sex Offender Classification comes with boundary guidelines for offenders being around daycares, schools, playgrounds and more restrictions.

These restrictions, while they may be warranted, leave some offenders with no homes.

While this community often has children for crimes like "streaking" or "public urination".

They find getting a home near impossible.

I am working on a plan to house this community.

While Sex Offenders are the lowest form of society. America must have a conversation on the crimes that can put people on the Sex Offender. Registry.

Crimes like urinating in people in 13 American states can make you a Sex Offender. The issue arises when we see that 2 to 3% are homeless.

Sex Offender Classifications

The Sex Offender Classification comes with boundary guidelines for offenders being around daycares, schools, playgrounds and more restrictions.

These restrictions, while they may be warranted, leave some offenders with no homes.

While this community often has children for crimes like "streaking" or "public urination".

They find getting a home near impossible.

The issue of housing Registered Sex Offenders is a hard issue that a humane just society must deal with fairly.

In America many say "do the crime, do the time". Once they have done the time many will be released. Those released will need jobs and housing.

Having Sex Offenders, living under bridges and in woods with no running water or trash pickup is inhumane.

It also creates a place where unmonitored criminals can feel frustrated, defeated and give up.

They can become a threat to anyone in their vicinity. Even those who want to do better in society can surrender to the bad path in these harsh, disgusting environments.

I Propose The Following:

1. We work within the law to wipe crimes like public urination, and other not innocent crimes but less serious crimes from the Sex Offender Registry.

2. We work to develop dilapidated and under utilized parts of cities where applicable for Sex Offender Housing.

The goal is not to single these Offenders out.

Many State Laws and City Ordinances Restrict the movement of Offenders around places Children live, learn or play.

3. Work within states to develop

large parcels of land for highly monitored Sex Offender Communities.

I support incarceration of dangerous Sex Offenders for life. Offenders too dangerous to live safely amongst society.

My goal is to alleviate the stress and pressure on those who are homeless, hungry and trapped in poverty.

It is not the way forward. It is a positive way forward.