Capstone Project Proposal – Homelessness in the US

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For my Capstone Project I am going to be exploring the issues that homeless people face. Also my project will be about the demographic of homeless people and where homeless people live. I know that in large cities there is a higher rate of homelessness and we can see this especially around the areas we live, Portland and Seattle, where the homeless rates are raising. In my project I will also explore the affects that homelessness has on homeless adults and youth. There are many programs and volunteer work that help the homeless. Also I will be talking about the aid by the government to help the homeless population. I will especially dive into the major homeless problem in the near by city Portland Oregon and how that has affected the city and everyday living in that area. “As of January 2015, Multnomah County, which includes most of the city proper and all the city center, had 3,801 homeless people.” -https://www.city-journal.org/html/portland%E2%80%99s-homeless-challenge-14185.html . Almost everywhere you walk in downtown Portland you are bound to see homelessness and in certain areas the homeless population has set up camps consisting of tents, tarps and shopping carts. There are many reasons for the causes of homelessness, one big part of it is the rent increase and another is the major drug epidemic that has had terrible affects on the city of Portland. In Portland there is many programs and projects to help the homeless population like the Transitions Porjects, Oregon Food Bank, New Avenues for Youth and many more.

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