God's Girl

Extended Network Banner made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!******************************************************** * I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace) ********************************************************** ************************************************************ ********* Myths about the homeless:Myth: Not many children are homeless.*************************************************** ****************** Fact: Children make up about 15% of the homeless population. Families with children is the fastest growing group of homeless. One child in five in the United States lives below the poverty line. Many homeless children are alone and homeless, either runaways or "throwaways".*********************************************** **********************Myth: Most of them are mentally ill.******************************************************** ************* Fact: The mentally ill comprise about 25% of the national total homeless. It should be noted that this number includes those who are suffering from depression, some of which may be situational rather than a true disorder.*************************************************** ******************Myth: They are heavy drug and alcohol users.****************************************************** *************** Fact: Some homeless are substance abusers; research suggests one in four. Many of these are included in the 25% who are mentally ill.******************************************************** *************Myth: They want to be that way.******************************************************** ************* Fact: Less than six percent of the homeless are homeless by choice.***************************************************** ****************Myth: They don't work.******************************************************* ************** Fact: 30% of the homeless are employed on a full-time or part-time basis. Someone who works full-time at a minimum-wage job actually takes home about $600.00 per month and is at great risk for homelessness.*********************************************** **********************Myth: They are to blame for their own situation.************************************************** ******************* Fact: Most homeless people are victims. Some have suffered from child abuse or violence. 15% are children. Many have lost their jobs after years of employment. All have lost their homes.****************************************************** ***************Myth: They are dangerous.************************************************** ******************* Fact: In general, the homeless are among the least threatening group in our society. If anything, they are the victims of crimes, not the perpetrators.*********************************************** **********************Myth: The homeless are only in large urban areas.****************************************************** *************** Fact: The homeless are found not only in large cities, but in small towns, rural areas, and affluent suburbs.**************************************************** *****************Myth: The homeless are uneducated and unemployable.*********************************************** ********************** Fact: Many homeless people have completed high school; some have attended college and even graduate school.***************************************************** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************* ***************************************************** ***************************************************** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ****************** *****************************************************