Fair housing

According to the U.S Department of Education, more than 40% of American low-income schools do not receive a fair share of state and local funds. Regardless of the government issued “No child Left Behind” program, the department found that schools in poverty struck regions are left shortchanged and are provided with less resources for a necessary education than…

Annotated Bibliography Holt-Giménez, E. (October 23, 2008). The World Food Crisis: What Is Behind It and What We Can Do. Retrieved from https://www.worldhunger.org/world-food-crisis/ For many years, researchers have thought that one of the problems of the food crisis was because of natural disasters but the food crisis can be attributed also to food politics. It is now understood that the food crises is making some investors and corporations very rich. Because there is some “control” over…

people we see on our everyday route to school and work are only a very small portion of the thousands of people suffering throughout the city. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council defines homelessness as “…an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other instable or non-permanent situation”(1). Chicagoans may think they know about the issue of homelessness…

operation of the United States prison system, based of the problems presented through this paper, I would implement a few changes. I would first look into reconsidering and reducicing the amount of low- level drug offenders, that were convicted before the fair sentencing act of 2010.…

Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as: "The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Fair treatment means that no group of people, including racial, ethnic, or socio-economic groups should bear a disproportionate share of the…

In the United States, there are people who are living without proper housing or food. Even though some of these people can apply to government programs for help, not all of them are eligible. Additionally, some people, like undocumented individuals, fear looking to the government for help. In his essay, “Rich and Poor,” Peter…

Veterans Leadership Program partners with DOL in order to administer the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) as well as for Stand Down Pittsburgh, an annual “At-Risk” Veterans resource fair. Stand Down Pittsburgh 2015 will be held at Stage AE on September 26th, and is sponsored by Peoples Natural Gas, and in conjunction with VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Allegheny County Department of Human Service, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System…

Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act. Even though the Democrats lost control of Congress, Truman worked to continue the goals of FDR’s New Deal. He proposed legislation to expand Social Security and raise the minimum wage. He also pushed for public housing, a national health insurance program and environmental planning laws. Further, he asked Congress for a civil rights bill to abolish poll taxes and to make lynching a federal crime. Republicans in Congress, along with the southern…

success story. Sotomayor grew up the housing projects and used what she had learned throughout high school to further her decisions upon the arrival and throughout college. Sotomayor excelled in her academics and throughout her career, in which helped her to acquire her current position as the first Latina Justice and third woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor uses her experiences from where she grew up and also her law background and experiences to make fair and tough decisions in the…

This paper addresses the issue of homelessness and gentrification because it seeks to determine whether or not gentrification is a key contributor of homelessness. Understanding how gentrification contributes to homelessness is important if the private and public sectors are to put forward programs that would benefit America’s homeless. Among the concerns that are covered to show how gentrification contributes to homelessness is the growing support for the claim that people with low skilled jobs…