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The Cause Of Homelessness In The United States

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Not everyone has it easy- lots of people struggle to keep a job, pay rent or a mortgage, and buy food and clothes. In 2015, 564,708 people were homeless in the United States. 564,708 veterans, middle age, young adults,and child had to deal with rotting teeth, greasy hair, torn clothes, sunburns, frostbite, freezing rain, cold snow, hail, diseases, hunger, and so many other problems. With food being so expensive, they don’t have many options. That’s why I work at a food shelter. I can’t just sit on my comfy bed, with a roof over my head, and a bunch of junk food around me knowing some people out there have it way harder. There is nothing sadder than standing in a building filled with people shoving food down their throats because they haven’t

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