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Homeless in Colorado Summary CSU Global class assignment By MThomas

Homelessness in Colorado is a volatile topic, the confluence of several very contentious points of view. Research illuminated the harsh realities of living on the streets: the insecurity of finding food, the high risks of being victimized, the health risks, the criminalization and the humiliation. It also made clear a history of false narratives, such as the homeless deserve their lot because they are lazy or addicted or generally people who have failed to live a good life; of financial/political biases that warn against a welfare state, and of failed policies which have tried to criminalize the poor and visually erase this problem from public view. Statistics showed that the demographics of street people are vastly different from that preconception and that these misconceptions essentially vilify the population. The most important conclusion that came from this research was that the predominance of these people were families who had suffered familial and financial disasters that were beyond their control and which resulted in their being unable to afford a place to live. Central to this situation is a shrinking US economy, the lack of livable wages, rising housing costs and the lack of medical care and insurance – all issues which plague the American population in general. And while grants from the federal and local governments can help localized populations, it will take a substantial paradigm shift in our society's approach to the purpose of government and how it treats its citizens in general before the cause is truly eradicated.Morgaenanda (talk) 16:12, 29 June 2018 (UTC)