AWARENESS, ACTIONS AND

FEELINGS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN

PRESENTED BY: RAENIKQUA JAMES, BRITTANY JEAN, TERRI MOISE,

ROSIE CATILUS, TERRANISHA ALBERT, MARQIA BLACK

UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF RESEARCH.• RESEARCH IS COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA AND USING IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ADVANTAGE.

• SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IS VERY HELPFUL IN CREATING CHANGE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, AND POSSIBILITIES OF CHANGING THE COMMUNITY.

IDENTIFY THE ISSUE & DEVELOP THE RESEARCH QUESTION

• ONE MAIN ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY: HOMELESSNESS

• RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT IS THE CURRENT AWARENESS OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE IN OVERTOWN?2. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN? (WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE

A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL?) 3. HOW DO PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN?

RESEARCH METHODS

• WE DECIDED TO SURVEY THE YOUTH OF OVERTOWN ON THEIR AWARENESS OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE HERE.

WE USED OUR QUALATATIVE RESEARCH METHODS TO COLLECT DATA.

DATA COLLECTION• ALL RESEARCH INTERNS CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE DATA COLLECTION BY GOING OUT AND SURVEYING

OTHER F.A.C.E INTERNS ON THEIR VIEWS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.

ORGANIZE & ANALYZE DATA

RECOMMENDATIONS

• CHANGE ATTITUDES AND PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.

• INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND COPING METHODS

• DROP-IN SHELTERS/ 24 HOURS ACCESS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.

• EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND JOB TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS & YOUTH TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN THE FUTURE

THANK YOU!

Presented By: FACE Community Service Research Interns