Homelessness....New [Autosaved] - Copy Original

7/30/2019 Homelessness....New [Autosaved] - Copy Original

1/32


2/32


3/32

People who are

homeless are not socialinadequate. They are

people without homesBy Shelia McKenzie


4/32

was a Scottish trade unionist,

housing campaigners and

consumer activist

Head of Consumer's Association in

1995


5/32

Why do peoplebecome homeless

Developmental disorder

and mental illness

Lack of living

wage

Sexual, physical

and emotionalabuse

Physical illnessor injury


6/32


7/32

The Women, Family and Community Development

Ministry, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has put

forth an action plan to assist the destitute found

on city streets.

The Anjung Singgah shelter located in Bangunan

Ehsan in Jalan Hang Lekiu, occupies four floors of

the seven-storey building and is managed byYayasan Kebajikan Negara, the Ministry's auxiliary

corporate body that handles welfare-related

issues.


8/32

It has the capacity to accomodate up to 76

people.

The Government's Anjung Singgah initiatedto help the homeless people to find

employment and ensure that proper

accommodation was found.The homeless can stay in the shelter for up

to 2 weeks, during which efforts will be

made to assist them in sorting out theirlives.

They would be also be receiving counselling

and other welfare aids.


9/32


10/32

Create awareness / Educating

people / Attitude change

Each human being should change their

mindset and show compassion to the

homeless people


11/32

We don't need to be rich to show someone wecare though.

We could acknowledge them with a wave or a

smile.We can wish them luck or stop back by with a

soda or RM 5 bag of food.

The next time we see someone asking for our

help, the important thing is that we act on that

feeling of compassion in our heart, rather than

on those instincts of fear or assumptions of

addiction.


12/32

Humanity, harmonious relationship

between humans which lead to

country's peace .

Do something to others, as you would

have done something to you' - not just in

good times, but in bad times too


13/32

Homeless people suffering

from mental illness

They should not ignore any of their family

members, should have responsibility on

their family members, give them moral

support


14/32

Approximately 20 - 25% of the single adult homeless

population suffers from some form of severe and persistent

mental illness

(National Resource and Training Centre on

Homelessness and Mental Illness, 2003).

Homeless people with mental disordersremain homeless for longer periods of time

and have less contact with family and

friends.


15/32

Depression is sometimes a result of drug or

alcohol abuse that remained untreated. Bipolar

disorder causes people to experience extreme

highs (mania) or deep lows (depression).If left untreated, these mood swings become even

more erratic and severe.

This is one reason many mentally ill homelesspeople remain untreated and on the streets.

Without treatment, these people become even

more isolated from society. Therefore, family

members should play an important role in this

matter. They should always keep an eye on them.

These people should undergo treatments to get

cure.


16/32

The people suffering from mental illness should

get cured so that we will have more people

contributing to our nation. Hence, increases the

country's economy and therefore our country

will be one of the most productive country

among the other nations.


17/32

Running away from home is often not something that is

planned. Deciding to run is a decision made on the spur of

the moment, and you might not be prepared, with no

money, no warm clothes, no phone numbers, or any idea

about where you might seek help.Running away from care:

You are in a stressful situation, like after the death of

someone you loved.

These children are not meant to be in the streets, their

rights as children need to be preserved. These children

deserve better than this. They are the future leaders.


18/32

In order to help the homeless people, generating

money/income via taxes is one way. Goods and Services

Tax (GST) could help widen the governments tax base and

provide funds for the poor now reeling from a global rise

in commodity prices.

We as an individual be responsible to pay our taxes sothat the government have sufficient money to lend a hand

to the homeless people. For example, can start one

Malaysia trust fund for the homeless


19/32

Indirectly help the country to attain sustainable

economic growth and development. They could

have more things to do to develop our country.Hence, improve our lifestyle quality.

h ld d h ld b ld h


20/32

Government should consider that old buildings without

any use can develop into a shelter as there are quite

numbers of old buildings in our country / religious places

as a shelter ( mosque,temples,churches)

Many places are limited in size and may enforce a first

come, first served policy for issuing beds to the homeless.Government may allocate funds to build shelters or low-

cost houses. The shelters may consist of big, private

rooms with many beds in one large room. The

government could liase with the NGO to sponsor food,clothes, money for their daily life. They could even

sponsor education for the children and provide job

opportunities to them


21/32

When there are more shelters are develop,

homeless people especially hidden homeless will

emerge and they will have a place to stay. The

numbers of homeless people can be reduced. The

homeless become more spiritual and possess good

habits especially children when there are in

religious places.


22/32


23/32


24/32


25/32


26/32


27/32


28/32


29/32


30/32


31/32


32/32

Homelessness....New [Autosaved] - Copy Original

Documents

Transcript of Homelessness....New [Autosaved] - Copy Original