Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Significance Of Donations For Homeless Baltimore

By Virginia Miller


Homelessness is a major challenge in many parts of the world today. With more people losing their homes and opting to live on the streets and designated places for the homeless in strategic places in a town. Loss of shelter can be brought by the inability to pay a mortgage and acquired loans where the property was used as security in securing the loan, the death of a breadwinner in the family and some cases of addiction to drugs. People without homes become depressed and often results to drugs for consolation. Below are some of the reasons regarding the importance of donations for homeless Baltimore individuals.

Reduction of homeless individuals sleeping on the streets daily. Streets are unsafe for residence by human beings since a lot can go wrong while on the streets. As such it is crucial that people number are maintained to lower levels. Otherwise, increase in numbers of street families run a risk of increasing the rate of criminal activity from desperation to make ends meet with no avail.

To ease their access to clean, safe water and healthy nutritious meals. Water and food must be paid for before it is made available for use by the relevant authorities. Water is essentials for drinking, bathing and cooking food. Like it has been said time and time again, water is life. Revenue donations are used to buy and clear water bills so that its availability is maintained.

To facilitate access to medical services and curative medicines. It is almost impossible to live day after day on the street where one is exposed to unhygienic poor conditions without falling sick. However, the cost of medical services is relatively expensive. These individuals lack capital, revenue and the means to seek medical attention whenever they experience symptoms and signs of diseases.

Demonstration of love and compassion to suffering community members. Poverty is a deadly vice in a community. It disunites the rich and the poor and also those who have and those that do not. Poverty is not a choice or a sign of laziness, and it is a situation that can occur to anybody regardless of their efforts in life. Helping a poor person shows understanding, compassion, and kindness is vital.

It is the right thing to do. At one time in life, homeless persons had shelters and places of residence that they called home. They lived a normal life just like that led by people with desirable houses. One must understand that what happened to them is out of their control and that it can happen to anyone at any time and there is nothing they can do about it.

For clothes provision to maintain body warmness. At night and during winter, the streets are extremely cold. The human body produces heat that must be conserved through the wearing of warm clothes at these times. However, homelessness makes people lack money to meet their clothing requirements. Most of them suffer and die from avoidable diseases.

To improve self-worth and living conditions in Baltimore Maryland City. Helping others in need leaves one feeling happy about themselves for the generosity they have accorded to others who required their help. Those who receive the assistance feel grateful and will even go ahead and help others they meet when their situations improve.




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