PBS Newshour. “Texas' Homeless Struggle As Public Camping Is Criminalized.” YouTube, 26 Aug 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29X_Kmd6Ewg.
Homelessness - Questions
Remember: DO NOT simply number your paper and answer the questions. You are to craft a paper around the questions and around your position, and research regarding the subject that you have chosen.
Have you known anyone who has been homeless?
How did you experience the information about homelessness?
Did you believe it was a problem before seeing the video or reading the article?
Have you experienced the homeless population prior to the ban on camping (seeing the camps, talking with the homeless, serving food, etc.)?
Are there risks to providing homeless services/housing. If so, what could some of those risks be?
Is there a risk in not providing homeless services/housing? If so, what could those risks be?
Based on the information provided, was it a good decision to ban camping?
If so, what are 2 reasons that support your position (articles, statistics, -beyond what has been presented.
If you believe it was not a good decision, what 2 resources (articles, statistics, etc.) support your position.
In conclusion, what information influenced your position most?
Christian, Jennifer, and Alexandra Howson. “Homelessness.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2021. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=ers&AN=89185530&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Leffler, David. “Mean Streets: With Prop B’s Passage in May, Austin Voters Reinstated the City’s Camping Ban--Sending Both Housing Advocates and Those Experiencing Homelessness Scrambling.” Austin Monthly, vol. 29, no. 8, Aug. 2021, pp. 43–45. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=f6h&AN=151373167&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Hollern, Madeline, and DAVID LEFFLER. “A Place to Call Home: Celebrating Its Five-Year Anniversary, Community First! Village and Its Revolutionary Approach to Homelessness Has Inspired Aid Organizations across the Globe. And They’re Just Getting Started.” Austin Monthly, vol. 29, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 56–57. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=f6h&AN=147656984&site=eds-live&scope=site.
