We strive in all possible endeavors to assist widows, the homeless population, orphans, single parents, and the elderly (senior citizens) by encouraging and promoting them to have a quality of life through wellness of body, mind, soul, spirit, and finances!
We firmly advocate for people to have affordable housing, affordable healthcare, affordable food, affordable superior education, employment, and business opportunities for everyone in gaining and living a quality of life.
WHY CARE FOR W.H.O.S.E.?
WIDOWS: 'Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million widows around the world, widows have historically been left unseen, unsupported, and unmeasured in our societies.' (https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/6/explainer-what-you-should-know-about-widowhood)
HOMELESSNESS
In this 1988 study by the elected officials of the United States of America, they wanted to discover the needs of the homeless population by
"...(1) an evaluation of whether the eligibility requirements in existing health care programs prevent homeless individuals from receiving health care services; (2) an evaluation of the efficiency of the delivery of health care services to homeless individuals; and (3) recommendations for activities by federal, state, local, and private entities that would improve the availability of health care service delivery to homeless individuals" (Committee on Health Care for Homeless People, 1988, Institute of Medicine, Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218232/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK218232.pdf).
Lawrenceville Housing Authority
https://gwinnetthousing.org/housing_programs/affordable_rental_housing.php
Atlanta Housing Authority Property List
https://www.atlantahousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/All-AHA-Property-Based-Listing-2.pdf
What are some challenges the Homeless population face?
This is an excerpt from an online source of the difficulties some homeless people may experience.
Environmental
- NYC winters are frequently cold and snowy, a fact that many homeless people are intimately familiar with.
- Summers can be equally bad as there are no adequate resources for homeless people to advantage of to escape the heat
- The city itself does not provide natural resources for people to sustain themselves on
Economic
- It is difficult to get a job while homeless, which in turn is what is required to not be homeless.
- There is no way for the homeless to save money while living on the street
- If one does have money it is difficult to find a place to live, as they typically require people to have steady income in order to rent.
Social
- There is a stigma attached to being homeless as homeless are typically seen as lazy or irresponsible even though the circumstances leading to them being homeless are out of their hands.
- The homeless are occasionally denied service based on their appearance.
(Reference: Open Lab at City Tech. (n.d.). New York City College of Technology. WHO ARE THE HOMELESS/WHAT CHALLENGES DO THEY FACE. Retrieved from https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/research-project/research-questions/)
STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN GEORGIA
Orphans: 'While technically no longer referred to as orphans, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption pegs the number of children in U.S. foster care at a staggering 443,000, more than 123,000 of whom are considered to be waiting children available for adoption.' (https://adoption.com/how-many-orphans-in-the-us)
Single Parents: 'U.S. has world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households....Almost a quarter of U.S. children under the age of 18 live with one parent and no other adults (23%), more than three times the share of children around the world who do so (7%).' (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/12/12/u-s-children-more-likely-than-children-in-other-countries-to-live-with-just-one-parent/)
Elderly (Senior Citizens): 'According to the most recent studies, in the United States:
- More than 15 million older adults are economically insecure.
- About 50% of seniors rely on Social Security for the majority of their income.
- Over the next 10 years, the number of elderly Americans without homes could triple.' (https://www.consumeraffairs.com/finance/elderly-poverty-statistics.html)
