As the semester comes to a close, I've learned a lot about homelessness when doing this project. I dove into the final project thinking that the panhandlers I see everyday in Downtown Chico were fake. I felt like they all had some money and were able to find a way to pay for apartment or food. Little did I know that fake panhandlers are actually the minority. Most of the people out there asking for money are really homeless. This culture of fraudulence that I thought was emerging and could be the cause of homelessness isn't true.
Homelessness and fake homelessness is caused by poverty rates. Generation Y's obsession with catfishing, lying and deception are unrelated to fake homelessness. Actually, majority of the stories I found about fake panhandling were actually middle-aged.
My trip to The Torres Shelter was incredibly eye opening. Visit their webpage to learn more about what they do and even make a donation. We really are just one situation away from becoming homeless.
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