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Introduction
are available to those that are homeless by providing a place for them to
in the state has grown dramatically in the past year due to various
lack of needed services for mental illness and substance abuse. All of
become a concerning problem for rural areas as well with small towns
being less likely to have support programs. Roswell is among these rural
because we are leaving people out to sleep on the streets, which makes
violence. Ensuring that everyone has a safe place to sleep at night and
has access to the basic necessities like food, running water, and
for transitional housing for men, women, and children would increase
the overall safety and health of the community as well as reduce the
While many Roswell residents have likely seen at least one homeless
individual standing on the corner of the town’s main street where the
central shopping stores are located, most probably have not stopped to
think about where these people lay their heads at night. The dry
Berrendo riverbed under a bridge located just east of Main Street is what
a lot of homeless people call home, but this too is being restricted as city
to handing out citations, which has come to no avail since the homeless
people have no other option but to stay and face the chances of being
individuals will choose to go against officials if they are not given any
“of that total, 246 were family households, 257 were veterans, 216 were
shows that various people experience homelessness and that there are
many causes to their troubling state. One major factor that contributes to
the rise in homelessness is the structure within the economy and society.
Apart from experiencing one of the worst housing crises in history, there
to begin a life that is off the streets. With the appropriate resources, we
could rebuild the system that has so gravely failed many people by
creating programs that can quickly connect them to the assistance that
special services that link homeless people with health care providers that
can help treat their general and mental health problems. A report from
situation (Nathanson). If the town of Roswell does not stop using short-
people at every corner, and the police’s threat of arresting them will only
impede the officers from finding the true criminals that are harming our
continue to increase, and people will start to lose trust in our town as
Project plan
solution to not only help the homeless but also end homelessness. Our
top priority would be to have a place where any homeless individual can
go at any hour of the day or any day of the week so that they can get off
would not only be available to homeless individuals but also the public,
issues that bigger cities do with helping the homeless, we have the
worse, which begins with a new homeless shelter. In the past, homeless
bed and some food, but I would like to expand on this convention by
one night where we have given someone shelter and think about what
potentially affect our families, our friends, and our neighbors. With this
Conclusion
I know I may not be an expert on the economy or public health policies,
but I am aware of the problems that have stricken Roswell since I was
born and raised here. When I was younger, I do not remember ever
anytime I step into town, which is a very saddening sight. There are so
something to resolve the problem. This is why I have been working with
forward and change the perspective that our town has on helping those
in need. We also have been in close contact with the Family and
into how they have been dealing with the issue within their own city.
the Story…”). I know that this seems like a very scary number, but
our town. There is also a proposal being brought forth to the state of
their analysis, they estimated that it would cost $61.3 million per year
for two years and $48 million in capital outlay to help fund this
could potentially be included in, which would further help our mission
project would help so many people find the security that they seek to
start working towards having a productive life. As human beings who all
deserve the same rights, it is our moral obligation to help improve the
consider a burden. This plan would effectively help put us on the right
http://www.cabq.gov/family/documents/changing-the-story-11-5-
19.pdf.
america/who-experiences-homelessness/chronically-homeless/.
https://files.constantcontact.com/56338cb3201/ec88d229-9097-
https://www.abqjournal.com/1408348/nms-rise-in-homelessness-
tops-nation-hud-reports-27-increase-in-one-year.html.
“New Mexico Homelessness Statistics.” United States Interagency
individuals with the necessary resources that they need to get back on
their feet. Currently, the city council does not want homeless people
staying under the bridge that runs across the dry Berrendo riverbed,
although it is out of sight from the public, and they are not causing harm
to anyone. With this proposal, it gives homeless people a safe place that
they can go to, and it will stop the town from giving them citations in an
attempt to run them off. I think this piece achieves its purpose because I
covered all of the topics that were outlined in the guidelines, and I
they are the ones who have the power to propose new bills and pass new
laws that would help govern the city. Additionally, they have a
the audience because a lot of the points I brought up are involved with
with the steps that are being taken to help resolve the matter.
When evaluating this project, I would like you to know that I truly
learned a lot from doing this assignment, and I can see now how
because I had to consider the genre of the document along with the
reliable concepts that would support my claims and the overall purpose
of the proposal. The organization of this course also really helped to get
share our progress on Google Docs. Overall, this was a very useful
experience, and I gained a strong understanding of how proposals should