What if your landlord came to you today and told you, you no longer had a place to live or your mortgage payments were so far behind that your home was in jeopardy of being reposed, or maybe you are the victim of domestic violence and finally decided to get out, say your boss called you in and said he had to let you go – If you had no support system (friends, family, etc...) you could turn to WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
             More people than you may realize are faced with situations like the latter on a daily basis. Most of these individuals make up the homeless population. We are reminded that homelessness exists by the individuals that frequent corners with signs in hand displaying their homelessness and a desperate plea for assistance. For the most part, these desperate cries for help are legitimate.
             The homeless are individuals and families who have for whatever reason, lost their place of residency and often times have no support system (family or friends) to turn to for help. Battered women who live in poverty are often forced to choose between abusive relationships and homelessness. People who become homeless do not fit one general description. However, people experiencing homelessness do have certain shared basic needs, including affordable housing, adequate incomes, and health care. Some homeless people may need additional services such as mental health or drug treatment in order to remain securely housed. All of these needs must be met to prevent and end homelessness for those individuals sincere about bettering their situations.
             There are also individuals out there that are homeless by choice. They are wanderers and have no desire to secure permanent residency. They just wander from place to place seeming seeking for a place to belong but never finding it.
             While homelessness will probably always exist, One possible solution for those individuals who are homeless, but not by choice, is for
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