Throughout the United States it has been stated that between 500,000 and 600,000 people are homeless everyday and night. Homelessness is something that affects people of all ages, races, backgrounds and religions. The problem of homelessness is not something that only happens in the large cities, it happens everywhere. There are people with many different problems that force them to become homeless. They all have one thing in common; they have nowhere to live. Some factors that contribute to homelessness in America and make it unpreventable are the lack of education, the economic factors and mental illness.
             . The more education, the better a person will be in the work force. Lack of education is something that is looked down upon in today's society. Children are taught from a very young age to stay in school, however a good number of them will not finish. Nearly twenty six percent of the homeless population are people under the age of eighteen years old. These young kids have no education and in return no way to provide for themselves. If the children do have a family, their situation is not much better without an education. Some homeless people are illiterate because they did not go to school. The average homeless illiterate person will earn forty-two percent less then a high school graduate. Being an illiterate person causes a great deal of trouble since they cannot read newspapers, get a driver's license or even attempt to fill out a job application. The lack of education is causing more and more people to become homeless everyday.
             Some of our homeless did receive an education but because of other factors in their lives found themselves on the streets. One of these factors is the economic factor in the United States. Good people with educations are becoming part of the homeless problems. More then eight million people are unemployed and without benefits in the U.S. These people are spending every l...