How does one’s location affect their status of being homeless? Both rural and urban cities have homeless individuals, but they both face different challenges. Geographic location dictates the weather, the topography, and whether or not there are resources available to an individual.
Some things that people don’t realize, is that there are plenty of people who live in rural areas, and face difficulties finding shelter and help- since the literal physical difference between them and help is further, than a city that has accessible buses and streetcars. Those in rural areas may struggle with a helping hand, as well as stay homeless because of little opportunity in their area, that’s not dictated by driving a car to work. They also may face issues finding adequate nutritious food near them, which is often called a “food desert”.
People are more likely to live in urban areas and downtown, rather than rural areas statistically. But, people in rural areas are often less accounted for, just because of the lack of services for those without homes. Many homeless individuals tend to congregate in downtown areas, but this may also be because the more people live in an area, the more amount of people will be homeless. If the homeless rate is 1%, for example, would you notice 1 person out of 100 in a rural area, or 100 out of 10,000 in an urban area?
Homelessness happens in other places than cities, and there are little resources to combat it. We don’t even know how many people outside cities are homeless. This is something that needs to change, to combat America’s homeless crisis.
Written by: Danny Hall
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