In my travels I have seen many homeless people, and it scares me because I think it could be me someday. There are many myths about the homeless. People have a lot of prejudices about them. Some have suffered from child abuse or violence. Many have lost their job.
Many homeless people are among the working poor.
This means that they have a job, but their earnings aren't enough to support a family and pay rent. Something else that shocked me was finding out that more than 3 million people are homeless at least one night during the year. The government should educate people about the homeless. This should reduce prejudice about them. We also need federal funding to educate others about how to help them.