The Homelessness Policy in the US

The Homelessness Policy in the US.
Almost every country in the world has cases of homelessness, and the United States is no different. The causes of homelessness include tragic life events such as loss of job, family disputes and divorce, the death of loved ones, and domestic violence. Such factors push those affected to live in the streets, and acknowledging them is the first step towards ending homelessness. Solving homelessness cannot take one single step, and this paper supports the adoption of HEARTH Act, which encompasses a set of practical measures for handling the matters of homelessness. It will persuade the authorities and Americans (audience members) to use this Act in providing a home to the homeless in the United States. In persuading the audience, the author uses both the Monroe Motivated Sequence and ethical concepts to give a procedural analysis of the matter at hand as well as make his stand known to the audience. In my view, the Americans should use the HEATH Act to phase out the recurrent issues of homelessness in the country. Nonetheless, the final decision of what to do in this case should come from the audience.
Keywords: HEARTH Act, Homelessness, United States
Monroe Motivated Sequence
This system is a five-step concept which one can use to persuade an audience towards buying his/her ideas. The five stages include getting attention, establishing the need, satisfying the need, visualizing the future, and acting (actualization). A persuasion that follows this criterion has the likeliness of getting the attention of those it reaches as it presents the author’s or speaker’s view as well as give the target an outline of what to do.

Below is an outlined review of the Monroe Motivated SequenceCITATION Dou78 l 1033 (Ehninger & Monroe, 1978).
Step One
The first action to take in a persuasion is getting the attention of the audience. In this case, the best way to get that is to give an evidence of the matter at hand. In January 2015, a well-researched study designed by the End Homelessness National Alliance of the US reported about 564,708 cases of homelessness in just one night. In other words, those individuals had to sleep in an emergency room, outside, or on a program of transitional shelterCITATION Nat16 l 1033 (End Homelessness National Alliance, 2016). Drawing the audience’s attention towards the US matters concerning lack and shortage of housing is the best way to have them listen to or read the speaker’s or author’s ideas.
Step Two
Unless the author or speaker tells the audience the need for his views, his/she is not likely to convince them. In this case, the author would point out the trend of homelessness in the country. Since 2007, the cases of homelessness has been on the rise, meaning that adopting the HEARTH Act to end it would not only have the victims get homes but also help the US Government save the hefty sums of money it spends on establishing short-term programs to cater for the homeless.
Step Three
The 2009 HEARTH Act is the most suitable strategy for ending this situation as it supports the government’s agendas on the rapid rebuilding of houses and permanent housing programs. With these programs, the audience (authorities and Americans) can find permanent solutions to the ever-increasing cases of housing problems and homelessness. For that reason, the 2009 HEARTH Act is the perfect solution that can satisfy the need to handle homelessness in the United States.
Step Four
Since 2007, the cases of homelessness have been on the rise, with more people rendered homeless year after another. The past records directly indicate the likeliness of the future occurrence of a similar situation, and failure to phase out this problem means persistence. For that reason, adopting the HEARTH Act of 2009 is the best way of solving both the present and future issues of homelessness.
Step Five
At the end of persuasion comes the parting shot, which involves telling the audience what they should do if they support the speaker’s or author’s views. In the case, the author would tell the American authorities and the people of America to collect the stats of homeless cases in various parts of the country and impose policies for ensuring adherence to the provisions of the HEARTH Act. In addition to that, the authorities should allocate funds for providing shelter to the homeless.
Immediate Action
A close review of the reports of homeless cases shows that the United States records such incidents on a daily basis. In other words, the more time the country takes to act on this issue, the more people become homeless. For that reason, the people of America need to take action as soon as possible to handle the current issues homelessness as well as avoid future occurrence.
Ethical Factors
The uses of ethics are crucial to attaining the persuasive goal of this paper, which is to have the authorities and people of America adopt and use the HEARTH Act to provide a permanent solution to the homelessness. For starters, I would like to inform the Americans that given the depth of research conduct in this paper is a direct reflection of the actual problem that the country faces. Given the adverse effects that come with it, homelessness is a problem that traumatizes victims, exposes them to harsh weather conditions, and leaves them insecure. Not only can these factors deprive the victims a basic need (shelter), but also affect their physical and mental health. Solving this problem, therefore, enables Americans to help the affected as well as cut down the government incurs in providing short-term housing programs.
Conclusion
Just like many countries with housing problems, the United States uses a set of programs to provide shelter to the homeless. However, the surge in the number of homeless cases and the lack of permanency of the housing programs means that the country struggles to find a permanent solution to this problem. With the help of the HEARTH Act of 2009, the United States has the perfect strategy for giving a permanent help to the homeless. Given that the US authorities’ reluctance to use this Act, this paper persuaded with the Americans to utilize it in fighting matters of homelessness. With it, the people of America find a handles both the current and future issues of homelessness as well as cut the costs of managing short-term housing programs.
References
BIBLIOGRAPHY l 1033 Ehninger, D., & Monroe, A. A. (1978). Types and Principles of Speech Communication (8th Edition). New York: Pearson Education. Retrieved from https://accounting.broad.msu.edu/files/2011/08/Monroes-Motivated-Sequence.pdf
End Homelessness National Alliance. (2016, April 6). Homelessness in the US 2016. Retrieved from National Alliance to End Homelessness: http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/SOH2016