The Homeless

The nonfiction book I read is called The Homeless by Tamara L. Roleff. Homelessness is not new to the United States and has increased slowly since 1922. Although many people can't afford a house it doesn't cause homelessness because the person could have a mental illness and wouldn't be able to care for themselves. Mental illness contributes to homelessness but it doesn't stop the person from wanting to make a better life for themself.

I chose this book because I've always been interested in helping people in need and by reading this book it gave me a new insight on what kinds of problems they faced and explained how people are unfair to them. A quote from the book says, "The low minimum wage, raised in April 1990 for the first time since 1981, has left many working families in poverty." This interested me because people are still protesting to get paid better in their job and the problem is still ongoing after 27 years.