Before completing the voluntary program, I assumed that I will not be happy in serving food and personal toiletries to the homeless people for several hours. However, I realized that doing something for the society can bring immense happiness. Before the activity, I was also not familiar with the challenges faced by the homeless people. I was not sympathetic with the homeless people and considered them as a failure in life. However, after this activity, I realize that they struggle to obtain the basic necessities of life. The homeless people were underprivileged and unlucky in their lives. Subsequently, I was genuinely concerned about the issues of the homeless people. I realized that there are a large number of people, who have more than necessary; however, they waste without considering its importance (Glendening and Shinn, 2017). Soon, I felt that it I important to take a proactive approach towards uplifting the standard of these people. While participating in the program, I realized that it is important to analyze the plight of homeless people in a different manner. I understood that daily shower, medical care and food arethe basic necessity and available to everyone. I did not realize that these facilities are not available to everyone. Spending a little time with the homeless people, I realized that the homeless people struggle a lot in obtaining the basic necessities of the life (Martijn and Sharpe, 2006). Working with the homeless people, I realized that the homelessness is omnipresent. In the present, homelessness has become a global issue. The homelessness is an issue, in which the people do not have a permanent dwelling or house. The long term shelter of these people is a shelter home, motel, or tent. Issue of Homelessness The homeless is a social issue as it provides roots, security and a sense of belonging to the people. It creates a large number of psychological issues to the customers. By getting associated with the organization, I realized that homelessness is a social issue. The majority of the homelesspeople are found in large suburban areas in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. According to the statistics, more than one million people in Australia can be categorized as homeless as they do not have a permanent shelter. There are several causes of homelessness; however, the primary

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