stated by (Amanda 2016) Homelessness isn’t going to be fixed overnight, but there are

things everyone can do today to help stop it. Primarily, we need to spread awareness about
homeless people’s situations and change the stereotypes surrounding the issue. Amanda stated
that “when people drive by, they assume the worst out of us,” but by engaging in conversations,
we are able to gain a sense of feeling and connection with these individuals. With this personal
relationship with these individuals, we would be able to understand their situation, which is the
first step in combating homelessness.
(Amanda 2016) Helping the Homeless
https://www.helpingthehomelesscolorado.org/the-life-of-a-homeless-woman.html

If you are a part of the fortunate people, the world of a homeless person is completely
distant from your own. But without the support of friends and family, how many of us could
survive something such as the loss of a spouse, a debilitating physical illness, or the loss of
employment? So according to Kagan there are ways to work with marginalized people. Many of
the people living on the streets today were struck by a personal tragedy and lacked a support
system to get help when they needed it. But you can help right now. The marginalized people
have little control over their lives and the resources accessible to them. Most, if not all, are
condemned and experience negative treatment from the public. Additionally, their rights and
privileges to education and health services, housing, income, leisure activities and work are often
not given to them. Not only socially, economically, and politically, but also in literature, they are
not well-represented.
(Kagan, C. 2017)(n.d.). Working with People who are marginalized by the social system:
challenges for. Retrieved from Community Psychology UK:
Kano (2015) believed that many of the people, especially children on the streets in the
Philippines were maltreated physically and sexually. They were also abandoned and came from
broken families or those devastated by poverty. This is relevant to this study because the
participants might also have encountered similar challenges and risks. So in order to help them,
we have to know where they began.
Kano. (2015, July 2). Street People. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from Life in the Philippines:
http://salamatlifeinthephilippines.blogspot.com/2009/07/streetpeople.html.
The article of Lina (2014) “Solving Homelessness” in Manila Bulletin states that the core
cause of homelessness is poverty due to unemployment. These literatures suggest that there is a
need to study about homeless street people and something must be proposed or done in order to
lessen, if not eliminate, the serious dilemma on homelessness.
Lina, J. D. (2014, May 12). Solving homelessness. Manila Bulletin.
 Moyo (2015) intended to apprehend the social situation of continuing mentally ill
homeless people in the streets. This is with the view to making recommendations for appropriate
treatment and support services. Both studies aimed to describe the participants‟ real situation and
recommended interventions. However, Moyo specifically focused on mentally ill homeless street
people.
Moyo, U. (2015). Homelessness and mental illness in Hillbrow, South Africa: A situation
analysis (Published Master‟s Thesis). University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Retrieved from http://www.scielo.org.za.
Bhowmik (2015), in his learning, discovered that in almost all the Asian countries like the
Philippines, street vendors have no legal status to conduct their business and they are
constantly harassed by the authorities. Yet, they are popular because they provide the urban
population with much needed services that neither the municipalities nor the larger retailing
outlets can provide. He also worried that the main problems faced by sidewalk vendors in the
Philippines is that there are no demarcated areas for them to operate. Sidewalk vendors do not
have any access to piped water and they are therefore considered as illegal on health grounds.
They are also responsible for the immorality on the roadways and for causing circulation
problems
Bhowmik, S. K. (2015). Street vendors in asia: a review.Economic and Political Weekly. May 28-
June 4.Conceptual Underpinnings for the Social Protection Strategy Paper', Journal
As claimed by Golosino (2014), he said that in the Philippines, sidewalks lost its essence
from the perspective of the pedestrian. It was supposedly an access point for those who want to
catch time and would like to avoid traffic congestions and accidents by means of walking.
Instead, sidewalks were converted into a self-styled marketplace. As remedy, pedestrians resort
to walking on the road exposing themselves to greater risk and add to the congestions of the
street. In his result of his study indicated that street vending becomes a trade of people with no
economic alternative. Politicians accord on and off it not whimsical mode of addressing the
problems. Indeed, sidewalk vendors are not real problem but only a directory of a more
sophisticated social imbalance. In his recommendation, he proposed that local government units
must act quickly in designing an effective intervention program.
Golosino, E.O. (2014). The unheard stories of the sidewalk vendors of Tagbilaran City, Bohol,
Philippines. International Journal of Social Sciences, 2, 56-60

For (Holzmann& Jorgensen, 2015), a great deal of works explored the case of side walk
vending or street vending and other forms of informal economy. One of the issues addressed as
seen in World Bank studies is the social protection of sidewalk vendors due to social risk arising
out of the nature of the sector and the informality of their employment relationship.
Holzmann, R. and S. Jorgensen (2015), 'Social Protection as Social Risk
Management:International Development, vol. 11, pp. 1005-1027
 Associated studies also highlighted the variation of limits that the informal sector faces
(Scheinberg, et al., 2015,Blunch, Canajarah & Raju,2015).These studies pose challenge for
policy makers to design policies which can systematically and consistently address these issues.
As cited by Blunch, Canajarah & Raju (2015) one fact which is clear is that there are very few
interventions which can address all or most of them at the same time.

Scheinberg, A., M. Simpson, Y. Gupt et al. (2015):Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector in
Solid Waste Management.GTZ and CWG, Eschborn, GermanyDebdulal S. (2015). Working life
of street vendors in mumbai. The Indian Journal of Lab Economics, 54, 61-81

According to Maposa A. (2015) attitudinal Situation of society towards homeless there has
been very little sympathy for them. The public view them as impolite thugs who are a nuisance.
It would be remarkable to check whether or not the most recent population census included them
at all. Similarly, one gets deep to know if the Local Authorities ever consider homeless for
housing (a human right). However, the Association for Human Psychology emphasizes the need
to believe in the worth of persons and dedication to the development of human potential. Some
Organizations like Child line, rise and Shine and different church organizations have tried hard
to rehabilitate some homeless or street children. World Health Organization defines palliative
care for children as the active total care of the child’s body, mind and spirit. The street children
need crises counseling, which involves provision of education, guidance and psycho –social
support to people facing difficult situations. Counseling theories are well known but there are
challenges in applying /using them on street children. Outstanding among these are
communication barriers and lack of a conducive environment. Comfortable and private space is
needed during counseling and in order for them to give something in return one should fully gain
their trust because it is the only thing they got.
Maposa, A. (2015). Who and where should they turn to? The plight of street children. Sexual
Abuse (Rape/Sodomy), 6(37), 4.