The Meaning of Home

The word home is not just 4 walls and a roof. It's a safe place for families and friends. A lot of people do not have a safe home. Home is a place that feels safe to be yourself. A lot of the time, families who have a hard time financially usually don't have safe homes with either leaks or electrical problems. Almost all of these could lead to fires and even more disasters that makes it harder. Sometimes it's from mental illnesses that cause homelessness, like schizophrenia, substance use disorder, etc. A lot of the time, kids who don't have homes usually get put either in an orphanage or a shelter with their parents. Shelters usually don't have good living spaces, like dripping ceilings and electrical problems. I have made an essay on what makes a home to me because I think people should be grateful, because whatever someone has, someone has it was way worse. Locks and security are very important things for a good home and living space. Usually, if you have a home, you have a lock on your door, but in shelters and orphanages, they don't have locks or doors at all, and people can easily steal your things , Almost everyone has a lock on their main door, but unsafe homes usually have only have some locks in their house, which is very unsafe. Locks are very good for keeping you and your family safe from robbers and other home invaders. Clothes are very good for keeping you warm, but if you don't have the right and warm clothes, it becomes very unsafe. If it's very cold outside, you have a high chance of getting frostbite and hypothermia. Not having good warmth in your clothes is very dangerous and hard to control, because new clothes and boots are very expensive and hard to obtain. But a very good solution is your local thrift store. Thrift stores are very nice because they have good clothes for very low prices. There are also a lot of volunteers in thrift stores, who are very friendly. The thrift store is a very good place to get clothing from, since a lot of people can't afford clothes in other stores because it is too expensive, the thrift store is always a good way to buy clothes for people who need it. Comfort is very important because if you don't have a good amount of comfort, it becomes a bigger problem as the days go on, comfort isn't just a comfy couch or bed, it's a comfortable space to talk and eat and sleep without feeling scared or on edge. People who don't have comfort are usually from broken houses that aren't fixed properly, and many more reasons that occur. No person should ever be uncomfortable in their home because it takes a toll on your health. A better solution is to talk to someone about it to someone you feel comfortable with. A family are usually people who care about you, but sometimes it's not the same for other people, sometimes their family isn't safe and is very scary, a lot of people who suffer from homelessness might have been abused, physically or mentally by their family. Sometimes people have disorders that cause it, like bipolar disorder, PTSD, or major depression. Trauma makes it hard to work and control themselves because of all of the things that happened when they were kids, sometimes it's not actually when they were kids, it could be from when something scary happened, like fires, earthquakes and more that could cause it. Some solutions are talking to someone you feel comfortable with. You should never have a family that doesn't care about what you feel or if you don't feel comfortable around. I’m very grateful that I have a home because a lot of people do not have one. If you want to make a difference in homelessness and safety, donate to your local thrift store or donate to fundraisers. You should always keep in mind that someone is always in need no matter what.