This week I have spent time on building a workshop on increasing the awareness about homelessness in the United States. I have decided to teach my lesson in the San Bernardino Juvenile Hall to the incarcerated teens many whom have already experienced homelessness or will experience it when they get out of jail. My lesson plan will begin by having defining the definition of homelessness. The federal homeless definition is, people who are living in a place not meant for human habitation, in emergency shelter, in transitional housing, or are exiting an institution where they temporarily resided if they were in shelter or a place not meant for human habitation before entering the institution. There are to main intersecting factors in homelessness which includes personal susceptibility and structural personalities. Personal factors can include: alcohol and drug addictions, mental illness, problem personalities, disabilities, injuries, and family tragedies. Structural conditions include, housing loss, job market changes, hospital closures, drug epidemics, lowered social support. In 2013, PIT (point in time) counts showed that 610,042 people were homeless in the US. Nearly 2/3 of people counted (394,698) were living in emergency shelters or transitional housing programs. 215,344 were counted in unsheltered locations. Since 2007, Pit counts showed a 9% decrease in homelessness (61,846 people). Unsheltered – lowered by 23% (65,143 people) and increased shelter by 1% (3,297 people). California is home to 22% of the nation’s homeless population. To understand where these counts come from and how society counts all the homeless people is done by different methods of methodology for different communities. One example is when a team of 3 goes out early in the morning before sunrise and has a map of the area that they are supposed to cover. 1 is the driver, 1 is the recorder, and 1 is the looker. They drive around counting there best looking under bridges, inside coffee shops, etc. some counts may be counted by sheriffs or city police such as in more difficult places like San Francisco on the golden gate bridge.