Organizations in which homeless persons can access essentials.

Trinidad and Tobago is a less developed country according to the Human Development Index  as it is on its way to development and has increased over the years as seen in the graph below.

It is in the Government best interest to provide homes for the homeless and facilities that are available with food sources and a change of clothing. According to the Catholic News, Homelessness therefore is a condition of disengagement from social structures that one can turn to when difficult times are present. However homeless persons refuse medical services from a hospital or clinic, as doctors and nurses refuse to attend to them because of their appearance and physical condition, then the social structure (medical profession) has failed in many instances. The vast majority of the homeless persons have resided in the East West Corridor and San Fernando. Sixty-four percent have resided in the North and 24 percent in the South (Grant 2008), as 88 percent of the homeless population according to studies by Cathloic news,resided in the urban centres because people work and commute to North and South Trinidad to , seek employment, shop and for recreational and sporting activities. Majority of the shelters provided for homeless persons are funded by the Government as well as private institutions for example the 141 homeless Foundation 1 SMILE 4 1 HOMELESS which is a Non profit, Non Political Organization that contains over 200 active volunteers as their aim is to focus on homeless inviduals in Trinidad and Tobago.According to Geisar Kowlesar, the street-dweller population grew by 13.4 per cent over the decade 2000 to 2011 where the largest concentration is in Port-of-Spain. Some of them were also placed at Riverside Carpark as a temporary location. As a result most of the homeless persons remained on the street.

 PHOTO TAKEN BY THE TRINIDAD EXPRESS SHOWING A TEMPORARY LOCATION OF  HOMELESS PERSONS.
References: Trinidad and Tobago Express Newspaper.
 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Let_s_get_involved_to_help_the_homeless-183666651.html?m=y&smobile=y