A study concerning homeless in Kuching / Jason Silom and Danny Djiew Nicholas

The study concerning homeless in Kuching. The study is to determine the causes of homeless, identify the consequences of homeless, identify the approaches that homeless people used to cope with their homeless, and determine the relationship between causes and consequences of homeless. The information in this study were collected through questionnaire and interview. There are 13 homeless people were selected around Kuching city for the purpose of sample size of this study. The findings shows that the main cause of homeless in Kuching is lack of affordable housing. Next, the main consequences of homeless in Kuching is neglected by family. Furthermore, the main approaches that homeless people used to cope with their homeless in Kuching is food by non-government organizations (NGO). Lastly, there is no significant relationship between causes and consequences of homeless. Society needs to be more cooperative with government and NGO to support their efforts to reduce homelessness by providing information, awareness, and participate in welfare activities.