One of the most basic human needs is a home.
人类最基本的需求之一就是家。
A home is a safe place.
家是一个安全的地方。
While most people around the world value their homes,
世界上的多数人都很重视自己的家，
there are many people in every country who are homeless.
但是每个国家都还有很多人无家可归。
Some people are homeless for a short period of time because they are moving from one place to another,
有些人无家可归只是暂时的，因为他们正在搬家，
and other people are not able to find a home.
另一些人则找不到居住的地方。
They must live on the streets or in a shelter.
他们不得不住在街上或住在庇护所里。
There are many causes of homelessness.
无家可归有很多原因。
Sometimes people can not keep a home because they do not earn enough money,
有时候人们没有家是因为他们挣不到足够的钱，
or because they do not have a job.
或者是因为他们没有工作。
Sometimes people are homeless because they have a problem with drugs or because they have a mental illness.
有时候人们没有家是因为他们有毒瘾或者有精神病。
No one is ever homeless on purpose.
没有家的人都是被迫的。
Whatever the cause of homelessness is, the effects are the same.
不管无家可归的原因是什么，影响都是一样的。
Homeless people must work very hard to live.
无家可归的人必须很努力才能生存。
They can not raise their children.
他们无法养育自己的孩子。
Sometimes they must steal food just to eat.
有时候他们必须去偷东西吃。
The government in every country has worked for many years to support the homeless but more needs to be done.
每个国家的政府都努力了很多年来帮助无家可归的人，但是还需要加倍努力。
We must think of the homeless as people, not just as problems.
我们必须把无家可归的人当人看，而不只是把他们当成问题。
