Jobs for Youth in the Summer

If you are 16-24 years old please contact your nearest available Youth Center for details! Agency Address Telephone ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 16700 NORWALK BLVD CERRITOS, CA 90703 562-926-5566 Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc. (AADAP) 1088 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90019 323-295-0262 AYE – Antelope Valley 1420 West Avenue I Lancaster, […]

Poverty = Women’s Issue

Not all women are poor, but most of the world’s poor are women. Most of the poor in Los Angeles are women. When you think about Welfare, admit it, your brain says “Welfare Mom”, not Welfare Dad, or Welfare Family. When I am handed a stack of cases (and lately I could build cities with […]

The History of Social Security is Making Me Mad

#fb“a sieve with holes just big enough for the majority of Negroes to fall through.”-NAACP

Buyer’s remorse needed in sex trade – BostonHerald.com

13 is the average age of a new prostitute. 11 prostitutes are arrested for every 1 buyer of sex. Men who learn to respect women at an early age are less likely to buy sex. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1355482&format=&page=2&listingType=opi#articleFull Sonya

start an application for aid on-line

CalWORKS, FoodStamps, Medi-cal applications can be begun on-line. Here is the link. I tried it out for you: pretty simple until you get to the part where you explain the relationships http://www.benefitscal.org/BenefitsPortal/landing.html

Political Irony . . . and housing

@politicalirony

Veteran Section 8 Vouchers

This was the HUD announcement… what is the follow up? “The Housing Authority is pleased to announce that we have 505 vouchers to assist homeless veterans and their families. The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, known as “HUD-VASH”, was designed to address the needs of the most vulnerable homeless, Veterans. To be eligible for this […]

Why Battered Women Stay

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The face of the newly homeless

She is also new to the world

URM vs LAHSA

Why doesn’t LAHSA see the @URM is how the community is stepping up to help homeless children? Or are my donations and volunteer time not a community effort? ♥ read more :http://blog.fulldisclosure.net/2011/07/county-of-los-angeles-versus-union.html#comment-form By the way: people in need still have the right to choose where they will have those needs filled. No one is forcing them […]