Vote! Election date

Hey @gop and Democrats, March 3rd is the Primary for voters in Los Angeles! And yep! I vote in every election I can. Play a game of Let’s pretend: Vote like a woman. Vote like a minority. Vote like someone with few resources. If that felt weird to you, then ask yourself what your voting […]

Amy Jo Knows

She has a bachelor’s degree and works two jobs. Even though she earns more than the minimum wage she’s still always dancing on the edge of actual poverty. The poverty line does not reflect the cost of living in actual poverty. You can listen or choose to read her moving speech. Watch it here https://www.wtrf.com/top-news/wheeling-womans-plea-to-congress-makes-national-news/

Assessing Homelessness

In order to connect folks to the services they need – we need to know who they are, what is going on and what they want. I have been thinking about vulnerability . There are 4 basic catagories of vulnerability. Meeting someone and getting to know them and can be a multistep process. The assessment […]

We need to have a new measure of vulnerability

What do you think we should be asking when we connect people to homeless services? https://atomic-temporary-4589657.wpcomstaging.com/assessing-for-services-using-vulnerabilities/

Clearly I Send Too Many Emails

I am an “official Gen-X” member, meaning I have been surveyed since 1987 as a part of my generation. I did the survey today and clearly they have never seen my email box.

Homeless RADAR

I am yards away from @MRodCD7 Monica Rodriguez’s district office in the Sunland Tujunga area at the Vons grocery store. As I climbed into my car my daughter and I noticed this person settling down for an evening of sleep between the cars. Because I know the area, I’m curious as to why this person […]

Let’s play a game

Go to http://www.playspent.org and tell me what you thought.

Pots and Pans – giving what I can

When you first moved out on your own, did your folks give you the “hand me down” dishes and pots and pans? These particular pots in the picture have been with my family for about 30 years. I somehow own three full sets of pots and pans, including the brand new Tiffany Blue set that […]

A Home for Someone Homeless

I’m at Roger Jessup Park to look at the Community Garden when I spot it. I’m not really sure what this mailbox is receiving mail for, but because it’s right next to the porta potties and where this person’s card is, it looks like this is their home. It is almost domestic. It looks like […]

What I Have to Tell You is Different

I translate Homeless services into Soccer Mom speech. Andy Bales of @URM can tell you about housing homeless folks and running a shelter agency. I am currently running two homeless shelters but his view is more salient than mine. Through him I have discovered officer Joseph, a man who wears a badge and walks the […]