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@hardlynormal in action.

Focus on the Future and Tonight’s Problem

In the streets of Los Angeles, every night – even tonight – children will fall asleep in the backs of cars, in boxes, in shelter beds, borrowed sleeping bags, motel rooms and anywhere else their parent(s) can find for them. It is really easy to be distracted by politics, rhetoric, pomp and circumstance – but […]

Obama Aunt Was Homeless #fb

“If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen,” -Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango

Free and Low cost shots (Flu and Whooping cough) #fb

• Antelope Valley Public Health Center 335-B East Avenue K-6 Lancaster, CA 93535 (661) 723-4526 • Central Public Health Center 241 N. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 240-8204 • Curtis-Tucker Public Health Center 123 W. Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 419-5325 • Glendale Public Health Center (Immunization and TB […]

Living for two: Pregnancy among homeless teens is rising | For those who can’t afford free speech

The data, when combined, showed that 42 percent of the female youth accessing services are pregnant or parenting an infant, and more than 50 percent of female youth in transitional housing are pregnant or parenting

Census missed 460,000 children in poverty

“Unrelated individuals under 15 are excluded from the poverty universe” I know, the art work isn’t great, but it is my best explanation of how 460,000 children were not counted in the Census data. This loop hole should be closed by the next census – but it means that when we talk about the 1.7% jump in […]

Bedbugs

Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite. Gross. Bedbugs happen in four star Hotels and they can happen in Homeless Shelters. they are attracted to warm-blooded creatures such as people and don’t really care if we are messy. Bed bugs in Homeless shelters are especially difficult to deal with because the population entering and exiting […]

The IRS said Thanks!

Does this mean I won’t be audited ?

Student Loans . . . if you can’t pay

Education = good. Unfair student lending and collections = financial crisis for students

For Mark Horvath @hardlynormal

I wanted to say that YOU ROCK! Enjoy the bright moment in the spotlight and I hope it always shines on the work that you are doing. For the rest of you . . . . check out http://www.facebook.com/wearevisible and http://www.wearevisable.com and http://www.InvisiblePeople.tv and follow @hardlynormal.com . @wearevisible . Learn about the experience of being homeless. REad about […]