So you should give me a job because that makes me a nice person. Right? Disingenuous at best, coming across “I’ve spent a holiday on Sunset Boulevard with a homeless friend eating in a diner and enjoying his stories.” on a resume’ cover letter makes me uncomfortable. Eat with your friend – don’t hold them […]
Read More So, One Time I Ate With a Homeless Friend…Have you heard about Rap therapy? This is the advert from Craigslist.com Rap Therapy has created massive buzz. In the past year, it has been shown in reports on Fox, UPN, led to meetings with Sony, MTV, CBS, ABC, BET, and several others. Both DMX and Chuck D were in talks to be a part […]
Read More Hip Hop Rap Therapy for the Homeless in LAWere you ready to pay for housing and pay your bills? Did you have a job? Did you know how to apply for a job? The day you graduated from highschool, where did you sleep that night? If you needed a family member to talk to – did you have one? Hundreds of California’s emancipated […]
Read More The day you turned 18, were you ready?I know some really fantastic parents who are homeless. I meet their children, get graduation announcements and copies of report cards and have the chance to see Mom or Dad in action in my office. these children are happy, healthy, and well-adjusted and aware so varying degrees that they are homeless. And, I see awful, […]
Read More Homeless or Bad ParentingToday The Union Rescue Mission had to let many loyal and wonderful workers go. ♥Read more at : http://www.urmblog.org/. They were able to save Hope Gardens, but in the crunch to keep both the Mission and Hope Gardens alive, about 11 employees left the payroll. The Union Rescue Mission has a religious name and a minister […]
Read More at @URM Rev @aBales and the budget woes #FBKAISER PERMANENTE CARES FOR KIDS (Child Health Plan) If your child has no medical coverage and is under the age of 19, this program can provide low-cost health insurance. The Child Health Plan is open to eligible children under age 19 who live within Kaiser Permanente’s California Service Area and are enrolled in participating public […]
Read More Kaiser Health Insurance for Children Not on Medi-CalA High School Diploma can make the difference between “getting the job” and being passed over. It is the first and most menial of personal goals that shows on your resume. A fake diploma, or one from an unaccredited “school”, is time and money wasted and not beneficial. The status of the accreditation for schools may […]
Read More Real vs. Fake High School DiplomaAHF just scheaduled a walk three weeks before the longstanding AIDs Project LA walk. This is the second time that AHF, a multi-million dollar charity has ursurped the social calendar of charity walks. They recently pulled this in Florida. Pollitically, it is likely that charitable donations will get a smaller tax break in the future […]
Read More AIDs walks collide?Sorry. My life has been a little crazy : people in the hospital, people deciding to let their hearts stop while in the hospital, unexpected new babies, how do you tell the constantly dying patient about the new baby, exceptional children doing internships at the zoo, people claiming emotional “broken-ness”…. Uggh. Are you kidding me?!? […]
Read More Where did I go?It’s a teaching tool, it’s a game, it’s a way to build empathy – or at least give yourself an ulcer for a semester. The Poverty Game was part of a Women’s Studies course at St Cloud University. Classes were divided in families, given an income range and roles. Family members are given jobs and […]
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