have new protections in Conneticut. http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=102508 “explicitly prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, terminating, penalizing, threatening, or otherwise retaliating against any employee because the worker is a victim of family violence or because the employee attends or participates in a court proceeding related to a civil case in which he or she is a […]
Read More Domestic Violence Victems who workDo you want to make a difference in Homeless Services in the Los Angeles area? You are in luck! PATH is hiring! http://www.epath.org/pathpeople/career.php . They are looking for accountants, case managers, cooks and more. I will tell you that the most important attribute for someone working with in Social Service is NOT your ability to […]
Read More PATH is hiring!To end poverty and benefit the community as a whole – should you spend your dollars on infrastructure or social services? Do you fund the painful symptom or cure the illness? You have to do both. Building enough homeless shelters to house everyone only puts people in shelters – it does not give them any […]
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Read More 1 (877) AID-VET (424-3838)I confess. I am a Stress Color-er. I thought if I pictured myself feeling peaceful with all my new cases…I might believe it. Reminding myself that it is good to be on this side of the desk for a change and that I may actually know what I’m doing. How do you relax?
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Read More Work for WelfareForgot your polling location? It’s okay . Go HERE: http://www.lavote.net/LOCATOR/Default.cfm and enter Polling Place & Sample Ballot Lookup Home Number House number of residence address. (No Fraction) Street Name Do not include street type (ave., st., blvd., etc.) To find out where you need to be TODAY before the polls close AT 8 PM. […]
Read More Where to VOTE –Eric Ken Shinseki A 4 star general working to end homelessness for veterans. The New York Times says “Mr. Shinseki has set a goal of eliminating homelessness among veterans within five years; there are an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans today, down from 131,000 last year. He is taking action to make the agency more sensitive […]
Read More Hero of the weekAre the funds on your card? Where can you use your card for Food stamps and where can you spend the Cash Aid portion? LADPSS has a simple primer for knowing where and how to use your card. this is from their web page http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/ebt/ebt_terms.cfm EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) EBT is the way you will receive […]
Read More Tips for EBT card useto the Homeless Population for which it was raised. They organized a telethon and requested funding assistance from local houses of worship – but no one can figure out how to apply for and actually receive the housing funds raised in Sacramento. Someone said the confusion is a reflection of the need. Uh, no. The […]
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