Taxes via VITA
This is Tony. He let me do his taxes
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Mommy. Social worker. Nice lady seeking to end homelessness and end poverty. FightOn
Bon Jovi goes to LAMP
Monday morning, Steve Lopez of the LA Times and Bon Jovi visited Lamp Community. Read more HERE. Lamp has a new web page and apparently is switching executive directors. Congratulations to Shannon Murray Interim Executive DirectorOther really cool and impressive people to watch at LAMP are: Lawrence Manley Food Services Manager. Great big man who […]
Read More Bon Jovi goes to LAMPMark’s trip to Alaskan tent cities
When I went to Alaska, I did it on a cruise ship. Mark, however went the hard way (with a lot of help from Hertz) and visited the tent cities in Alaska and met with service providers in the area. The story can be read HERE
Read More Mark’s trip to Alaskan tent citiesFOR MY JOB HUNTING PEEPS – FUNNY
Fill in the blanks, and put that roll in the company’s toilet that you want to work for
Read More FOR MY JOB HUNTING PEEPS – FUNNYDo you need a Phone Number?
Calls from the Doctor, potential employers, landlords, county social workers, etc, a phone is an absolute essential for survival if you are trying to break out of poverty. Home phones are not possible if you don’t have a home and cell phones are great – but if you don’t have an outlet to charge it […]
Read More Do you need a Phone Number?Study evaluates the effectiveness of GAIN
This the program I work in, and since you have questions … read the report and evaluation The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN Evaluation Final Report on a Work First Program in a Major Urban Center Stephen Freedman, Jean Tansey Knab, Lisa A. Gennetian, David Navarro
Read More Study evaluates the effectiveness of GAINFood vendors
Outside North Hollywood High you can buy sodas, cookies, tacos etc. My daughter says that instead of drug dealers they have Food Dealers and low income students depend on them so for $1 they cam eat dinner because there often isn’t food at home
Read More Food vendorsFree Tax Prep
Los Angeles Event offers FREE Tax Prep
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Transitional Employment via DPSS
Official Fact Sheet on program to employ low income folks at $10 an hour
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