Reality Check Budget

Why I Give 2 Answers to “Who’s the Daddy”

This is for my daughter. I am writing this in the computer lab at USC where I am working on my MSW. It seems fitting to be doing this here because it was at a computer in Citrus College where I wrote this same narrative for my parents. In the summer of 1993 I was […]

Got Your ACE Score?

Source: Got Your ACE Score?ake this test to measure your early childhood trauma and resiliency. Seriously – do not ever ask me for my score.

Psych Meds . . .how to navigate this conversation

Medication does not “cure” mental illness, but it can help control symptoms and is most effective when combined with therapy. Talk to your provider and come prepared with answers and ready to discuss these questions. What medications have been tried What can they afford What are you willing to take What has not worked What side […]

Find food

https://www.lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator/ this is the link to the LA Foodbank interactive map.

The Importance of Coalitions

I am at a clinic put on by SAJE https://www.facebook.com/strategicactions Check them out! Here are some things I am learning: Don’t do the work twice. Find someone who shares your interest and push policy more effectively. The policy is important. A coalition can spread the word better and faster. Get a good number of people at public […]

Fail of the Foster Care System and Fame without Consent

This is Marilyn Monroe. Maybe you’ve heard of her or seen other pictures? She was a human being. She was born the same year as 91-year-old Hugh Hefner who died this week. She married at 16 years old to escape the foster care system. A few years later, while trying to break into modeling and […]

my city

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I am a Better American Than You are.

I am a Better American Than You are. My blood is redder than yours. My blood is Bluer than yours. I don’t need freedom of speech because I don’t think I want to say anything that is not mainstream or publicly accepted. I don’t believe in slavery because I have never met a Slave. I […]

The full curriculum

For sleeping in cars, on couches and seeking public assistance A Homeless Curriculum .pdf