The Sheriff, the shooting and Mental health

Dear @shelbygrad,@lanow,@randpowers and others currently judging the Sheriff depth for not stopping the shooting; if society does not build places and protocol for dangerously mentally ill people to be treated -then there will be more situations like this. In the 1980’s there was an uproar about how inhuman asylums were-and everyone was let out. In […]

New App Allows Users To Know Their Gifts To Needy On The Street Will Be Used For Good

Would you give a hand out of money if you know it wouldn’t be used for drugs or alcohol? Article: http://huff.to/1kwsLPI

The View Doesn’t Know Welfare

On “The View”, @theviewtv, Welfare was described as placating poor people and rewarding them for not working. The View is Blind to Truth If you have been here for a minute or more, you know I work in the Welfare to Work program. Whoopi says that Welfare takes money from workers making employment not appealing. […]

Zen and the art of improving a life

Compromise is the key. By the time someone turns to an outside force for help they have survived some massive failures. Half of the people I spoke with today are fighting for independence and the other half want to be scooped up and coddled. I am more pleased with the first group, but each present […]

Parenting Other Adults

Who are not my children :sometimes this is an accurate account of my day. I just gave my very best “Get it together, don’t be a hot mess, wear pants that are linger than your g-string” lecture. 10 minutes later the security guard was looking for me because my client left her keys at my […]

Ask a Drop Out Why

Here is a contest to express the reasons and struggles for leaving school. Education is near and dear to my heart.<a href="”> It is as close to insurance against poverty as I can find

Los Angeles County DPSS is a mess

I am sure the system means well, but @countyofLA @dpss_calfresh is freaking me out. I can’t figure out how to close the SNAP case or update my information. I am locked out of the online system and calling this number ALWAYS results in a termination message of “We can not find your information. Good bye”. […]

All the terrorists agree :keep girls out of school.

To reduce poverty:educate girls. Educated girls have fewer children and are able to earn better wages. Countries with more women in positions of power are more peaceful and more stable. Read more and educate yourself 👍 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/opinion/sunday/kristof-whats-so-scary-about-smart-girls.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=OP_WSS_20140513&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000&_r=2&referrer= .. http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/10/michelle-obama-honors-mothers-day-draws-attention-kidnapped-nigerian-girls.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10360343/Malala-Yousafzai-only-thing-that-can-fight-terrorism-is-education.html Photo from Glamor Magazine

Happy Mother’s Day

If those restroom signs were in color… because I love that all the women wear capes. Front and back

Happy Mother’s Day

If those restroom signs were in color… because I love that all the women wear capes. Front and back