Somedays, I Wish I Was a Drinker. #fb

Just read the e-mail and give me help. Hi, Im sorry i took so long but we actually met about a month ago. I was the one girl who was gonna be taken off the GAIN program due to my child passing away not to long. My name is xxxxxxx?! I hope you do remember. I […]

CA Governor Race and the Homeless

I have not heard how the people who would be the most prominent in our state would try to serve the most needy.

CA Child Poverty facts

#fb Did you know: As many children who are living in poverty live in TWO PARENT households as those who live with a Single Parent? California has more impoverished children than any other state in the nation. 1 of every 6 poor children in the USA lives in California the rate of poverty in children […]

School on Wheels

On September 13th the Los Angeles Unified School District will start the 2010 – 2011 School Year. At least one student in every school will be homeless. In some schools, it is more like 2 or more homeless students per grade. How can these kids – living in shelters, shuffling between family and friends – keep up with […]

Kaiser Health Insurance for Children Not on Medi-Cal

KAISER 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 […]

State Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Moorpark

See… sometimes I am not ashamed to be a Republican. Thanks Tony for your article in the Ventura County Star. ” The majority in Sacramento need to stop treating hard-working California families like an ATM machine by reaching into their pockets every time they run out of money.” “If we want to get out of this […]

Politics and Welfare -Myths

CalWORKS is growing fast and contributing to the Budget Deficit in California Since it began, CalWORKS has added $12 Billion to the state General Fund. This is because the funds have been shifted from TANF and Maintenance Effort accounts into the General Funds. (Basically, CalWORKS funds are not all needed by CalWORKS so they are diverted […]

CALWORKS is not a political football

So stop tossing it around like the program is a pastime or a toy. Seriously! I get that picking on the poor (who are the least likely to vote) is super easy. No one wants to be them and it scares us so we despise them. Sometimes we feel that we are successful only because we […]

on Welfare or GR and need a job

in Pasadena Ca? Please send email to hiring@4planet.com this is a link to their ad http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/npo/1745964183.html or Apply in Person at 3750 E Foothill Blvd Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91107 http://www.planetinsuranceagency.com

Don’t cut Welfare – Prune it

Welfare and Welfare to Work programs are vital to the recovery of families in poverty. Welfare to Work pushes clients towards employment and provides basic education and training that clients need in order to get and keep a job that will provide enough income for their family to leave the Welfare Rolls. California Government is […]