Poverty rates in California

1 in 5:Ratio of California’s children living in poverty. 6.1 million: Total number of people living at or below the poverty line, as measured by the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measures. 45%:The percentage of poor adults who grew up in poverty. 38.1%:The share of black children under the age of 6 living poverty. 22%:Rates of […]

Wicked Witch of the Welfare Office

#fb @sonyakeith @ascencia

Child Support: end profiting by discriminating against single parent families on cash aid

#fb Only some families repay Cash Aid with Child Support.

Living Third World in a First World Country

#fb is Homelessness a #FirstWorldProblem? @padschicago@Path @Ascencia @Invisiblepeople

You have a child; that means your uterus works. It does not mean your brain quit!

#fb

How You Will Stop Kony

@invisible #FB What you need to do to stop child warriors

California Child Support #FAIL!

#fb @Eppicards @CAChildSupport

Homeless in Public

On my way into jury duty this morning I heard a child ask “why doesn’t that man sleep at home? You’re not supposed to sleep in public!”. So, tell me. What I bothers you more; knowing that folks are homeless or having to see it? Obviously when you are homeless, everything is in public. Imagine […]

On CHRIST, Christmas and Homelessness

Because I am shallow and I judge people I tell my friends: it they stressed out over Hanukkah and Christmas giving, that they did it wrong. The holidays are about giving and showing your love for others (ideally in a reflection of God’s love for us – but I won’t Bible Thump because that annoys me also) […]