Oh wow, my phone call

Barry called me to ask that I close his Public Assistance case. He can’t seem to shake his cycle of homelessness and sent his teenager back to live with the mother. The mother is also homeless but has stable housing at her parent’s home. Barry and his wife split up in October and he moved […]

Why homeless mothers seem manipulative

A response to “How do you fix families (that drive you nuts)”

DCFS Linkages

Homeless families who are on CalWORKS and in the DCFS (children and family services) are now able to have their services coordinated. If the DCFS worker screens a Family Maintenance family for CalWORKS and sees a possible eligibility – the supportive services can be provided by and paid by GAIN. In English, this means that […]

Defining Domestic Violence

ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM! Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, religion, education, employment or marital status. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Children in homes where there is domestic violence are more likely to be abused and/or neglected

Domestic Violence and the Zero

Women with household incomes less than $7,500 are 7 times as likely as women with household incomes over $75,000 to experience domestic violence. That’s one powerful zero. In my experience, homeless women are far more likely to have $7,500 or less than they are to having even $17,000. They can’t afford housing anywhere other than […]