Girls in Tech

I follow @kanter (Beth Kanter) and @mollydotcom. Molls’ recent rant about too few women in tech caught my eye. I saw this article : COOKIES AND CODE and thought of her.(Personally my Dad is the Dept. Chief Engineer of JPL and is still a little miffed that 1. I chose Social Work over Cal Tech and Computer Science […]

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 […]

Education vs. Welfare – Please Set Your Priorities on Stun

Last week the rate of Homeless Welfare parents who sat at my desk without earning a GED or High School Diploma was 80%. The number was easy to calculate: I only saw 20 clients and 16 of them came to CalWORKS without a High school Education. Of the 4 who had a GED/HS Diploma – one […]

Real vs. Fake High School Diploma

A High School Diploma can make the difference between “getting the job” and being passed over. It is the first and most menial of personal goals that shows on your resume. A fake diploma, or one from an unaccredited “school”, is time and money wasted and not beneficial. The status of the accreditation for schools may […]

The Poverty Game

It’s a teaching tool, it’s a game, it’s a way to build empathy – or at least give yourself an ulcer for a semester. The Poverty Game was part of a Women’s Studies course at St Cloud University. Classes were divided in families, given an income range and roles. Family members are given jobs and […]

Work for Welfare

Every thing you wanted to know about GAIN and how you already have work required for Welfare

For Profit Colleges scam the poor

and you, the tax payer pay for it. Mind you, many of these classes are offered tuition free at community or public college. Sometimes we can not pay for CalWORKS clients to attend these schools because the cost is unnecessary. Read this story on how places like The University of Phoenix and other “schools” […]

Let’s play a game

Try this short/work friendly game on education to incarceration

Ending Homelessness through prevention

40-50% OF ALL ADULTS IN THE US CAN NOT READ. They don’t have the skills NOT to be homeless.

Homeless American Girl Doll

There is an American girl Doll whose father left and mother moved her into a car