JOB opening for GAIN clients

3 Day filing period start TODAY ♥ https://sjobs.brassring.com/11033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?SID=^bWOsyzi4DtU/2ujmYvEETCD5dsLectyc5yLk2BqElzKwN1CRuD_slp_rhc_AQK5fIqXIr8DiFApZiGHwJC2V_C_R__L_F_ceNmXNpZmnEPsXQANafjbxunHaHAe0E=&jobId=54260&type=search&JobReqLang=143&recordstart=1&JobSiteId=5041&JobSiteInfo=54260_5041&GQId=71 Details are as follows : Pay is about $12 an hour. You need 2 years of experience as a custodian. Position/Program Information This position has the responsibility for maintaining clinics, hospitals, and institutional wards in a clean and orderly manner. Essential Job Functions Cleans and sanitizes Isolation Rooms, […]

JOB FAIR for GAIN clients

The Holiday Job Fair Wednesday October 27, 2010 9:00am-12:00pm Burbank GAIN Office 3307 N Glenoaks Blvd Burbank, CA 91504 Bring Resume’s and dress to impress.

Things I wish Would Happen to End Homelessness

#fb. These steps would solve the problem. If only I could snap my fingers and make it happen. Create affordable housing that a single parent of one child who earns minimum wage can afford to rent. Do this by increasing the amount of housing available – ie: step 2 Convert half of the empty downtown […]

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 […]

will work for food

I found this on the internet today and thought… yes. This is most of my client base, except they dress better. They are homeless, poor and working.

Why don’t Homeless People just get jobs?

I could not have answered this any better than the article I am pointing you to: http://www.squidoo.com/why-homeless-people-dont-just-get-a-job

Men’s Wearhouse Suit Drive

Now until Sept 30th – take your suits, shirts and ties to the local Men’s Wearhouse and donate. They offer a discount as a thank you gift and proof for your taxes. “Appearance matters to a new employer. Help men in crisis make a good impression during job interviews. The National Suit Drive is a program […]

Unemployment and How it Connects with Homelessness

Money. It comes three ways. You can inherit it, steal it or earn it. One way or another, you need it to secure housing. Even the tents on Skid Row were not free. More than half of the Unemployed do not have any education beyond a High School Diploma. Workers who don’t even have a […]

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 […]