HELP! She has a job, now what

She was homeless, she found a part-time job at K-Mart which will barely pay her rent if she tries really hard not to turn on a light or use too much hot water – but now what? Employment is NOT solving the problem that she is living on the knife’s edge of homelessness. I am […]

Drug Use and Welfare

Do you think that adults should have to pass a drug test in order to receive Cash Aid and Foodstamps and Medical Insurance ? I came across this quote when reading about texas Food Banks “Something that they could also implement that will cut down on the number of applicants is subject each and every […]

Your Tax $ helping you find work

http://www.careeronestop.org is one of the best uses of your tax dollars I have seen for a job search, resume writing, interview preparation, and retraining for a new career. It is brought to you by the Department of Labor.

Protected: No! Don’t blame your unemployment on me

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Pirate Staffing 866-650-jobs

I pass them every morning as I get coffee. I worry about the safety of Day Laborers and Pirate Staffing seems to protect both the workers and employers. http://www.piratestaffing.com/locations.html The following is from their web site Pirate Staffing is the industry leader in customer satisfaction. We will help you increase your productivity and profitability. Use […]

FOR MY JOB HUNTING PEEPS – FUNNY

Fill in the blanks, and put that roll in the company’s toilet that you want to work for

Transitional Employment via DPSS

Official Fact Sheet on program to employ low income folks at $10 an hour

Donation

We donated suit coats, pants, and work shirts to a shelter in Glendale. My hope is that the men will be able to use the clothing when applying for employment and housing.

How to fight Urban Blight?

What is Urban Blight? The word blight typically refers to plants that are withered or rotting due to disease. Urban relates to or refers to a city or characteristic of city life. When the two terms are put together, urban blight refers to the deterioration and decay of buildings and older areas of large cities, […]

Social Networking in your Job Search

find a job opening and see if you knwo anyone who works there – Simply Hired has Linked in with Linkedin!