Homeless Vets in the news – in a good way

Homeless Veterans will be in the VA beds. Yay. I think we do not do enough for the veterans, and other than children – the one group of people completely entited to be housed and protected by the rest of society is the homeless veterans. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-veterans-20130801,0,7010135.story

Day 2. #povertyhack

@mendpoverty #foodstampchallenge : My @smilegen dentist was giving these away this week when I went to my appt. I had just sent money for the same type of kit without floss while I traveled over the weekend. Oral care really does save thousands if done right. (I did it wrong and have cavities) I was asking friends and […]

Raise your hand if you wasted money trying to save money

Also known as " I totally forgot that I brought lunch and let it defrost in my purse ". Luckily, my kindle is finally in a case and no damage from melting food was done. Disgustingly – this site still going to be my lunch. I don’t have the money allotted to buy something else. […]

Coupons !

And more coupons while prepping to shop

The baby now…

This is Abby and Darla and Melanie on Father’s Day.

Family Solutions System Collaborative

Good morning from LA Family Housing in North Hollywood. I am learning about CalWorks/cal fresh/medical services to the homeless and poor. There is a web site to apply for services: WWW.dpssBenefits.lacounty.gov . This tells you what brick & mortar location will serve you. Financial Literacy is also being covered, or how else will people become […]

Want to Go Home

I am wishing I were at home right now and just realized how stupidly selfish that sounds after my morning with people who wish they HAD a home. *sigh I still wanna go home though.

Pizza and Mojo Potatoes to Stop Summer Hunger

Meet Each Need with Dignity , @MENDPOVERTY partners with @Shakeys

Stop Summer Hunger with MEND ( Meet Each Need with Dignity )

As you enjoy the summer, we hope you’ll remember to support MEND by participating in one or more of the many activities designed to fund our critical work in the community. Stop Summer Hunger Join us in fighting hunger! For families who come through our doors at MEND, summer can be the hardest time of […]

Doctor Said Sterilization More Cost Effective Than Welfare –

‘ he was asking women, who he determined would likely be on welfare, to have the procedure. Because we shouldn’t have to pay for all of those ‘unwanted’ babies.’ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/08/california-female-inmates-sterilized-doctor-said-it-was-more-cost-effective-than-welfare/