Homeless happens and is easy to overlook

This car belongs to a homeless family.

This blog is almost 7 years old

It started in a Las Vegas hotel room, the day after my 34th birthday. I was with Leslie, Bonnie, and Isabel and discussing my job in the “dodgie” part of town aka LA’s skid Row. I had made friends with a wonderful man, Mike, who had a blog and worked for Microsoft. He encouraged me […]

This is Allen #fb

This is Allen #fb.

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Poverty rates in California

1 in 5:Ratio of California’s children living in poverty. 6.1 million: Total number of people living at or below the poverty line, as measured by the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measures. 45%:The percentage of poor adults who grew up in poverty. 38.1%:The share of black children under the age of 6 living poverty. 22%:Rates of […]

2012_FPL_Guidelines

I am still not sure how Poverty is measured, but these income rates almost ensure death or illness to these families if this is all the income they have 2012_FPL_Guidelines[1].pdf

Where your EBT buys hot meals (if you are homeless, disabled, or a senior)

Follow the link http://dpss.lacounty.gov/dpss/restaurant_meals/pdf/Restaurants_list.pdf

Don’t Blame Me ; Social Worker Rant

Maybe I missed it when I was poor What is the magical allure to not having money? Why is staying home ( or in someone else’s home) a better idea than coming to my office or sticking to the plan that YOU chose? I don’t get it. Once a week I check the database to […]

Homelessness sounds like a made up word

and I wish it were. I wish I did not have to drive by 4 homeless men on my way to work, just so I can speak to 20 homeless parents each day. If I could just “make up” anything, it would be shelters for these families and a list of open jobs (dead end […]

Interactive Poverty Map

http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-map-state/ otherwise known as "let’s move to Jersey"