When I was at @lamp_community, I saw the chronically homeless are the most expensive portion of the population. I spent a year tracking the calls to 911, and the calls to the PET team, unexpected trips to the E.R., and visits to Downtown Mental Health. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless-money-20120816,0,7793080.story

http://singlemotherguide.com/motherhood/ thanks for the mention

Of those people seeking emergency food relief, more than one-third (36%) had to choose between buying food or paying for housing. Shaken baby syndrome is responsible for about 1,500 infant deaths a year nationwide. Men are responsible for 80 percent of shaken baby syndrome cases. The number of assaults against the homeless is rising. In […]

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Even when your cops are @ArcadiaPD or@burbankPD, calling the police never feels like a good thing But sometimes it is the only way to save a life. I just completed a chat with Burbank’s Officers Rojas and Officer W. when they reported to my desk at work. Soothing, warm, professional, and intelligent. I could easily […]

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I used to laugh about my Pa always HAVING to have bread at every meal. It was a left over comfort from living through the Great Depression. But, then one day in my early 20’s I became a poor single mother who turned couches inside out looking fo enough change to buy Jackie’s diapers. Of […]