HomeWalk – because everyone needs somewhere to go in the rain

I know thousands of people trying to end homelessness. Do you? @launitedway

50 Cent Breakfast Burrito

#FB Eating cheap

Im OnMaWay iPhone app

Sept 15th launches! oops it is onmAway ! Well, not too odd to post this on a Homeless Site: I spent the last 2 days telling my supervisor where I was on my route to and from meetings. With the iPhone App OnMaWay – my employer could stalk, er, keep up with me easily. Try […]

Community College Co$ts

Get the Facts on Your Fees at California Community Colleges July 20, 2011 1) California community college fees are controlled by the state legislature, not by individual colleges. 2) Students at all 112 California community colleges will pay $36 per unit starting Fall 2011, a $10 per unit increase in tuition. 3) Even with the […]

Design student creates coat for homeless people

It changes from a coat to a sleeping bag. from the SFGATE.com http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/11/BAHR1L2HK8.DTL

Using Amazon to publish my thoughts

This blog is my first attempt at making my interest in poverty and homelessness understandable to my friends and family. It was for them that I started writing this in about…2005. Wow. In the duration I keep thinking that I should write something meaningful – and find a delivery system for it. the closure of brick […]

If all homeless men looked like this…

How quickly would we address the issue. I confess, when I see an adult (rich or poor), I still look for the little child they used to be Sonya

the most useful thing you can read

if you are poor in Los Angeles county and need help http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/IGR/pdf/ResourceGuide.pdf General Information • Contact Information Sheet • Apply Online or Review Your Benefits Flyer • Offices by Service Planning Area (SPA & Zip Code) • Domestic Violence Referral Sheet • Domestic Violence Brochure • Toy Loan Program Fact Sheet • Toy Loan […]

MEND Reception Area

This morning I took friends and co-workers (yep, sometimes I work) to MEND aka @mendpoverty1. We were greeted by these wonderful ladies. ♥ I will tell you more about our visit later.

Poverty = Women’s Issue

Not all women are poor, but most of the world’s poor are women. Most of the poor in Los Angeles are women. When you think about Welfare, admit it, your brain says “Welfare Mom”, not Welfare Dad, or Welfare Family. When I am handed a stack of cases (and lately I could build cities with […]