Educate Yourself before you vote

#fb It’s political season and everyone is promising everything – if you would just vote for them … Get to know what the limits and powers of the offices really are so you can watch the commercials and read the pundit’s promises and know when they are blowing smoke at you. WHAT IS A GOVERNOR […]

Water in the Waste Land

@urm #fb“I want that ” my daughter used to tell me. In return I would tell her that “The people in Hell want ice water”. I thought I was being smug until she asked “Well, are you going to give them any?” If you would like to visit a real version of smoldering heated Hades […]

Dreams no child should need to have

#fb A former client who is now trying to get into the @LADreamCenter with @matthewbarnett spent the morning with me. She brought her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl had curly brown hair and traces of strawberry juice across her growing smile while she talked to me about living in her car with her mother and 14-year-old brother. […]

Glendale Winter Shelter = Locals Only ?

Not this year, but next year the City of Glendale is looking at hosting the Winter Shelter for residents (Meaning that people spend most of their time there) of Glendale or Burbank only. Last year (winter 2009/2010) over 85% of the people who came to The Winter Shelter were from locations other than Burbank, Pasadena […]

Notes from the Child Support Services

Child support is not under the D.A. Free paternity testing and opening cases. Half the cases are Public Assistance cases. Filing child support cases is free. Any parent on public assistance can have the current order set to $0 . Welfare reimbursement is possible . Driver’s Licenses can be given back for 30 or so […]

Invisible People – watch!

@hardlynormal in action.

Focus on the Future and Tonight’s Problem

In the streets of Los Angeles, every night – even tonight – children will fall asleep in the backs of cars, in boxes, in shelter beds, borrowed sleeping bags, motel rooms and anywhere else their parent(s) can find for them. It is really easy to be distracted by politics, rhetoric, pomp and circumstance – but […]

Living for two: Pregnancy among homeless teens is rising | For those who can’t afford free speech

The data, when combined, showed that 42 percent of the female youth accessing services are pregnant or parenting an infant, and more than 50 percent of female youth in transitional housing are pregnant or parenting

The IRS said Thanks!

Does this mean I won’t be audited ?

For Mark Horvath @hardlynormal

I wanted to say that YOU ROCK! Enjoy the bright moment in the spotlight and I hope it always shines on the work that you are doing. For the rest of you . . . . check out http://www.facebook.com/wearevisible and http://www.wearevisable.com and http://www.InvisiblePeople.tv and follow @hardlynormal.com . @wearevisible . Learn about the experience of being homeless. REad about […]