She had the Regents Exam in the afternoon but had to stay in the shelter for 7 hours for the intake. I have worked in homeless shelters and that was simply a stupid move. children need to be in school, and once you have seen her – let her go to school then come back […]
Read More Policy change: Homeless student penalized for being homelessTEAM PATH has been delivered. Well, most of it has, 197 + 164 + 73 =434, and the Glendale MAXIMUS satellite office contribution has not been counted yet. I was worried. Worried that no one would buy into my food drive idea. I had nightmares of walking in with 1 box of cans and an […]
Read More Half time at the SOUPer BowlI recieved a track back to the blog stating that the Barclay’s evicting a NYC homeless shelter is the work of Bruce Ratner. Please educate me.
Read More Bruce Ratner – who is he?Names and addresses of 271 food resources for people with low incomes.
Read More 271 Food Banks in LADirect quotes from a Twitter timeline search for homeless KelvinHaze Homeless #PLUSSIDE im saving money on my electric bill. dave_smith_ii #funnierthanjimmyfallon A homeless guy carrying a bloody spork. 3 minutes ago from web fvsdacc (its mark here). . . Am putting my chest up for a sponsored waxing for the Homeless Home which is gonna […]
Read More exposing Twitter attitudes towards HomelessIf you have a good heart, don’t need a lot of money, have great problem solving skills, are good with people, and come equipped with working boundaries: consider a job in helping the Homeless. I cruised through Craig’s List and found these openings in LA: HOMELESS Youth Shelter outreach Housing coordinator (Santa Monica) at OPCC. […]
Read More Job openings in the Homeless arenaA response to “How do you fix families (that drive you nuts)”
Read More Why homeless mothers seem manipulativeYour plan is in action to leave government assistance – until the government assists you back onto the streets. You are not as important as a new sports center and shops funded by the Barlays. Prospect heights homeless shelter families were moved, all 35 of them to other shelters in a neighborhood that already is […]
Read More When the government closes your shelter…Don’t pick this job. Do something easy, like rocket science. You know, where there are absolutes and the figures always add up. Do something where if you mess it up, only seven people die at a time. Being homeless is hell. People die of starvation and exposure every day. It is a big gaping pit […]
Read More aarrggh – what it’s really like to be a Social WorkerWhat is Urban Blight? The word blight typically refers to plants that are withered or rotting due to disease. Urban relates to or refers to a city or characteristic of city life. When the two terms are put together, urban blight refers to the deterioration and decay of buildings and older areas of large cities, […]
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