As you know, I don’t work directly for the County of Los Angeles – I work on their behalf as an employee of a contracted agency. This is the first time I have worked for an actual “for profit” company. Previously I worked on Skid Row for LAMP Community as a Housing Advocate – Housing […]
Read More Contracted Welfare in LA County – a thing of the past?By R. W. Dellinger Some witnesses say John Robert McGraham tried to run away from his torturer after gasoline was poured over his body and ignited as he sat on the sidewalk the warm evening of Oct. 9. But the 55-year-old homeless man, who had been living on the streets of L.A. for decades, didn’t […]
Read More Burned to death for being homelessfrom the AFP – Five homeless shot dead in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Five homeless people — three men and two women — were found shot dead on Sunday in Los Angeles area, a police spokesman said. The five bodies were found under two major highways north of Long Beach, 50 kilometers […]
Read More homeless hate crimesOkay, I am going to editorialize a little here. I have my page of resources that I click on every day in my office – there are just too many numbers to keep in my head! I work at a company whose goal is to help the county of Los Angeles reduce the number of […]
Read More What it takes to become “un-homeless”Did you know that homeless students have the right to continue attending their last school, and have priority at the school closest to their temporary residence? It’s true! Los Angeles Homeless Education Program does this to redice the numbers of drop outs and to stabilize the lives of homeless youth. You can enroll in school […]
Read More It’s back to school time!Medi-Cal cards are Blue and White Medi-CARE cards are Red, White, and blue. I love that you are printing about the homeless and their issues, but little mistakes like this make you less credible. here is the quote: “Some solicitations were direct, but others were coded, according to the city attorney’s lawsuit. One alleged street […]
Read More LA Times, please Fact CheckSo, if you look to the right you will see something called “Pages”. One is going to take FOREVER to load. This is your warning. The Photo-album is a collection of pictures I’ve taken. The second Page called “Resources” is a collection of web sites, phone numbers and agencies that are actively working to ofer […]
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Read More Friends at LampThese are the faces of homelessness, hunger, mental illness and addiction. Adults on Skid Row are some of the hardest people to sympathize with. “Responsible Government funding” seems to focus on children and attempt to prevent the cycle of homelessness but write off the adults who are trapped already. The people on Skid Row are […]
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