If you really want to be depressed, read on….. These are the nine major causes of homelessness. The next picture are the 10 areas of adverse childhood experiences with those nine causes of homelessness overlaid into those boxes so you can see how they connect. I’m not telling you to feel sorry for anybody who’s […]
Read More ACEs and the causes of HomelessnessIt’s mostly shampoos and soaps and remnants of hopes left to crumble to dust in the hotel room. The person’s gone they’ve traveled on to glory, to a new story, to the psych ward or a place with more gloom Letters to know one Notes that will never be read From a soul living a […]
Read More Remnants of hopeHello, Things are changing fast in the world and we are doing our best to keep up. Please let me know if there are any Homeless Related services or questions you want to be researched and answered. HANG IN THERE! Here are updates for you, March 27th. 211 Always a good first call, and their […]
Read More March 27th – Updates to services re COVID-19Learning is fun, and studies have shown that you remember better when you enjoy the process. Several times a day I’m asked to examine someone’s living situation and give a determination of their housing status. What I know to be true, and my understanding of the federal guidelines of homelessness has been information that’s held […]
Read More The Game to Teach You how to Identify and treat homelessnessSurprise! Homelessness is a complicated issue, right down to who is homeless and what type of homeless situation they are experiencing. Unsheltered, Emergency Sheltered, Conditionally Sheltered, Unhappily/inappropriately housed… Here is a short explanation of each.
Read More Defining Homelessnessopen winter shelter and prevent the cost of sick and wet neighbors
Read More It’s raining, and the old man is asleep on the sidewalk getting soakedToday I had a new staff member join my team. It will be their job to work inside of a hospital emergency room and talk to clients who come in who are homeless, specifically those who are homeless with mental health or substance use issues. While the same person has worked gently with Medical systems […]
Read More New Eyes, Welcome to HellI have been taking part of a Facebook group run by channel 7 ABC. They are discussing homelessness and solutions and issues. But mostly it’s just a place for people to fight about homelessness. Some people think that all homeless people are criminals, they are illegal aliens or choosing homelessness. They accuse these street residents […]
Read More Homelessness is Bad. The Homeless are Just People.Should Los Angeles tow the RVs people live in on the streets of Los Angeles? Me? I don’t think so any person wants to live in an RV but this “housing adjacent” state is better than being on the street proper. It is storage for food that stretches food budgets, it is privacy and a […]
Read More AB 516 at LA City HallToday I was in the Union Rescue Mission for the second time. The first time I went inside the building , I was pregnant with Darla and snuck out of Maternity triage to serve Thanksgiving dinner with the crew and cast of The Bold and the Beautiful (@BandB_CBS). I was not prepared for what I […]
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