homeless camps are “inhumane”?

Merced gives homeless campers 6 months to move into shelters or leave or be arrested.

Can mothers who are Homeless find success

From my perspective, mothers need BOTH a stable place to feel secure in their physical environment and security in their emotional environment to feel successful. The same can be said of everyone, actually. Poor single mothers who had experienced an episode of homelessness and had symptoms of depression, but had a work history of […]

Find Housing in LA

Got a Section 8 voucher? Need apartment listings for Section 8 and market rate apartments? this is the FREE rental listing guide that sorts by rent, zip code, size, etc . . . http://www.socialserve.com/tenant/CA/Search.html?city_id=42665&ch=HACLA&type=rental

What is Section 8 ?

Section 8 is a federally created and supported program operated by individual state Public Housing Agencies (PHA). You may know this as a “Housing Authority.” After you apply and are deemed qualified: you will be placed on a list for a voucher. It may take months or years to obtain a voucher, depending on your area. You […]

HUD Income and rent guidelines

FY 2009 Income Limits Summary Los Angeles County, California FY 2009 Income Limit Area Median Income FY 2009 Income Limit Category 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person Los Angeles County $62,100 Very Low (50%) Income Limits $27,750 $31,700 $35,700 $39,650 $42,800 $46,000 $49,150 $52,350 Extremely […]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING “WAIT LIST” OPENED

Affordable Housing L.A. and San Fernando Valley areas L.A. Family Housing Corporation re-opens its Waiting List to new applicants PRIORITY BY DATE RECEIVED Applications of Interest Applications can be picked up April 15–30 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm) 7843 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605 Also available online at http://www.lafh.org must be submitted by 4:00pm April 30, 2010

Homeless, Houseless, or just disconnected?

The cure for being HOMELESS is to have HOUSING. But that is just the physical cure. It says nothing about the psychological and emotional ramifications of being disenfranchised and suffering the many other causes and symptoms of a homeless situation. I was reading an article on Houselessness. And while I feel that the author is a […]

Fragile:

Change of focus for a minute to the other side of the desk. Mine. CNNMoney.com headline depicts social work and several related careers as “stressful jobs that pay badly.” When done right, social work is a dirty and messy job working with people in crisis and helping them to rearrange their lives. So, of course I […]

Heavy, the 1 person Homeless Population of Times Square

As the story goes, Time’s Square has been cleaned up. No more porn shops, less obvious drug deals and no homeless people. That is, except for Heavy. I believe in HOUSING FIRST and Housing for everyone. But, I also believe in individual dignity and the right to choose what is best for your own life. […]

The face of Hunger with no Housing – Age 3

Like the urchins under Christmas Present’s coat – hunger walked into my office today. He is three years old and has never known a home of his own – never known stability or had his own bed. His infancy was spent in a car sear in the back of a beat up truck – t […]