Las Vegas is one of many cities to enact an ordinance against feeding people in public spaces – specifically: feeding the homeless in parks or church parking lots. This is the NPR story with an audio clip. In September 2006 a two year long court case was settled in Orlando Florida – in favor of groups […]
Read More Don’t feed the animals – umm, homelessBOARD of SUPERVISORS are looking at cutting Section 8 Housing. Ummm – bad plan!
Read More March 23rd meeting to discuss cutting housing to the homelessI answered my work phone at 5:28pm yesterday. My caller is in her early 20’s, 7 months pregnant and living in the park with her physically disabled husband. “Polly” ,as we are going to call her, is scared senseless. She knows she can’t keep living in the park but her husband can not work and […]
Read More Homeless Horror Story – Polly in the ParkNew York Work Advantage program is housing families in homes that are in foreclosure, apartments with mold, mice and no hot water. the Daily News has more information The Advantage program sounds wonderful. It is not tied in to the welfare system and offers life skills, budgeting and legal services. The problem is that while […]
Read More New York Homeless Housing program brokenAttitudes that the homeless citizens are stray animals who breed and come back to places that feed them are becoming more prevalent in society. “They are homeless because they are lazy” “god has turne dhis back on them because they are bad”, “The sins of the father are being visited on the son”, “If he had […]
Read More Is it a CRIME or are you just MEAN?Interesting article in TIME which makes the point that without a stable place to stay, how can anything become stable in your life? Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIME If you are homeless in LA: This is the address to the FAQ http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewFaqs Points of Contact for Homeless Persons: Los Angeles Jeanette Rowe […]
Read More Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIMETry this tool to discover your ideal rent amount and where to find housing.
Read More Find housing in LA CountyDo not be so happy to have found a place that you can afford to rent that you forget basic rules of renting. #1. GET IT IN WRITING #2. BE EDUCATED ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS #3. TAKE CARE OF IT #4. ACT IN GOOD FAITH #5. KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR HELP This morning a client […]
Read More Homeless to Housed- bewareOn Tuesday Dec 8th, Leslie Sykes reported on the closing of the Women’s care Cottage. This is the link. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7160401 Let me know if there any updates to this story. I can testify that it provided real and meaningful services to real and needing clients
Read More Women’s Care Cottage closing in the newsDomestic violence shelter residents need to know where to go when the doors close.
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