The phone rings

Tonight I am at the 20 year gala for San Fernando valley rescue mission and the speaker mentioned that the ability to ask for help is key to surviving any kind of downfall. It has been my personal blessing to be the person getting those calls from family, friends, clients and strangers. It has been […]

Should Mentally Ill People Own Guns?

Full disclosure, I have severely mentally ill family members who collect guns. I won’t go to their homes.

Protected: MEND is breaking my heart

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Go Volunteer

I volunteer at http://www.mendpoverty.org aka “meet each need with dignity “. Next week I start a new job so today I could be doing anything. I have chosen to come sit at MEND and send out letters. Ot is not enough to be good, you have to DO GOOD too.

Mayor Miguel Pulido says Homeless People are Mean

Not all of them, just some of them. It reminds me of the “very fine people” remarks by Trump. Hey, Mayor Miguel Pulido, try this: build shelter beds. Try compassion. And please, learn the law and get an awareness of what is going on around you. You are not part of the ongoing lawsuit – […]

Watch Dateline in Sunday

Charity is Learned at Home

Education: what am I teaching my daughter in the non school hours. This is the 6th year I have worked in a charity gala…I’m not quite one of the “ladies who lunch”, I am one of the ladies who munch in the evenings in conference rooms around the valley – finding ways to share joys […]

Invisible People on “typical homeless person”

One of the items that @lampcommunity (now The People Concern) had that drew them to me was Supportive Employment, and I would like to see more of it. Remember in college we had the option if scheaduking classes for 2, 3 or 5 days a week for a few hours at a time? Bring that […]

Free With EBT

FREE-MUSEUMS This is the list of LA County museums and activities that a person with Photo ID & a CalFresh/EBT Card can enter free of charge. (Except Kidspace, they have a nominal fee). Entry is covered for the children on the case also. I am a supporter of this program because I know that exposure […]

The Need For Dignity and Respect

“Expect Respect”. I used to have a handmade sign that said this in my old cubicle. From the security guard to me and up through the politicians in charge of designing, approving and finding programs designed to assist people in their poorest hours, you should experience respect. Dignity is important. People should feel like they […]