LAHSA was asked about the problem of homeless hospital patients being driven to Skid Row, and left there because they have no homes to return to, in a LA TIMES article . Permanent shelter beds, transitional shelters and low income housing – we need so many more of these facilities. We need them for the […]
Read More LAHSA is right about Homeless dumpingthe moon may not be made of Swiss Cheese, but Social work is made up of Paperwork. I went in this Saturday to “catch up” – HA! Anyway – when it comes to Paperwork – I am the Paperwork Princess –
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Read More Find a Welfare Worker on Skid RowJohn Best showed me that there are several common factors in a Homeless person’s life. Often a person has more than one of these issues as an ingredient into their homelessness. mental illness – possibly undiagnosed physical illness poor relationship with family criminal history victim of crime alcohol addiction drug addiction member of street culture/street […]
Read More Why are people homeless?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 […]
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