A few years ago I was in a crunch. I earned $18 an hour and was raising a 4 year old child. I wrote about how hard finding child care made it for me to work here in 2015. Here is how my budget broke down… Income: $2,880 But… I didn’t see my full check. […]
Read More Too Poor to WorkEducation: 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 […]
Read More Charity is Learned at Homeby Don Garza I saw two videos in the past month in which the people speaking made a distinction between homeless people : we call them the deserving poor and the non deserving poor. Many people suffer with illnesses that can not be seen . Not only mental illness , but physical illness and they […]
Read More Deserving Poor vs Non Deserving PoorThe uptight Responsible Republican in me wants to regulate everything and ensure the money given to recipients is used wisely and in ways I would spend it on their behalf. I am a control freak. Apparently, I am not the only one: “The locations where you can use your EBT card to withdraw cash may […]
Read More EBT limitations . . . good or badThe primary goal of GAIN is to be a true Welfare to Work plan. before a client finds work, it is helpful for them to have an idea of their strengths and interests. Enter the Vocational Assessment. Today I went to the Valley Assessment Center at Los Angeles Valley Community College and took an assessment […]
Read More The Vocational AssessmentThis always gets me. A sweet girl (Amy Cudworth) I knew in Jr. High posted a rant about how families could and are abusing the welfare system and she personally is paying for them. Dear Amy, your simple knee jerk reaction was to look at the most visible consumers of American Tax Dollars and assume they […]
Read More The US Debt is $19.3 Trillion Dollars:Blame the Poor PeopleLet’s talk about what not to wear. When you have a need, and go to an office (doctor, lawyer, dentist, therapist, social service) where you expect professional assistance from an educated individual : dress to blend in with the atmosphere. Do NOT walk into the county DPSS office in a bikini, topless, pajamas, torn sweats, […]
Read More One More Time When Mom Was Right@andyPuzder makes me sad because other than In N Out, @CarlsJr is the only fast food I love. I was thrilled to place a client in a job there last year. Now I am disgusted that their CEO thinks his employees love being in Welfare. Are you kidding me? I wish he would sit down […]
Read More So I’m boycotting Carl’s JrThere is a purposeful lack of tissues in my office – a reminder of absence that I should not make people cry. However, today I started a flood. A lady going through divorce is afraid to tell supportive agencies that she is homeless and needs help. She wants to hide homelessness from her child’s father. […]
Read More A whole bunch of tearsI am one of those “basic girls” who lives in Suburbia , loves @Target a little too much, and has rock hard abs … not.
Read More Money, Poverty, Prejudice and Being “A Basic”
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