GAIN Homeless Policy

Read the LA County GAIN Homeless Policy. It is posted on the public internet. http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/gain/handbook/pdf/Chapter1900.pdf

Meals on a Food Stamp Budget

the A.P. ran an article by PERVAIZ SHALLWANI on how three successful restraunt owners would plan meals on less than $70 a week for a family of four. Read the entire article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36507576/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ I am posting some of the best bits of advice. Jose Garces suggests that budget shoppers start in the grocer’s ethnic aisle, where […]

Protected: No! Don’t blame your unemployment on me

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the Maximum Family Grant rules

When is a child not eligable for CalWorks/Welfare? What are the rules and how would a cash aid recipient even know? and… What happens when there is no money or the funds run out? This was my discussion on Twitter today. I am going to link and show you the answers as best I can. […]

Miscarriage in Minnesota = No Welfare for you

for @hildygottlieb the rule IS NOT “You lost your baby so no $$ for you ever in Welfare”

FREE with EBT

Locations (museums and parks) you can show your EBT card and enter for free: 1. African American Fire Fighters Museum 2. Arboretum of Los Angeles County 3. Autry National Center 4. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 5. California African American Museum 6. California Heritage Museum 7. California Science Center 8. Craft and Folk Art Museum 9. Descanso Gardens […]

4 steps to Food Stamp efficiency

By the 15th of the month many of my families are out of food. They can not make their foodstamps last. I promise you that I will have my mom , Judy Keith, come in and teach a class on shopping, coupons and meal planning. Until then: www.ehow.com has a great article to guide users. ” […]

EBT Card / Foodstamps for fast food?

In Los Angeles County: Yes! Here is a Link to all the places you can use your Golden State Advantage Card. and the FAQ’s from the County of Los Angeles’s benefits page: Participant Questions 1. What can the Restaurant Meals do for me? The Restaurant Meals Program allows homeless, elderly (age 60 or […]