Register to Vote (even of you are homeless)

Not everybody in California has an address. Everybody in California is impacted by the laws here, so everybody should vote. You do not have to have an address to vote. You do need to be able to describe where it is that you stay. If you are registering via a paper form, use the map […]

Did Pacifica Hospital of the Valley engage in “Homeless Dumping”?

I have some questions. I am on several Facebook pages for cities in the valley and homeless issues. (I know, quite the shocker to hear that I might be concerned.) I remember when this original post was put up by a neighbor of the hospital who was very worried about what looks like a homeless […]

Donald Trump says Homelessness has only been happening for 2 years

Vote! Election date

Hey @gop and Democrats, March 3rd is the Primary for voters in Los Angeles! And yep! I vote in every election I can. Play a game of Let’s pretend: Vote like a woman. Vote like a minority. Vote like someone with few resources. If that felt weird to you, then ask yourself what your voting […]

Amy Jo Knows

She has a bachelor’s degree and works two jobs. Even though she earns more than the minimum wage she’s still always dancing on the edge of actual poverty. The poverty line does not reflect the cost of living in actual poverty. You can listen or choose to read her moving speech. Watch it here https://www.wtrf.com/top-news/wheeling-womans-plea-to-congress-makes-national-news/

Assessing Homelessness

In order to connect folks to the services they need – we need to know who they are, what is going on and what they want. I have been thinking about vulnerability . There are 4 basic catagories of vulnerability. Meeting someone and getting to know them and can be a multistep process. The assessment […]

We need to have a new measure of vulnerability

What do you think we should be asking when we connect people to homeless services? https://atomic-temporary-4589657.wpcomstaging.com/assessing-for-services-using-vulnerabilities/

Clearly I Send Too Many Emails

I am an “official Gen-X” member, meaning I have been surveyed since 1987 as a part of my generation. I did the survey today and clearly they have never seen my email box.

Homeless RADAR

I am yards away from @MRodCD7 Monica Rodriguez’s district office in the Sunland Tujunga area at the Vons grocery store. As I climbed into my car my daughter and I noticed this person settling down for an evening of sleep between the cars. Because I know the area, I’m curious as to why this person […]

Let’s play a game

Go to http://www.playspent.org and tell me what you thought.