So you want to volunteer . . .

How to become a volunteer

Mafia Wars + Haiti relief?

Facebook Mafia Wars is offering a way to donate to HAITI through their game. This is what I saw on the screen.

What you need to apply for aid

This is the list of most common government services andwhere to get the paperwork you will need to apply. http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/forms/mcrd/MCRD.8.05English.pdf . Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates Registrar Recorder/County Clerk Department Headquarters 12400 Imperial Highway Norwalk, CA 90650 1-800-201-8999 http://www.lavote.net Resident Alien Cards or other Residency Documents U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 1-800-375-5283 http://www.uscis.gov Proof of […]

Find housing in LA County

Try this tool to discover your ideal rent amount and where to find housing.

Path of Cheese?

Apparently I need to annunciate. Anna heard “of cheese” instead of “Achieve”. Sorry!

Win the Souper Bowl!

What’s a SOUPer Bowl? It’s a canned soup and food drive around Super Bowl time (go Cowboys!).inspired by CGS Arcadia, btw. How do you play? It’s easy! It’s a Team Competition- the most cans wins! Simple as that! At work we have 6 “Units” and “Clerical/Admin” so that is 7 teams. If enough “other” folks […]

This is not affordable housing

Too often these are mobile homes.

End Homeless for ME

Not that it’s all about me, but I am drowning in files. It is 5pm, and except for a quick lunch, this is the first time I’ve had a moment to myself all day. In the past two days I have done 6 brand new intake appointments, My homeless families are now so many that their files […]

Pirate Staffing

It’s 6am and already they are lined up in the building. These guys have their moxie: now we need employers to pick them up.

Stripping for food

A former homeless client came by to tell me about her new job that pays her rent. She’s a nude dancer. That’s right: a stripper. ¶ it allows her to keep the apartment she’s illegally sub-renting because her credit is shot and she can’t find a more affordable place. ¶She’s pretty enough to have done […]