Food Stamp help

The Legal Services of Northern California has a fantastic site to explain the Food Stamp Program. I can not explain it any better so here is the link: http://www.foodstampguide.org

FAQ of CalWORKS

Answers and introduction to Basic California Welfare Questions

NoHo adult ed

North Hollywood- Polytechnic Community Adult School Vocational training, ESL, GED … it’s all there and looks to be almost FREE! North Hollywood Adult Learning Center 10952 Whipple St. North Hollywood, CA 91602 (818) 763-4377 Office Hours- Monday-Friday 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM North Hollywood High School Campus Adult Education Office Randolph Hall, Room 142 5231 Colfax […]

Toy Loan Program

Toys loaned to children for a week through the DPSS. The program was started in 1935 and is run by volunteers in parks, recreation centers, libraries and two in homeless/transitional shelters. Children are loaned toys for a week at a time and are given points of credit for returning the toys in good condition. After […]

No Ho update

Since yesterday: there’s been a fence around Coco’s

LA is mean to the Homeless

based on the number of laws targeting the homeless by making it illegal to sleep, eat or sit in public spaces- LA is mean

North Hollywood

This is much better, except that you took the trashcan and left the lid. What was that about?

Eviction HELP

One of my clients is facing eviction TOMORROW – and just called me TODAY. She has been paying rent in cash since November. The apartment manager on Willis in Panorama City told her he doesn’t take Money Orders, he would turn her cash into a Money Order to give to the land owner Deborah. The […]

A Safeplace for Homeless Teens

http://www.nationalsafeplace.org/ is based in Kentucky, however I am impressed with the array of services they offer including giving information to teens out of the area such as this snippet from their web site : Finding Help Even if Safe Place is not in your community, there are other people who can help: Friends or relatives Teachers […]

Re: CalWorks making you work when sick

I read your comment, and wanted to respond to you. If you only went on aid because you could not work due to illness – you said you were in the hospital – then you should have been EXEMPTED from having to do the 32/38 hours . (in LA COUNTY it is 32/35 hours […]