Empathy

Negligent Police Officer Leaves gun in Public Bathroom. Good Citizen Finds and Returns it

There @KTLA and @LATimes, I fixed your headline. Man Admits Taking San Luis Obispo Police Chief’s Gun After She Left It in El Pollo Loco Bathroom: Officials

Homeless Connect Day Services/ Spa 2

Employment Services/ Referrals Chrysalis Employment Services LAFH Employment Services Legal Services City Attorney Mental Health […]

Job Opening for a Homeless Educator

https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=2566819

The Risk of Housing the homeless

Risk: we take a risk when we shelter those who have forgotten how to be housed. It is frustration and sadness and irritation to learn someone has damages the property by doing something avoidable. Also, it is expensive. Alas, we repair and they another day and succeed. bit by bit, we teach Housing and show […]

Tide Pods, Incentives that Work

Sometimes I have a hard time getting a client who lacks housing to come to a meeting. 2 months ago I instituted the policy of giving out a @tide pod to every client every time they came in to the office to address their homeless status. Our no-show rate has plummeted from 72% to 20% […]

When Solutions Sound Like Punishment

I am following conversations about how to reduce the number of homeless people living on the streets of Los Angeles. I have very patiently been reading without comment. I really want to see what ideas other people have. And now I really want to move to a mew planet call a bunch of mothers and […]

13 Factors that Cause Homelessness

In no particular order, because the level of influence is different for everyone.

64-Year-Old Homeless Man Dies After Being Stabbed by Unknown Assailant at Reseda Park: LAPD – KTLA

https://ktla.com/2019/06/27/64-year-old-homeless-man-dies-after-being-stabbed-in-reseda-lapd/amp/ This was right near my work. He probably died at Providence Hospital Tarzana. If he had lived he might have become my client and I would have housed him

Come to the Table

The new spotlight being shown on Los Angeles regarding the homeless crisis is starting a lot of conversations about people with substance use disorders. You would know those people by the label of “addict”. I have a thought. Instead of being a keyboard warrior who only talks about the problem, I invite you to come […]