Earlier this week I got an early morning text from one of my more interesting acquaintances. He wanted to know if I worked with the homeless population because he was interested in exploring involvement with these services. Happy dancing ensued. I have no rhythm so it was ugly – but joyful. About 4 years ago […]
Read More Goodness of Fit in VolunteeringAre tonight. Look at all these helpful people in one room!
Read More MEND Poverty’s Volunteer AwardsIn “the Bible Corrected by God” God is changing the captions of the rich to “poor” and vice versa. It was super windy in Los Angeles last night. The screen blue off of my bedroom window. As I walked across my front yard and then started trying to try to catch up with the tumbling […]
Read More Wealth vs Worth in 1 PictureLike Ohmigawd. I moved to The Valley permanently four years ago and it is a different world from where I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley or Downtown. It is a fun little read. https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/los-angeles/east-valley/things-you-don-t-understand-about-the-valley
Read More LA has multiple parts. Here is what you need to know about The Valleyhttp://huff.to/2ol9dYEThere is the Bible, then there is the Prosperity Gospel, and then there is Economics. Could you hold my earrings? I’m going in. Poverty is caused by lots of things, lack of work, lack of skill to do available work, poor education, no transportation, inadequate child care options, mental illness, physical illness, family trauma, criminal […]
Read More Atheist cause poverty?Food Insecurity – it is a fancy way for saying “I could go hungry or be unable to feed my family”. Food is a main part of human budgets. Food is fuel, medicine, community, and comfort – but without food, a person will surely die. Almost 13% of Americans are “Food Insecure”. Food insecurity: “Limited […]
Read More Can We Talk About Food?Food is a necessary ingredient to sustaining human life. It is also culturally defined the community experience, a family gathering point, personal history, exercise and activity, a component of wellness, a social event, currency, crafts, and employment. (Paraphrased from Chef Richard Weinroth) Food is expensive – even with coupons and food stamps. It is even […]
Read More The Importance of Food to HealthI love Los Angeles and admire the DPSS programs and @SheilaKuehl the BOS member for my neighborhood. After 11 years of working with and around them I have a deep appreciation for them. So imagine how horrified I am to find out that someone has been homeless for years and has been asking the system […]
Read More Homeless Services are Supposed to Help.I stumbled on this today, I remember feeling so frustrated because I could not inspire somebody to be brave and try new things like looking for work
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