Follow to Learn More on Homelessness in General | Homeless in LA ©

Who I Read / Meet / Tweet / Follow to Learn More on Homelessness in General United States Interagency Council on Homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness: FAQs. New York Homelessness http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/?gclid=COeCmK_D08UCFUuTfgod4DEATA The neighborhood of Silverlake in Los Angeles http://silverlakenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/homeless_flyer_bilingual.pdf has a community council that is on the ball The Good Rev Andy Bales of Union Rescue Mission. […]

National Alliance to End Homelessness: 2015 Homeless Counts Map

Where are the homeless people living? Here is an interactive map to show you the Homeless Count numbers. That state on the far left… yep, that’s where I live and work: right under the big red teardrop. National Alliance to End Homelessness: 2015 Homeless Counts Map.

The truth about Minimum Wage

“Common Sense” – aka knowledge held by the common man fails in this argument. The LA City Council studied 3 peer reviewed studies before increasing minimum wage. I don’t know what they read – but here is some of what I found. Neoclassical economic theories present a clear prediction: as the price of labor […]

Arizona’s Stupid, Privileged, Punitive GOP Lawmakers Throw Families Off Welfare After 12 Months

Look what I found at AddictingInfo.org! http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/20/arizona-legislature-welfare-limits-ducey/ Sonya Keith darlasmom.com glittersprinkle.com homelessinla.com 626.755.8015

Daily Google Alert for Homeless Los Angeles

MyNewsLA.com Homeless woman suspected of setting South Los Angeles firesLA Daily News LOS ANGELES — A 36-year-old homeless woman remained in custody today on suspicion of setting at least one in a series of small fires in South Los … Homeless Woman Suspected of Arson Arrested – NBC Southern California Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant […]

E-Media | Los Angeles Public Library

Bookworms rock! I used to make them as a volunteer for the Arcadia Library in my teen summers. The Los Angeles City Library blows my mind as the local leader in embracing high tech solutions and applications. I thought I was cool because of Freegal Music and my Overdrive use. Wow. I underestimated. The Los […]

MEND’s Poverty Conference

Do increasing levels of income inequality have an impact on health? What are the barriers to health care for those who are low income? What systems and what policies need to change to help reduce these barriers? These and other questions will be answered in the MENDing Poverty Conference workshop entitled: "A Heavy Burden – […]

Living Wage Calculation for Los Angeles County, California

Living Wage Calculation for Los Angeles County, California The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). All values are per adult in a family unless otherwise noted. The state minimum wage is the same for all […]

Monday’s hysterical blindness

I know it is Monday when I spent 4 minutes actually calling out for Nemo, my coffee fund piggy bank. He was hiding out on the top of my desk.