Wave day
Today your task is to wave to every homeless individual you see. Look him in the eye and let them feel seen and give them a friendly wave. We are all wearing masks so no one can tell if you are smiling or not
Read More Wave dayCover up!
It is absolutely miserable to have to wear a mask 8 hours a day if the mask is ugly. But if the mask is an expression of who you are and can be turned into a fashion statement or a bit of whimsy, and especially if the purchase of the mask helps to cause you […]
Read More Cover up!Foodstamps for internet shopping
EBT Online As of April 28, 2020 you can use your EBT card to make purchases online. Individuals and families can purchase groceries online using their EBT card at Amazon and Walmart. If you receive CalWORKs, you may also be able to use your cash benefits to make purchases online at Wal-Mart. California expedited implementation […]
Read More Foodstamps for internet shoppingWhy Choose a Freeway Underpass
Homelessness is many things – but to you and I – it is a visual blight. Tents and boxes and grocery carts and clothes and trash cover the sidewalks lining the street under the freeway overpass. It is loud and car sounds echo – gas fumes linger and can’t escape which creates terrible air quality […]
Read More Why Choose a Freeway UnderpassZOOM Homeless Mtg with Mayor Garcetti
Why you can believe me
When I speak about poverty and homelessness please know: I worked 4 years in Skid Row 10 years in Welfare to Work aka Gain with moms and dads who were homeless, low income, teenage parents and I specialized in people who needed mental health and substance use or domestic violence treatment 3 years in the […]
Read More Why you can believe meThe inside of a hospital
Sometimes a social worker is the right person for the police’s job
Today, June 17th, I took a sick day. That lasted until about 5:00 when I was informed that a homeless person I knew had barricaded themselves in a public bathroom inside a building that was closing. Shortly after I was called the first time somebody dialed 911 and asked for the police. I was called […]
Read More Sometimes a social worker is the right person for the police’s jobYour Local “leaders” are important
Civic Leaders in Los Angeles County are great – contact them
Read More Your Local “leaders” are importantMy Republican, Leftist, Agenda
25 years of case management social work and public engagement have shown me that the most important thing we can do is educate each other. We need to share the knowledge that we’ve gathered and we need to be able to independently and individually decipher that knowledge and apply it to what we’re looking at. […]
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