“Male and female couples who are not married, but are willing to be married if accepted into the program, may still apply. Because of the nature of the program, we do not accept single mothers who are pregnant. If the mother is pregnant, it needs to be a two parent family. We work with single […]
Read More We will help you – if you just change for usWere you ready to pay for housing and pay your bills? Did you have a job? Did you know how to apply for a job? The day you graduated from highschool, where did you sleep that night? If you needed a family member to talk to – did you have one? Hundreds of California’s emancipated […]
Read More The day you turned 18, were you ready?like Ray Williams. He now lives in his car. Ray is not an alcoholic, drug addict, criminal, nor is he diagnosed as mentally ill.He left the game about 25 years ago and has not been able to thrive in any “off the court” jobs since. Ray is a man who is out of work and […]
Read More Even Pro Athletes can become Homeless@hairgurl did a small but wonderful act. She took one person in need and did what she could to help him out, and that is what makes her a hero. She put her money where her heart and mouth was. Denise Sakai – Hero of the week Denise heard about a man who had two job […]
Read More Hawaiian Hairdresser – Hero of the WeekUnless you don’t have a phone number. Then you need “Community Voice Mail“. It is a nationwide program. ‘How do you get a job without a phone? A place to live? Safety from domestic abuse? You don’t. Access to a telephone is a basic survival tool…and often one we don’t think of. Community Voice Mail […]
Read More Don’t call us, we’ll call you…United Homeless Organization , the sidewalk tables collecting change – has been shut down. The change was not being sent to Homeless charities or soup kitchens. The funds were split among the people paying $20 to man the table for a shift and the organizers of UHO. They were making well over $100,000.00 a year and founder […]
Read More SCAM! UHO – Oh No!Do you think THEY would help save @URM @HopeGardens? I like to keep a list of formerly homeless people handy so when I am talking to my homeless Welfare parents I can remind them that poverty and homelessness CAN BE TEMPORARY. Halle Berry . . . Oscar-winning and Emmy Award-winning actress (shelter in New York City) […]
Read More Formerly Homeless Famous Folk . . .New 24 hour hotline for homeless Veterans looking for food and housing and assistance.
Read More 1 (877) AID-VET (424-3838)Eric Ken Shinseki A 4 star general working to end homelessness for veterans. The New York Times says “Mr. Shinseki has set a goal of eliminating homelessness among veterans within five years; there are an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans today, down from 131,000 last year. He is taking action to make the agency more sensitive […]
Read More Hero of the weekMy first day in my first office at The LAMP Lodge in LA’s Skid Row was completely disgusting. I had a wobbly 3 legged table with an old computer perched on it and a cardboard box holding up a printer and a filing cabinet. Oh, and a yellow kitchen chair rejected from the 1950’s. My […]
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