The US Debt is $19.3 Trillion Dollars:Blame the Poor People

This always gets me. A sweet girl (Amy Cudworth) I knew in Jr. High posted a rant about how families could and are abusing the welfare system and she personally is paying for them. Dear Amy, your simple knee jerk reaction was to look at the most visible consumers of American Tax Dollars and assume they […]

HUD’s New Homeless Definitions – Proposed

HUD may change Homeless Definition to more accurately cover more people who are homeless

What is Section 8 ?

Section 8 is a federally created and supported program operated by individual state Public Housing Agencies (PHA). You may know this as a “Housing Authority.” After you apply and are deemed qualified: you will be placed on a list for a voucher. It may take months or years to obtain a voucher, depending on your area. You […]

HUD Income and rent guidelines

FY 2009 Income Limits Summary Los Angeles County, California FY 2009 Income Limit Area Median Income FY 2009 Income Limit Category 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person Los Angeles County $62,100 Very Low (50%) Income Limits $27,750 $31,700 $35,700 $39,650 $42,800 $46,000 $49,150 $52,350 Extremely […]

Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIME

Interesting article in TIME which makes the point that without a stable place to stay, how can anything become stable in your life? Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIME If you are homeless in LA: This is the address to the FAQ http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewFaqs Points of Contact for Homeless Persons: Los Angeles Jeanette Rowe […]

Homeless help in the Federal budget!

as quoted from the AP AP) In coming months, the Housing and Urban Development Department will oversee at least a tenfold increase in spending on programs designed to prevent homelessness, officials said Thursday. Tucked within the economic stimulus bill recently signed by President Barack Obama was $1.5 billion to help families pay rent, make security […]