Poor People Suffer and Cost us Even More when Ideology Instead of Science Directs Healthcare Funding.

If people who don’t have insurance are relying on free or low-cost medical clinics, it would make sense that those clinics give comprehensive and pragmatic healthcare that deter those patients from actions that would make them more ill and it cost more money in medical care. Right? But that is not what is happening with […]

How One-On-One Tutoring Is Creating Possibilities For LA’s Homeless Youth

School on Wheels is awesome! Good job @uscannenberg & @SchoolonWheels The average homeless student falls 3 months behind their class every time they switch schools and the stress of homelessness means mom or dad may not have the time or a place to help with homework and school related work. School on Wheels bridges that […]

Hungry People are Not Stray or Wild Animals #fb

The biggest issue is :Who exactly do you think is on food stamps? #fb

Dear Koch Industries

You need better PR than you are going to get by funding the Tea Party as accused by @nomikikonst . I suggest you bank roll something more meaningful and sadly – less covered in the news rooms. Pour those discretionary funds into Ending Homelessness. Assign your seemingly amazing KOCH INDUSTRIES PR department the impossible task of getting Homeless […]

Rent for your Homeless Shelter

Should you pay for shelter? Where would the money come from, where does it go, how is it spent and is it far? In New York the plan is to charge rent for shelter residents. The Huffington Post has an article from Covenant House touting their approach to rent and why it is character building. […]