Housing Wage – how much you need to earn to live in California

California In California, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,327. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $4,423 monthly or $53,079 annually. Assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year, this level of income […]

Child Support – everything you could ask

LA County Child Support has a FAQ page : http://cssd.lacounty.gov/faq.htm#esc7 Application for a Child Support case :http://cssd.lacounty.gov/forms/css2101.pdf California’s Child Support Information Page :http://www.childsup.ca.gov/ Paternity FAQ: http://www.childsup.ca.gov/Resources/EstablishPaternity/EstablishingPaternityFAQs/tabid/253/Default.aspx Random thought to chew on : even if it is determined that you are not the father, CA Courts can force you to continue to pay child support if it […]

What does a Homeless Case Manager do?

At DPSS CalWorks the HCM will help you apply for Section 8, give information on food pantries and free clothing, low income housing listings, and shelter referrals. The HCM will also be able to speak to the school district on your behalf to keep your child in school and receive school supplies, transportation and uniforms. […]

271 Food Banks in LA

Names and addresses of 271 food resources for people with low incomes.

Find housing in LA County

Try this tool to discover your ideal rent amount and where to find housing.

L.A. Board of Supervisors

find your supervisor, they are super helpful!

LA COUNTY DPSS – data

July 2009, where the money went. Wake up and smell the need

LAHSA to get contract

From the Board of Supervisors adgenda on June 2: Recommendation: Award and instruct the Chairman to sign a sole-source contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for the provision of emergency shelter services to homeless CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work participants at a three-year cost of $8,684,244, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012, fully funded […]

Child Care funding crisis

Child care providers paid with IOU’s

HOMEWALK LA – I will be there!

When is HomeWalk? Saturday, November 15, 2008 Exposition Park 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037 here is a Link to the info page, it is TOTALLY free to register, raise funds, or awareness, or possibly BOTH!