2006 to Now

I feel like I’m a hipster who discovered some new indie cause of ending Homelessness long before the general populace got wind of it.

Charity is Learned at Home

Education: what am I teaching my daughter in the non school hours. This is the 6th year I have worked in a charity gala…I’m not quite one of the “ladies who lunch”, I am one of the ladies who munch in the evenings in conference rooms around the valley – finding ways to share joys […]

Donating After Disaster

Grab on to that urge to give. Dont let it slip away. Please leave a comment with a place that you know of where people can donate money, food, items, clothing, or their time. These places can be at local disaster sites like Texas and Tennessee during Hurricane Harvey or local nonprofits. The reason you’re […]

Food Drive Tips

This weekend is the Stamp Out Hunger , letter carriers food drive. Here are some tips to make your donations go as far as possible: It may be awhile before your food is sorted so please donate items that do not need to be refrigerated before being given out. Breakable items tend to break and […]

I Need a New T-shirt . . .

AKA – if you donate to @MENDpoverty and tell them I sent you : I can have a new shirt and your TAX Deductible donation will be Doubled! Don’t feel you have to break the bank – even a $2 donation is cool with me. Please help us reach our year end goal by donating […]

Hungry and Frustrated , Hey Los Angeles County: what gives?

my ordeal @CountyofLA, @DonKnabe, @DPSSNews, @mridleythomas, @ZevYaroslavsky, ‏@SouthwesternLaw, @california, @mendpoverty

#FoodStampChallenge is worse than a hard level of @CandyCrushSaga

@candycrushsaga is easier that #foodstampchallenge for @mendpoverty. I am hungry and tired!

How to Ruin Your FoodStamp Budget

@costco @mendpoverty my Costco bill vs the 2 yr old.

It is officially a challenge – are you joining us?

It is posted on the @MENDpoverty web site so there is no backing out. http://mendpoverty.org/2013/the-food-stamp-meal-challenge/ I am defiant by nature so I keep complaining and whining to myself : “Why me? Who thinks these things up? But there is MATH – like REAL MATH, involved” Well, other than my moment of being incredibly shallow and stupid […]

Cal Fresh Awareness Month

MAY is Cal-Fresh Awareness Month. #fb @MENDpoverty (Meet each need with dignity) and other food banks are working to educate and enroll needy people.