The difference between pushback and rage
I have been reading a lot of David Baldacci and came across this quote “The poor with hope starts to pushback. The poor without hope lashes back.”
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Deserving Poor vs Non Deserving Poor
by Don Garza I saw two videos in the past month in which the people speaking made a distinction between homeless people : we call them the deserving poor and the non deserving poor. Many people suffer with illnesses that can not be seen . Not only mental illness , but physical illness and they […]
Read More Deserving Poor vs Non Deserving PoorDay 2, Black History Month Things to Ponder
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth.Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity – Writings & Speeches, 1878-1937 Something I have noticed is that racism is rampant among my friends who do not think beyond the surface level. It’s like what I tell my daughter to find the hairbrush […]
Read More Day 2, Black History Month Things to PonderChild Care, All That Stands Between Us and Poverty.
Dear LAUSD and all public schools, Please make more room in your after school care program. I can’t be the only parent facing this challenge. I could not work if I did not have child care and I could not afford child care if I did not work. Right now I am a single mother […]
Read More Child Care, All That Stands Between Us and Poverty.Money, Poverty, Prejudice and Being “A Basic”
I am one of those “basic girls” who lives in Suburbia , loves @Target a little too much, and has rock hard abs … not.
Read More Money, Poverty, Prejudice and Being “A Basic”Living Wage Calculation for Los Angeles County, California
Living Wage Calculation for Los Angeles County, California The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). All values are per adult in a family unless otherwise noted. The state minimum wage is the same for all […]
Read More Living Wage Calculation for Los Angeles County, CaliforniaWhat People on Public Assistance Are Actually Asking For vs What Public Opinion Believes the Poor Have Signed Up For
The Crumb Diaries (great blog and I follow on Facebook) has posed a series of questions about people on food stamps who then use cash to purchase non-food stamp-eligible items that may be seen as “vice” items. Beer, cigarettes, cold medicine, gum, hard liquor: these are the items that incite rage into the taxpayers who […]
Read More What People on Public Assistance Are Actually Asking For vs What Public Opinion Believes the Poor Have Signed Up ForConfessions of a Tired Working Mom | Babble
I used to have dreams that I was sleeping on a 200 foot high cliff shelf with Jax and always about to fall off. Being a single, working mom in poverty was terrifying. Even now I feel guilty for all the stuff I wasn’t able to do or had to work through. And I think […]
Read More Confessions of a Tired Working Mom | BabbleThings I’ve Learned While Working Within Poverty Programs
Outsiders act like I am working with slime covered hardened criminals. I hear a lot of “Someone has to do it, I am glad it isn’t me” and “How do you stomach THOSE people?” The closer you are to living at or below the poverty line – the more you hate poor people in general. […]
Read More Things I’ve Learned While Working Within Poverty ProgramsPacoima Food Pantries
Note: Pantry distribution dates and times are subject to change. Please call the pantry to verify that this information is current. Most pantries serve according to geographical service area. Food pantry clients should bring photo identification with them to the pantry. The identification should show client’s current residential address. Some pantries have an application process […]
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