Healthcare for the poor – is it quality or user friendly?

45 Minutes to find MediCAL Dr. info @MENDPoverty, @countyofLA @211lacounty Meet Each Need with Dignity

Poverty Conference and lessons learned

Tomorrow is @MENDPOVERTY’s poverty conference. Look for information from me about health insurance and the low income worker. Since half of my office has children enrolled in Medi-Cal programs, and many of my friends are self employed or contracted workers who can not afford $600 a month premiums: this should be useful. Also, earlier I […]

Dignity for the Poor

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Don’t Blame Me ; Social Worker Rant

Maybe I missed it when I was poor What is the magical allure to not having money? Why is staying home ( or in someone else’s home) a better idea than coming to my office or sticking to the plan that YOU chose? I don’t get it. Once a week I check the database to […]

Marianne Haver Hill – Woman of the Year

She works tirelessly and enthusiastically as the CEO of @MEND, one of the most comprehensive and effective non-profit agencies in Los Angeles County. She is always in motion – hands waving as she talks, blonde hair bouncing as she walks swiftly down the halls between the clothing store and food bank. She will disarm you with […]

Amen to MEND for the Merry Christmas Adopt A Family Program

as written about in @ladailynews. This is why I love @mendpoverty1. Dennis McCarthy wrote this lovely story: http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19521454 . To be honest, this is not just a story of how two families connected – it is the spirit of MEND in Pacoima, and the reason I (way out here in Arcadia) love the San Fernando Valley […]

poverty vs politics, i’m just annoyed

and I HATE the news, avoid politicians, and try to explain how the government is trying to help the poor. Actually, in LA County, I have seen some government programs that work very well. (I know, I was shocked too) But, are we really trying to help each other or are we blaming each other […]

iCarly is Science Fiction. Poverty is Reality.

Your child probably knows three or four children who live in poverty, does iCarly? @NickelodeonTV @path
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Yes, I really do #fb

spend my free time reading articles on Homelessness, Poverty, Urban Blight and Client Advocacy. It is my hobby – and I am not ashamed. I did feel a little bad whan Jackie was 11 years old and told me she had seen more crack pipes than anyone else she knew, and asked why I worked with […]

70% of Families in Poverty are Single Parent #fb

families. This is information from last week’s census report. Single-mother families are almost five times more likely to be poor than are married couples with children. Only 8% of unwed mothers are teenagers. Most un-wed births are to young women in their 20’s. Why should you care? Well, this is going to bring about a […]