the unimagined face of homeless – mine

Why do I work in the Homeless arena? I do it because the paralyzing fear, and absolute hopelessness is unacceptable. If you can stand listening to my voice – watch the video and I will tell you more.

LA COUNTY DPSS – data

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

be an adult

“Women are here to serve me. My mom should feed me and let me stay at her place. My woman should work and give me her paycheck. My kids are all maned after me because their other parent aint worth nothing” No joke: I heard this today from a man who was irate that he […]

Rebuke to Price of Sanity

Why do I find it offensive if you are homeless and blow a few hundred dollars on a guitar, or alcohol, or weed? I don’t if you purchase with your own money. In response to http://homelesstales.com/2009/08/the-price-of-sanity/ , if you are using my tax dollars, the money meant for an SRO/ food, payment to a shelter, […]

Food Stamp help

The Legal Services of Northern California has a fantastic site to explain the Food Stamp Program. I can not explain it any better so here is the link: http://www.foodstampguide.org

The Stimulus jobs

You’ve heard about this on the news but what is it?! Basically, the “we are going to create jobs” idea means that very low income people who are receiving public aid are going to be placed into employemt (starting at $10.00 an hour) and the counties will be providing the pay check. In this way, […]

Welfare isn’t just for women

WelFARE MOM? What about the DADS and Grandparents? Don’t be sexist and narrow minded.

Child care and the CCRC

notices went out that CCRC may not be able to pay for child care starting July 1, 2009. According to my source – everything will continue as normal except that payments will be delayed until there is funding in the programs.

Fighting budget cuts to the poor

From the newspapers: Another demonstrator, David Mathland, said he was there to urge the governor not to cut the CalWORKS program which will benefit about 40,000 people in Los Angeles County. Statewide, there could be 120,000 people. He said there are many other ways to balance the budget, but to cut service is not a […]

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 […]