Monthly Archives: January 2010

Thanks for complaining

I’m pleased that someone complained (to anyone who would listen) that I pushed too hard for him to work and go to school.  If he would just get one of those sky-writing planes to etch that into the clouds I would lay out … Continue reading

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How to fight Urban Blight?

What is Urban Blight? The word blight typically refers to plants that are withered or rotting due to disease. Urban relates to or refers to a city or characteristic of city life. When the two terms are put together, urban … Continue reading

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Social Networking in your Job Search

find a job opening and see if you knwo anyone who works there – Simply Hired has Linked in with Linkedin! Continue reading

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Is it a CRIME or are you just MEAN?

Attitudes that the homeless citizens  are stray animals who breed and come back to places that feed them  are becoming more prevalent in society. “They are homeless because they are lazy” “god has turne dhis back on them because they are … Continue reading

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Let’s play a game

Try this short/work friendly game on education to incarceration Continue reading

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The most entertaining homeless blog

is also informative. Maintain health club membersips for personal hygene – $40 bucks a month at 24 Hour Fittness or Bally’s will get you regular showers and is much cheaper than $800 in rent. Also, they have bathrooms. Speaking of … Continue reading

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Living in Storage Space

It has four walls. a roof and a door that locks. The LA TIMES carried this story about a family sleeping in their storage space.

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Tips on Leaving Voicemail for a “worker”

Five simple tips to leaving a message to your worker. Continue reading

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Upward Bound house opening

Upcoming Event Grand Opening of Family Shelter January 29, 2010 1:00 pm   Please RSVP to Ali Prakin aprakin@upwardboundhouse.org http://upwardboundhouse.org/index.php

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Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIME

Interesting article in TIME which makes the point that without a stable place to stay, how can anything become stable in your life? Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program – TIME If you are homeless in LA: This is the … Continue reading

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