You have 2 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of undies. One of each is currently on your body and the spare is in your backpack. You will switch them out tomorrow when you will be near a public drinking fountain or bathroom where you can rinse them out using the shampoo in your hygeine […]
Read More The Homeless PeriodOne of the items that @lampcommunity (now The People Concern) had that drew them to me was Supportive Employment, and I would like to see more of it. Remember in college we had the option if scheaduking classes for 2, 3 or 5 days a week for a few hours at a time? Bring that […]
Read More Invisible People on “typical homeless person”I have dedicated my life to finding dignity for others. People with money usually don’t have to hunt for dignity – people tend to respect money and that somehow translates into a modicum of respect for the person with money. That means it is the underdog I usually root for and assist. FYI, if you are […]
Read More JDI is Not Safe or Dignified. Here is Why it Might be Damaging to Your Daughter and FamilySometimes helping people means sitting with them and listening sharing a meal connecting people to housing teaching life skills arranging public assistance But if case management, therapy or social work isn’t your thing, there are other ways to help out. Galas are fun! Some folks enjoy attending them and using their money for good acts. […]
Read More There is fun in FUNdraising!FREE-MUSEUMS This is the list of LA County museums and activities that a person with Photo ID & a CalFresh/EBT Card can enter free of charge. (Except Kidspace, they have a nominal fee). Entry is covered for the children on the case also. I am a supporter of this program because I know that exposure […]
Read More Free With EBT“Expect Respect”. I used to have a handmade sign that said this in my old cubicle. From the security guard to me and up through the politicians in charge of designing, approving and finding programs designed to assist people in their poorest hours, you should experience respect. Dignity is important. People should feel like they […]
Read More The Need For Dignity and Respectby 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 PoorThe job market has not improved to any degree that includes my unskilled and uneducated clients. Private, for-profit, vocational “Schools” are lurking buzzards trying to feed off my slower and more vulnerable decision makers. It has been a long time since someone has come in and told me that I made a difference in their […]
Read More Why you may hear screaming from my side of the desk – flashback to my GAIN daysOkay, I am armed with a Master of Social Work degree and I am determined to do the most good with it. Job hunting is like dating. I swipe right and left and set up interviews to see if I can find a relationship where my specific history and skill-set is needed. As for me, […]
Read More First Post Grad Job – False StartPSA: All of my friends who are American citizens—especially those in Los Angeles—when you’re done rallying for and posting about keeping families together, please drop by Skid Row or whatever shelter or homeless encampment your mother, father, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, cousin, baby daddy, baby momma, grandfather or grandmother is at and pick them and […]
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