Wednesday, March 24, 2010

SLO HOMELESS BLOG LINK HERE!

Another great blog by a homeless man.... We're so encouraged to see more homeless blogging! Great links on this one too!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

AMPLE HARVEST FOOD BANK LISTS

Backyard gardeners who have MORE are sharing with the poor.

YOU CAN DONATE PRODUCE. HELP END HUNGER. OR HELP PEOPLE EAT BETTER!


YOU CAN ALSO LIST YOUR FOOD PANTRY HERE! OVER 1500 are listed! NEW LINK INSTALLED JANUARY 2011


"An estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, is thrown away annually in the United States."

Friday, March 19, 2010

STEREOTYPES OF THE HOMELESS (e-mailed to us and reprinted here!)

"The stereotype that holds the most about homeless people is that there is a lot of mental illness, physical illness, and/or drug use among us. I have to agree.

When I lost my job and my apartment and had to go to a cold weather shelter, I was in a state of shock. Eventually I got into a Transitional living place but the conditions are terrible. I can't get used to the other people living there, many who are mentally ill. My health continues to get worse because of stress. If I had a car, I think I would do better living in it."


"Randy Andy" - Orange County, California

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A Beautiful Blog By and For Homeless People !

Are you surprised to get to a blog by and for homeless people and see that it's PRETTY? When we planned this blog (actually we were thinking more in terms of a good old fashioned Underground Newspaper) we knew we wanted to portray the the transient but ever changing life of a homeless individual. Yes we do believe many of us will make it out of homelessness!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

LA HUNGER SEDER 2010 at VALLEY BETH SHALOM

This is a benefit at $18 a plate for those of you who have it... so that those of us who don't can be fed. The event is announced in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, and there will be a live webcast at www.JEWISHJOURNAL.com.

EVENT DATE is MARCH 24th, 2010 at 7 PM. Benefits SOVA Food program.

"LA IS THE HUNGER CAPITAL OF THE US, what would it take to feed everyone?

e-mail lahungerseder@gmail.com

VALLEY BETH SHALOM is at
15730 Ventura Blvd. Encino, California 91436

"Arny" reported that though he has gotten housing through the Section 8 housing program while a resident at Los Angeles Family Housing, he has long used SOVA as a food resource when he cannot afford to buy enough of his own.