FANCY PAPERCUT BUTTERFLY

JOHN LENNON and YOKO ONO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

CHRISTMAS FEEDS - THE ONE DAY YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE A MEAL

It's CHRISTMAS DAY... The one day when just about any homeless can find a place to have a good hot meal, because the missions and Churches see to it that Jesus' birth is celebrated. It's a feel good day for the volunteers and the photos of rows of unshaven "bums" sitting at long tables and eating like there is no tomorrow will grace next years solicitation for funds.

We don't have anything against feeding people. We know a lot of housed people go hungry because all the money in the household goes to paying the rent. But we think that food is easier to obtain than the proper clothing for a job interview, or a free hair cut and color, or many of the other things we need to smell good, be neat and clean, well groomed and fashionable enough to pass as an employee until we are hired and can actually afford a work wardrobe, and so on.

The word HOMELESS applied to anyone makes them unemployable, a MERCY HIRE!

What we need are JOBS!

BUTTERFLY WITH A TOUCH OF RED

DON'T DONATE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT FORCE RELIGION ALONG WITH FEED

DO NOT DONATE TO ANY ORGANIZATION that expects religious participation, conversion, belief, or attendance, in order to give poor and homeless people, food, clothing, shelter, or anything else.

WE ARE NOT POOR BECAUSE WE ARE SINFUL.

Some of us greased our own downfalls, that is true.

BUT POVERTY IN AMERICA is simply about VALUES and there is no reason to insinuate that it's the result of SIN! It's the result of the HAVES being very satisfied that there are others who HAVE NOT!

Where there are resources, DISTRIBUTION is the problem.

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR THE HOMELESS WHO DIED IN 2009 TODAY

Winter Soltice, the longest night of the year, marks the Annual MOURNING DAY FOR THE HOMELESS WHO HAVE PASSED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THAT'S TODAY!

This year locals lost a friend who became homeless after a war with the Los Angeles MTA. A bus accident victim who was strung along for years until he lost his apartment, and a long ordeal to get SSDI, this man did overdose on his pain killer.

Currently another man is in the hospital after being the victim of a hit and run accident, and is in critical condition.

WHATEVER YOUR RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL BELIEFS, take a pause and remember your friends.

SHELTER COUGH isn't just for KENNELS

HUMAN BEINGS GET IT TOO... If you get shelter cough, you may also have Bronchitis or even Tuberculosis.

We're linking here to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30333,
USA
800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348,
24 Hours/Every Day -

cdcinfo@cdc.gov

CLICK HERE FOR THE ABC LOCAL NEWS ON WOMEN'S CARE COTTAGE

closing December 15th unless there is a miracle... they only need $300,000. Leslie Sykes is reporting....


GRACE COMES FROM GOD.... MIRACLES FROM OTHER HUMAN BEINGS!

We at BY THE HOMELESS FOR THE HOMELESS SEND OUR HEARTS OUT TO THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE DREADING THAT DECEMBER 15th DEADLINE... tomorrow!

WOMENS CARE COTTAGE OVER AND OUT

The link here is to WOMEN'S CARE COTTAGE which has been in the local news because after 23 years, due to funding problems, it is DONE. Can emergency funding help? Well, there are still many multibillionaires out there who could use a tax deduction...

BUTTERFLIES TO COLOR

REMEMBER OUR HOMELESS CHILDREN!

HEY SANTA ! HERE'S OUR LIST OF WHAT TO DONATE TO A HOMELESS SHELTER

We almost always have personal care supplies such as shampoos and deodorant.

We can use:
TOILET PAPER
TAMPONS and SANITARY NAPKINS
UNDERWEAR AND BRAS (new please!)
SOCKS (ditto!)
LAUNDRY MONEY (a few dollars in quarters)
WHEELED SUITCASES and KNAPSACKS
LIGHTWEIGHT RAIN PROOF ZIPPERED carry bags.
SHOES (We do not want your foot fungus! If the shoes cannot be washed in hot water before donation they need to be NEW!)
RAIN GEAR
TOWELS
GIFT CARDS from stores where we can buy these things.

PICTURE THE HOMELESS.ORG out of NEW YORK CITY

Here is a blog of note out of New York City. It has been cold, windy, and wet in Los Angeles, and snow is visible in the mountains north of the city, where the National Forest meets the desert. We headed for the thrift stores yesterday to buy two of our newly homeless - just out of prison - brothers warm coats. There were no gloves or men's hats on sale there.

THIS IS TO YOU COLDWEATHER PEOPLE!

BUTTERFLY TO COLOR

REMEMBER OUR HOMELESS CHILDREN!

SHOES ALWAYS NEEDED but NOT YOUR TOE FUNGUS!

Homeless people, especially those who have to keep walking, desperately need shoes. Many buy used shoes at thrift stores. Unfortunately because of cold and damp and wet and sweat, toe nail and skin fungus is common and it can be transmitted through used shoes. If possible, always wear clean and dry socks in used shoes.

The treatment for toe fungus is not easy. It takes about 6 months and requires a patient to be on a strong dose of medicine, one month on, and then one month off. Monthly blood tests are required because this medicine is hard on the liver and kidneys. As a result of the long course of medications and the risks, a lot of people decide to live with ugly yellow, hard, and brittle nails. Removal of the nail and treatment is sometimes an option but it takes a couple years to grow back a big toe nail!

UK POETS ON FIRE

Here's a great idea, should you be a poet and know it!