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Saturday, July 30, 2011
CONNECT THE DOT FOR OUR HOMELESS CHILDREN
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
UNION RESCUE MISSION LACKING MILLIONS IN FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT : LOS ANGELES SHELTERS DOWNTOWN ONLY YEAR AROUND SHELTERS
Watching the hits we get by post we know that our SYLMAR SHELTER information is one of the most frequently read posts - even though it's summer and that shelter and all the cold weather shelters in the county are not open. THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE IN NEED OF SHELTERS NOW - IN THE SUMMER!
Contact us (leave a comment!) if you know of shelters that are opened ALL YEAR ROUND in Los Angeles County besides the downtown "skid row" shelters. AND AS USUAL WE ARE LOOKING FOR HONEST TESTIMONIALS.
We are linking to the latest news in the LA times about Union Rescue Mission."Union Rescue Mission, faced with a $1.3-million shortfall, says the government doesn't cover all the programs' costs or is slow to pay."
Contact us (leave a comment!) if you know of shelters that are opened ALL YEAR ROUND in Los Angeles County besides the downtown "skid row" shelters. AND AS USUAL WE ARE LOOKING FOR HONEST TESTIMONIALS.
We are linking to the latest news in the LA times about Union Rescue Mission."Union Rescue Mission, faced with a $1.3-million shortfall, says the government doesn't cover all the programs' costs or is slow to pay."
Sunday, July 24, 2011
COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD WIDE
Here's the link if you want to stop using. You'll be around those who know your ways best and are trying to help each other beat the substance that helped you loose everything you had.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2013. THE LINK IS AT THE TITLE AND HERE
COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD WIDE
AND HERE IS THE LINK FOR LOS ANGELES CA4LA LINK
Cocaine Anonymous began in Los Angeles November 18th, 1982, and has since expanded throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Our literature is available in English, French, Farsi, German, and Spanish and our first book "Hope, Faith and Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous" was published in 1994. As of 2010 we estimate that our membership is 48,000 members in over 7,000 groups.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2013. THE LINK IS AT THE TITLE AND HERE
COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD WIDE
AND HERE IS THE LINK FOR LOS ANGELES CA4LA LINK
Cocaine Anonymous began in Los Angeles November 18th, 1982, and has since expanded throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Our literature is available in English, French, Farsi, German, and Spanish and our first book "Hope, Faith and Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous" was published in 1994. As of 2010 we estimate that our membership is 48,000 members in over 7,000 groups.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
DIANA ROSS and THE SUPREMES THERE'S A PLACE FOR US
Someday a time for us - time to spare - SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW
Friday, July 22, 2011
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NATIONAL SEARCH FOR MEETINGS HERE!
SELF TREATING DEPRESSION OR OTHER EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL ISSUES WITH BOOZE.
PARTYING THAT HAS TURNED INTO AN ADDICTION.
GRADUATING TO STRONGER SUBSTANCES.
UNABLE TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP.
UNABLE TO HOLD A JOB.
(Recently we talked to someone who used to have a heroin addiction but who is now a social worker at a homeless shelter. He said that AA is not for everyone. He said he experienced hearing people being competitive with each other about how much they had spent on drugs in one Twelve Step setting. But a lot of former alcoholics feel AA has made all the difference and that it's the largest networking club in the world.)
HERE IS THE LINK TO NATIONAL AA and there is a meeting search!
LOVE YOURSELF FIRST AND LOVING OTHER PEOPLE BECOMES EASIER!
PARTYING THAT HAS TURNED INTO AN ADDICTION.
GRADUATING TO STRONGER SUBSTANCES.
UNABLE TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP.
UNABLE TO HOLD A JOB.
(Recently we talked to someone who used to have a heroin addiction but who is now a social worker at a homeless shelter. He said that AA is not for everyone. He said he experienced hearing people being competitive with each other about how much they had spent on drugs in one Twelve Step setting. But a lot of former alcoholics feel AA has made all the difference and that it's the largest networking club in the world.)
IS IT TOO LATE?
HERE IS THE LINK TO NATIONAL AA and there is a meeting search!
LOVE YOURSELF FIRST AND LOVING OTHER PEOPLE BECOMES EASIER!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
HAVE YOU BEEN THROWN OUT OF A BUSINESS, LIBRARY, OR RESTAURANT BECAUSE YOU STINK?
A lot of people who HAVE don't know how difficult it is to have a place to shower (free) and frequently enough not to stink!
They don't know that if you are on foot, it means carrying everything you own with you, including supplies like soap and shampoo, deodorant, and so on.
They don't know that the lightest load is that you wear what you own, and it doesn't get laundered very often or at all. Maybe you just CHANGE CLOTHES.
So answer the question!
They don't know that if you are on foot, it means carrying everything you own with you, including supplies like soap and shampoo, deodorant, and so on.
They don't know that the lightest load is that you wear what you own, and it doesn't get laundered very often or at all. Maybe you just CHANGE CLOTHES.
So answer the question!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
INVESTING ON THE INSIDE TOO
"The Charles Cobb, designed by the Pasadena architecture firm Kivotos Montenegro Partners Inc., opened in early April to provide apartments for chronically homeless and disabled people. It was built by the Skid Row Housing Trust for $13.1 million and includes first-floor offices for healthcare, case management and other services — a combination known as supportive housing. Residents pay 30% of their income in rent."
Linking to the LA Times Article above (sorry about all those ads for furniture).
76 homeless are housed in a well designed building where the interiors count too!
Linking to the LA Times Article above (sorry about all those ads for furniture).
76 homeless are housed in a well designed building where the interiors count too!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
CHINA INTERESTED IN LOS ANGELES HOMELESSNESS - OVER 55 or a VETERAN ? LOS ANGELES HOMELESS COUNT RESULTS
"Los Angeles County's homeless population dropped 3 percent in 2010 on the previous count, despite the economic downturn, according to a report released Tuesday.
More than 51,000 people were registered as homeless in Los Angeles County in 2010, said the report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), which counts the homeless population once every two years."
"The report highlighted that 18 percent of the 51,340 homeless were war veterans, who had a higher rate of chronic homelessness than the general population.
The report also found the homeless population was aging, with nearly 34 percent of chronic homeless persons aged 55 or older, which would increase the public cost of homelessness."
FULL ARTICLE LINKED ABOVE and ask yourself how interested in our homelessness CHINA is!
More than 51,000 people were registered as homeless in Los Angeles County in 2010, said the report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), which counts the homeless population once every two years."
"The report highlighted that 18 percent of the 51,340 homeless were war veterans, who had a higher rate of chronic homelessness than the general population.
The report also found the homeless population was aging, with nearly 34 percent of chronic homeless persons aged 55 or older, which would increase the public cost of homelessness."
FULL ARTICLE LINKED ABOVE and ask yourself how interested in our homelessness CHINA is!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
This one is for our sister P. who got out of prison after seven years, seven years because she shot her long time abusive husband. P left a shelter without the housing they promised, to go live in a motel with another man who was on best behavior for a long time but just started hitting her.
P. we want you to leave that man and get into a safe house. Please sister do this for yourself and all abused women!
Remember what Aretha sang ? R E S P E C T!
Notice the computer privacy alert on this site...
"SAFETY ALERT!
Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are afraid your internet and/or computer usage might be monitored, please use a safer computer, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224."
P. we want you to leave that man and get into a safe house. Please sister do this for yourself and all abused women!
Remember what Aretha sang ? R E S P E C T!
Notice the computer privacy alert on this site...
"SAFETY ALERT!
Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are afraid your internet and/or computer usage might be monitored, please use a safer computer, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224."
Saturday, July 9, 2011
BURBANK REZONES : HOMELESS SHELTERS ALLOWED IN INDUSTRIAL STRIPS HOMEOWNERS WANT TO FAINT
Burbank homeowners apparently don't want to think about what happens to their own town people when they loose everything. (You know, like when the movie business that funds the town with taxes moves out?) They don't want to see us! They want to keep us away from residential neighborhoods. Breaking news here from the LA Times. Why would HOUSING US TEMPORARILY place us in a "not residential" zone only? Wake up Burbank!
"Assistant Community Development Director Michael Forbes said the zones were selected because they are farthest away from residential neighborhoods. The City Council also approved changes that would allow a homeless shelter to be built near downtown.“There are some places where an M-2 zone is very close to residential neighborhoods, or it is in a less-than-ideal place for a shelter, but we still need to allow it by law,” Forbes said. “In addition to M-2, there is a commercial/industrial zone near the downtown area, away from residential areas and near transit, that would be well-suited for a homeless shelter.”
"Assistant Community Development Director Michael Forbes said the zones were selected because they are farthest away from residential neighborhoods. The City Council also approved changes that would allow a homeless shelter to be built near downtown.“There are some places where an M-2 zone is very close to residential neighborhoods, or it is in a less-than-ideal place for a shelter, but we still need to allow it by law,” Forbes said. “In addition to M-2, there is a commercial/industrial zone near the downtown area, away from residential areas and near transit, that would be well-suited for a homeless shelter.”
Friday, July 8, 2011
WILLIAM AND KATE TO VISIT LA SKID ROW CHILDREN TODAY
Inner-City Arts will be visited today by the newly wed Prince William and Catherine Middleton, otherwise known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as representatives of Great Britain..
"The duke and duchess plan to work on ceramics and do some painting with 120 Elementary school kids on their visit. Prince William and his wife are to attend a teen dance troupe's performance. That the royal guests are coming is not lost on at least one teenage dance troupe member, 19-year-old Jessica Cornejo:
This is what's going on outside their castle. They're going to get a taste of what life is like for us. It's the best way to end that royal trip.
What might be embarrassing to some Americans, to let members of the British Royal family visit an area known to squeeze 4,000 homeless people in a 50-square block, could actually be a wake-up call.
Inner-City Arts teaches children dancing, acting, music, and the visual arts. Ninety percent of the students are Hispanic and come from broken or unstable homes. That Prince William and Kate want to visit a place like Skid Row, instead of just spending time with the "elite," says a lot about them and how they embrace culture, especially in places where you would least expect it."
"The duke and duchess plan to work on ceramics and do some painting with 120 Elementary school kids on their visit. Prince William and his wife are to attend a teen dance troupe's performance. That the royal guests are coming is not lost on at least one teenage dance troupe member, 19-year-old Jessica Cornejo:
This is what's going on outside their castle. They're going to get a taste of what life is like for us. It's the best way to end that royal trip.
What might be embarrassing to some Americans, to let members of the British Royal family visit an area known to squeeze 4,000 homeless people in a 50-square block, could actually be a wake-up call.
Inner-City Arts teaches children dancing, acting, music, and the visual arts. Ninety percent of the students are Hispanic and come from broken or unstable homes. That Prince William and Kate want to visit a place like Skid Row, instead of just spending time with the "elite," says a lot about them and how they embrace culture, especially in places where you would least expect it."
Thursday, July 7, 2011
DO YOU SELL YOUR BLOOD OR PLASMA FOR EXTRA CASH?
Homeless, healthy homeless anyway, are often seen at blood and plasma centers selling theirs for cash, movie tickets, raffle prizes, gift cards from stores, or the latest - charge cards that are charged up so they can buy whatever they want.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
ABOUT NATALIE, THE HOMELESS WOMAN WHO RIDES THE SAME BUS ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT
Natalie's ankles are swollen because she never really gets to lay down unless she goes to a shelter in another, safer county.
She sleeps sitting up every night on a particular bus route.
Now we think this is kind of cool. Because the bus driver, a woman, knows Natalie's situation, and she never gives her a problem.
UPDATE AUGUST 2012 We are happy to say that we ran into Natalie and she's looking beautiful. Natalie was wearing make-up, had her hair done - shiny and sleek, and was casually dressed in black pants and sweater for her job. Natalie was given stability by a local shelter where she slept each night and was able to keep a small wardrobe, though she had to leave for the day. She managed to get a starter job working part time for a non-profit animal related charity where she is on commission. She is also dog and cat sitting in private homes.
She no longer looks exhausted.
She sleeps sitting up every night on a particular bus route.
Now we think this is kind of cool. Because the bus driver, a woman, knows Natalie's situation, and she never gives her a problem.
UPDATE AUGUST 2012 We are happy to say that we ran into Natalie and she's looking beautiful. Natalie was wearing make-up, had her hair done - shiny and sleek, and was casually dressed in black pants and sweater for her job. Natalie was given stability by a local shelter where she slept each night and was able to keep a small wardrobe, though she had to leave for the day. She managed to get a starter job working part time for a non-profit animal related charity where she is on commission. She is also dog and cat sitting in private homes.
She no longer looks exhausted.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
IS IT BETTER TO HAND OUT TO A BEGGER THAN GIVE TO A CHARITY?
Some people hate beggars bothering them, others are receptive: It gives them a chance to do a little something. SOME PEOPLE WANT THE TAX DEDUCTIONS and the SOCIALITE PARTY SCENE TO GIVE AWAY THEIR MONEY. They trust that non-profits will use the funds wisely!
Recently one of us used some of our EBT benefits to buy bread, peanut butter, and oranges to buy lunch for some of our homeless beggers. We didn't have the money cash and this way we knew the money would go to food.
Some people feel "So what if the guy uses this money to buy a beer? He needs it!"
Recently one of us used some of our EBT benefits to buy bread, peanut butter, and oranges to buy lunch for some of our homeless beggers. We didn't have the money cash and this way we knew the money would go to food.
Some people feel "So what if the guy uses this money to buy a beer? He needs it!"
Friday, July 1, 2011
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