ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED BECAUSE YOU REFUSED TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL? QUESTION FOR HOMELESS

We know someone who quit his job because he knew that the place he was working for was lying to customers and overcharging them. 


We know someone who quit her job because she couldn't deal with the sexual harassment going on all around her.


These people are homeless now.


Did you quit or get fired because you were expected to do something illegal or because you were a whistleblower?

FIFTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON'S WAR ON POVERTY - MEDICARE MEDICADE FOODSTAMPS and MORE

If you take government benefits you may have this President to Thank.  According to Peter Edelman, an author also associated with the Clinton administration, Johnson's own childhood and his experience as a teacher of poor Mexican children gave him empathy.  Watch this full video that includes commentary and clips from his WAR ON POVERTY speech.

KIRKUS REVIEW - PETER EDELMAN's Book SO RICH SO POOR

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY - 200th ANNIVERSARY 2013 - WALK FOR THE POOR

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY - A CATHOLIC CHARITY

Walk for the Poor
Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10am - 2pm. To benefit those living in poverty served by SVDPLA.
Lincoln Park, 3501 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90031. Registration $15. All walkers receive a T-shirt.
Register at: www.walkforthepoorla.org

HOW DO YOU COVER THE HUGE HOLE IN YOUR RESUME ?

Do you tell the interviewer the truth?

Interviewers!  Will you hire someone who admits to you that they were homeless?

IF YOU ARE IN A SHLETER WHAT HELP, IF ANY, HAVE YOU RECIEVED FROM SHELTER EMPLOYEES TO FIND WORK?

ALEXANDRIA HOUSE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

"Alexandria House is a transitional residence for single women and women with children in the process of moving from emergency shelter to permanent housing. We provide hospitality to approximately 24 women and children depending on family size. Women living in Alexandria House benefit from a supportive community and an encouraging environment. Residents meet monthly with a case manager to ensure that they are making progress towards their established goals, as well as to identify their need for services and resources.

Weekly house meetings also provide an opportunity to share personal successes and hopes and at the same time build community. Alexandria House's transitional housing program offers financial management, goal setting processes, childcare, counseling, healthcare, and access to other resources such as job search assistance, education, legal counsel, advocacy, and skill-building.

Over 80% of the women who have moved through the program have succeeded in securing financial stability and permanent housing.

Alexandria House is committed to changing the systematic injustices that keep women and children homeless and living in poverty. We engage residents and neighbors in community organizing activities and exercise our rights to peaceably gather to protest unjust social policies and systems."

Alexandria House
426 S. Alexandria Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: 213-381-2649

ATLANTA HOMELESS TASK FORCE

Atlanta George Homeless Task Force reminds us that if we see someone out in the cold they may have been turned away from a shelter... lots of information!