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Broken Foster System Leaves L.A. Youth Unprepared For Adulthood
Comments (2) | children and family services, failed system, foster care, Homelessness, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, unemployment
(Molly Gray/Neon Tommy)
Kids leave the system without learning crucial life skills.
Read more...Town Hall Addresses Veteran Unemployment And Homelessness
Comments (1) | 50th district, assemblywoman betsy butler, department of veteran affairs, Education, Homelessness, jobs, Los Angeles and Region, Town Hall, unemployment, veterans
Assemblywoman Betsy Butler places veterans' rights among her highest priorities. (Creative Commons)
Veteran advocacy organizations, former servicemen gathered Friday.
Read more...Passion In Poverty: Festival For All Skid Row Artists
Comments (0) | Art, Festival for All Skid Row Artists, Homelessness, lapd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Poverty Department, poverty, Skid Row
Crushow Herring plays the roles of artist and father at the Festival for All Skid Row Artists. (Allegra Tepper)
SLIDESHOW: An unlikely assemblage of artists call Skid Row home.
Read more...Fatima Hussain: “I Thought There Were Opportunities In California.”
Comments (0) | Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report, fatima hussain, Homelessness, joblessness, Kenya, kenyan police, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles city hall, los angeles homeless, los angeles homeless shetler, magadishu somalia, Mexico, nairobi, Occupy LA, occupy los angeles, OccupyLA, somalian refugee, texas, unemployment
Fatima Hussain is petite. She’s not much taller than five feet and a few inches.
Skid Row Women Emerging From The Shadows Of Abuse Find Little Help
Comments (0) | alexis austin, andy bales, becky dennison, deborah burton, discrimination, downtown pathway home, downtown womens action coalition, gender abuse, homeless, Homelessness, la can, lamp community, Los Angeles, los angeles community action network, lydia trejo, rehab, sex abuse, Skid Row, trauma servies, Union Rescue Mission, vulnerability index
Women join forces to create their community.
Read more...Hunger Up Across the U.S., Survey Shows
Comments (1) | Conference of Mayors, homeless, homeless families, Homelessness, Hunger, National, Oregon, portland, poverty, survey, United States hunger
Only two cities surveyed didn't report a rise in requests for emergency food aid.
Read more...Newly Poor Seek Aid At Union Rescue Mission
Comments (0) | economic downturn, film industry, hollywood, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, recession, shelter, Skid Row, Social Service Agency
URM CEO Andy Bales speaks at the shelter's September Open House (Union Rescue Mission's Facebook)
From six-figure salary to homeless shelter: one family recounts their fall in this tough economy.
Read more...Clare Foundation: Fighting Addiction In Los Angeles
Comments (0) | alcoholism, Budget Cuts, drug addiction, economic downturn, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, rehabilitation, Santa Monica, Social Service Agency
Outside the Clare Foundation (Photo by Sophie Elkus)
At the Clare Foundation, treatment for patients now comes at a cost.
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Snapshots Of Boyle Heights' Arts District
Comments (5) | Boyle Heights, city council, District 14, employment, Gold Line, Homelessness, Jose Huizar, Local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, metro, Rudy Martinez
The working class and arts communities converge on First Street.
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