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Reusing Disposable Diapers
March 31, 2009 – 10:01 pm | One Comment
Reusing Disposable Diapers

Came across this article on mom’s washing and reusing their disposable diapers:
Welcome to life in Mendota – the unemployment capital of California. With a 41% jobless rate, the town’s social fabric is tearing at the …

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March, 2009 Articles of Interest
March 31, 2009 – 4:58 am | No Comment

Tarp Nation – New American Media 3.29.09
California’s Own Hooverville, Circa 2009 – Mother Jones 3.26.09
Hidden homeless emerge as U.S. economy worsens – Reuters 3.26.09
Fighting Her Way Out Of Homelessness – CBS The Early Show 3.26.09
Cities …

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Did You Hear The One About…
March 30, 2009 – 6:41 am | No Comment
Did You Hear The One About…

My Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious teen babysitter/mother’s helper, Miss K., recently relayed this joke to me:
“Over the weekend in D.C., first lady Michelle Obama was at a homeless shelter serving food to the homeless. Isn’t that nice? Reaching …

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Have You Found Parking?
March 29, 2009 – 11:02 am | No Comment
Have You Found Parking?

I recently found this article from last summer by way of the LA Homeless Blog:
With numbers rising, New Beginnings, a homeless agency in Santa Barbara, California, has launched a Safe Parking Programme, aiming to provide …

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Reuters reports on St. John’s Shelter
March 26, 2009 – 7:31 pm | No Comment

Hi. Please read this article. Even if you don’t live in Sacramento. Even if you don’t live in California.
Nearby St. John’s Shelter, which caters to women and children, has been running at or near capacity …

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Some say it is going to get worse
March 26, 2009 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Some say it is going to get worse

From today’s New York Times:

The problem in Fresno is different in that it is both chronic and largely outside the national limelight. Homelessness here has long been fed by the ups and downs in seasonal …

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