Help A Mother Out: Because every baby deserves a clean diaper.
Mother’s Day Call to Action
March 30, 2012 – 5:27 pm | 4 Comments

Babies need diapers. Help a Mother Out This Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 13.
 
Our goal for the 2012 Mother’s Day Campaign is to raise $30,000 in online donations in order to accelerate our impact. We …

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What we don’t see
April 6, 2009 – 6:30 am | No Comment

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The other night I was helping a friend move out of the area. My friend is a journalist who previously worked for a national newspaper and we were talking about the recent media blitz that …

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Bubble by the bay?
April 5, 2009 – 8:03 pm | No Comment

According to this article in the SFGate.com today, San Francisco has not been as hard hit by the recession as other regions of the state. Unfortunately, the number of families on the waiting list for …

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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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