The Bible, as usual, gives a mixed answer to the former. On the one hand, there are repeated entreaties to aid the stranger: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Is homelessness considered a sin or a crime?
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Homelessness Part 2…sort of: The Final Solution?
“Concentration moon, Over the camp in the valley, Concentration moon, Wish I was back in the alley with all of my friends, Still running free….” –Frank Zappa I wish I could quote […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: A day in the shelterhood
People who know my situation have asked, “Can you describe what it’s like to be homeless?” I’ve been pondering on that subject off and on for months. This is the result of […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Remembering Kelly Thomas part 1
You can’t discuss homelessness without having a concurrent discussion about how we as a society treat the mentally ill. And you can’t have a conversation about the homeless and mentally ill in […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS
Beware the Ides of March This is an urgent bulletin for all homeless, mentally and physically disabled people in Orange County: upcoming changes to CalFresh and Medi-Cal benefits may result in limitations […]
At Home with the Homeless
To go, or not to go? That is the question. To go, or not to go? That is the question. “Even if provided free of charge, the use of a toilet is […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: THE END OF DEMOCRACY! Mercy, mercy me–Trump’s plans for the unhoused
Now that Trump is the GOP candidate for POTUS–when you can’t even win your state, the state where you were Governor, you are officially toast–time to find out what Trump has planned […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS
When help hurts, and why, and what to try instead. “I was happy three days ago. Today I’m depressed. What happened? Nothing. An inner crutch slipped. Some poorly suppressed memory rose to […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: From sidewalk to shelter to housing.
Wait, for now. Distrust everything if you have to. But trust the hours. Haven’t they carried you everywhere up to now? –Galway Kinnell Transitioning from a homeless shelter to housing can be […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Home(less) for the Holidays
First and foremost, this columnist’s honest hopes are that you had a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever spiritually-oriented holiday you just finished celebrating. While playing a favorite Christmas mixtape, these lyrics […]
