Half time at the SOUPer Bowl

TEAM PATH has been delivered. Well, most of it has,

197 + 164 + 73 =434, and the Glendale MAXIMUS  satellite office contribution has not been counted yet.

I was worried. Worried that no one would buy into my food drive idea. I had nightmares of walking in with 1 box of cans and an apology.  Next, I felt bad that the teams were 5 to 4.   Five units for Burbank Temporary Aid Center vs. Four for PATH. I expected BTAC to collect more food and win hands down. Cans counted . .  and wow, I was so wrong.

Reception was the unit who brought in the most food, and TEAM PATH collectively filled my car to the point that I was in danger of being buried by boxes of cans and soup. (Did I tell you the Scion is being re-maned The Sleigh? I love you, Toyota!) In recognition of all of their work, they were given a frame-able certificate, trophy, and the front office covered with balloons.  All of the prizes coast a grand total of $3.28 .

Bruce Ratner – who is he?

I recieved a track back to the blog stating that the Barclay’s evicting a NYC homeless shelter is the work of Bruce Ratner. Please educate me.

271 Food Banks in LA

Name	Address	City	Zip Code	Distribution Times
Los Angeles Housing	2701 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	4th Fri; 2p-4p
Temple-Westlake N.D.C.	2328 W. Temple Street	Los Angeles	90026	2nd Sat; 9a - 12p
Altadena S.D.A. Church	2609 N. Lincoln Avenue	Altadena	91001	2nd and 4th Tuesday 9 – 12
Catholic Charities	4171 Tyler Avenue	El Monte	91731	Mon, Wed, Thur,Fri; 9am-1pm
Ephesus S.D.A. Church	7005 S. Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90047	3rd.Friday  6:00pm – 7:00pm
St. Mary’s Place	7033 Milton Avenue	Whittier	90602	Mo, Tu, Wd; 9a – 12p & Sat;9a 11a
St. Francis Center	1835 S. Hope Street	Los Angeles	90015	Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday @ 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p
El Monte/South Emergency	2645 Lee Avenue #6	South El Monte	91733	Monday-Friday 8:00 – 5:00 deliveries
Emergency Food & Clothing	444 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Tues & Wed; 10a-3p
First Church of God Chrisitian	2941 W. 70th Street	Los Angeles	90043	2nd and 4th Friday 6:00a-7:00a
Berean S.D.A. Church	4211 W. Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	3rd Thursday 9-11
St. Lawrence of Brindisi	10122 Compton Avenue	Los Angeles	90002	Tue & Thu; 7a - 830a
North Hollywood Interfaith	4390 Colfax Avenue	North Hollywood	91604	Mon;9a -1p & Fri; 8:30a -1p
Santa Clarita Valley Food	24133 Railroad Ave.	Newhall	91321	M-Th 9-12, 1st Sat 10-2, 3rd  Fri; 9a-12p
St. Thomas Center	2727 W.  Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	1st, 2nd & 3rd Sat; 6a – 9a
Pomona Inland Valley Council	1753 N. Park Avenue	Pomona	91768	No Monitor Needed – No distr. from this site
Lutheran Social Services of	6425 Tyrone Avenue	Van Nuys	91401	Tue-Fri; 10a-12p  & 1p-3p
Tamarind Avenue S.D.A. Church	417 S. Tamarind Ave.	Compton	90220	2nd Tue;10a-1p
Maranatha S.D.A. Community	3569 W. Manchester Blvd.	Inglewood	90305	4th Sat; 2:30p - 3:30p
Sunland Tujunga T.A.C.	7747 Foothill Blvd.	Tujunga	91042	Wed, Thu, Fri; 9a – 11:30a
Watts Labor Community Action	958 E. 108th Street	Los Angeles	90059	M – F 9a- 5p for Homeless, Fam. 2nd & 4th Fr 10-2
People for People	860 East Mission Drive	San Gabriel	91776	Tue,Wed,Thu;9a-3p Fri; 8a-1p
Bethel S.D.A. Church	1921 N. Garey Avenue	Pomona	91767-2719	W; 530-730pm
Interfaith Food Center	14545 Leffingwell Road	Whittier	90604	Mo- Tu, Th, Fr: 9a-10a & 1030a-12p Tuesday; 5p-7p
Foothill Unity Center	415 W. Chestnut Avenue	Monrovia	91016	Mon, Wed, & Fri 9a-1130a
University S.D.A. Church	1135 Martin Luther Kin Jr. Bl.	Los Angeles	90037	Wed; 1p-2p
First Presbyterian Church	1809 West Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	1st Sunday 12:30-2pm & 3rd Saturday 9a-11am
Our Lady Queen of Angels	535 N. Main Street	Los Angeles	90012	Fri; 8a - 11a
First Presbyterian Church	6054 Yucca Street	Hollywood	90028	Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri; 10a-12p
Chinese Community Service	1520 Glendale Blvd.	Los Angeles	90026	4th Wednesday 7:45a-9:00a
Church of the Epiphany	2808 Altura Street	Los Angeles	90031	Tuesdays 8:30a-1:30p
Church of the Redeemer	3739 North Monterey Avenue	Baldwin Park	91706	4th Sat; 8am-10am
Food Net	3333 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400	Los Angeles	90010	Main Office – No Monitoring Needed
Holy Cross Center	104 W. 47th Place	Los Angeles	90037	Mon, Wed,  Fri; 9a – 1130a
Willowbrook Project	11901 S. Willowbrook Avenue	Los Angeles	90059	2nd Wed; 5p - 7p & 3rd Sat; 12p-2p
St. Agnes Parish	2625 S. Vermont Avenue	Los Angeles	90007	Mo, Tu, Th, Fr; 9a -1030a
Our Saviour Center	4368 Santa Anita Avenue	EL Monte	91731	Tue,Thu, Sat; 10a - 1p
Loaves & Fishes-Canoga Park	21600 Hart Street	Canoga Park	91303	Mon, Wed, Fri; 9a – 12p
All Peoples Christian Center	822 E. 20th Street	Los Angeles	90011	Fridays 12:00-5:00
Fifty Fourth Street S.D.A.	1973 West 54th Street	Los Angeles	90062	2nd & 4th Tuesday 8:30am – 10:30am
Prince of Peace Coalition	5700 Rudnick Avenue	Woodland Hills	91367	Mon – Thu; 10a – 3p & Fri; 10a – 12p
St. James Episcopal Church	3903 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90010	Tue & Thu; 8a – 9a
St. Athanasius & St. Paul	840 Echo Park Avenue	Los Angeles	90026	Friday 8:30a – 10:00a
St. Phillip Episcopal Church	2800 Stanford Avenue	Los Angeles	90011	2nd and 4th Tue; 6a-9:30a
San Gabriel Valley Y.W.C.A.	510 North Vineland Avenue	La Puente	91746	Fri; 1030a – 11a
Sacred Heart Church	2210 Sichel Street	Los Angeles	90031	1st & 3rd Thurs. 10:30a -1:00pm
Salvation Army-Whittier	7926 Pickering Avenue	Whittier	90602	M-F; 1-3pm
Church of the Nazarene	2703 Walnut Grove Avenue	Rosemead	91770	3rd Saturday 10a- 12p
First African Methodist	2270 S. Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	4th Saturday 9-12
First Church of the Nazarene	3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Thursdays 2-4 pm
Estelle Van Meter Multipurpose	606 E. 76th Street	Los Angeles	90001	1st & 3rd Wed; 9a-10:30a
Tujunga United Methodist	9901 Tujunga Canyon Blvd.	Tujunga	91042	Mon, Wed, Fri; 11a – 1p &  4th Sat; 11a – 1p
St. Cecilia Catholic Church	4230 S. Normandie Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	3rd Sat; 9a – 10:00 a.m.
Bethesda Temple Church	4909 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	4th Saturday 1-3pm
Trinity Baptist Church L.A.	2040 W. Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Wed; 9:30a-11a
Iglesia la Puerta Abierta	5017 E. Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Wed; 7p – 9p & Sun; 10a – 12p
St. John Vianney Church	1345 Turnbull Canyon Road	Hacienda Heights	91745	Sats: 8:30am-12:30 pm
Children of the Shepherd	1072 N. El Centro Avenue	Hollywood	90038	3rd Sat; 9-noon
Van Nuys S.D.A Church	14615 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Sat; 2p - 4p
Grace Resource Center, Inc.	45134 N. Sierra Hwy.	Lancaster	93534	Tu,Wd, Th; 10a – 11a & 1p – 2p / Wd = spanish
Testimonial Community Love Ctr	5701 S. Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90062	Thu;9a – till food runs out
Cornerstone Christian Ministry	11449 Sproule Avenue	Pacoima	91331	Thurs. 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Los Angeles Central City	650 W. 21st Street	Los Angeles	90008	3rd Tue; 12p – 2p
Christ the Good Shepherd	3303 W. Vernon Avenue	Los Angeles	90008	4th Friday; 9:30-1p
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church	4509 Mercury Avenue	Los Angeles	90032	1st & 3rd Thu; 8a-12p
Faith United Presbyterian	115 N. Avenue 53	Los Angeles	90042	1st & 3rd  Friday9:30-11:30
Holy Family Giving Bank	1524 Fremont Avenue	South Pasadena	91030	Mon; 9a – 10:45a
Redeemer Lutheran Outreach	8520 Winnetka Avenue	Winnetka	91306	Wed & Fri; 10a-3p; Thur; 10a-12p
Central Filipino S.D.A. Church	777 Colorado Blvd.	Los Angeles	90041	3rd Tuesday 9a – 12p
St. Catherine Laboure Catholic	3846 Redondo Beach Blvd.	Torrance	90504	4th Sat; 11a-2pm
Guadalupe Food Program	4018 East Hammel Street	Los Angeles	90063	Wed; 7a – 10a
First Unitarian Church	2936 W. 8th Street	Los Angeles	90005	Saturdays 8:00 – 10:00
Good News Prayer Center	7714 S. Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90047	3rd Sat; 10a – 1200p
Valley Vineyard	6642 Reseda Blvd.	Reseda	91335	Sat. 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Belvue Presbyterian Church	675 E. 118th Street	Los Angeles	90059	3rd or 4th Thursday 10:00-12:00
St. Lawrence Martyr Parish	1900 S. Prospect Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	Sat; 9a – 10a. 1st Sat. 7a-12p
First Bilingual Baptist Church	9133 Mines Avenue	Pico Rivera	90660	4th Thurs; 12p-2:30 p
All Souls Christian Center	5125 S. Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	2nd Sun 3:30-5p
St. Brigid Catholic Church	5214 S. Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90062	3rd Fri; 930a -11a
Greater Cornerstone Baptist	5946 S. Figueroa Street	Los Angeles	90003	8a – 930a/ every other wed.
Glendale Filipino S.D.A.	606 S. Louise Street	Glendale	91205	Wednesdays  10a – 11:30a
Grace United Methodist Church	4112 W. Slauson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	3rd Friday;10:30a-1p
Hope Chapel Foursquare Church	2420 Pacific Coast Highway	Hermosa Beach	90254	Mon,630-8p; Wed & Fri;9a-12p&1p-4p
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran	2670 La Tierra Street	Pasadena	91107	Tue & Wed; 12p – 2pm
St. Joseph Catholic Chuch	11886 S. Acacia Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	2nd Sunday; 8a – 12p
Presentation of Mary Catholic	6406 Parmelee Avenue	Los Angeles	90001	3rd Tue 9am-10:30am
St. John Coptic Orthodox	21329 Cienega Avenue	Covina	91724	1st & 3rd Thurs 4:30-5:30,Sat 7:30-8:3pm, Sun12-1
Central Spanish S.D.A. Church	1366 S. Alvarado Street	Los Angeles	90006	1st & 4th Sat; 6:30p-8:30p
JFS/SOVA Community Food	16439 Vanowen Street	Van Nuys	91406	Mo & We;10a-145p Fr;10a-1:15/ Su;930-1145
Trinity Baptist Church Downey	8219 Florence Avenue	Downey	90240	Sun; 130p-2:30p
White Memorial S.D.A. Church	401 N. State Street	Los Angeles	90033	Tues; 10a – 12p (not 5th Tues)
St. Mary & St. Athanasius	17431 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Tue & Sun; 9a – 1p & as needed
Pilgrim’s Hope Baptist Church	7016 S. Compton Avenue	Los Angeles	90001	2nd Wed; 9a -11:30a
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church	1180 North Lincoln Avenue	Pasadena	91103	3rd Wed; 10a – 12p
Figueroa Church of Christ	455 W. 57th Street	Los Angeles	90037	Tues & Thurs; 9a-11:30a
Christian Association	5814 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90035	4th Fri. & Sat; 10:00a-1:00p
Door of Hope Community Center	1414 South Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Mon, Tue and Thurs 8:00-12:00
Gardena S.D.A. Church	16113 S. Denker Avenue	Gardena	90247	4th Thu; 1130a – 130p
Hawaiian Gardens Food Bank	21411 Norwalk Blvd.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Wed; 2p-6p & Thu; 9:30am-3:30pm
Shekinah Worship Center	42640 10th Street W.	Lancaster	93534	Last Sat; 12p – 2:30p
Salvation Army-Huntington Park	2965 E. Gage Avenue	Huntington Park	90255	Th; 1-4pm
East L.A. Bilingual S.D.A.	700 Hoefner Avenue	Los Angeles	90022	Wed; 7p-8:15 pm; 1st & 3rd Sat; 12:15p-1:30p
St. Peter Claver Center	4202 W. Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	Mo, Wd, Fr; 9a – 12p & 1p – 3p
West Angeles Community	3045 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	Monday-Thursday 10-12 & 2-5pm  Fridays appts. only
Our Lady of Talpa Church	427 S. Evergreen Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	3rd Tue; 1p – 3p
Our Lady of Miraculous Medal	820 N. Garfield Avenue	Montebello	90640	M;330a-430p, T9-10a, W10-12a, Th 7-8p, F3:30-4:30
Los Angeles First Church of	3401 W. 3rd Street	Los Angeles	90020	2nd, last Sun; 5pm-5:45pm
Burbank Temporary Aid Center	1304 W. Burbank Blvd.	Burbank	91506	Monday-Friday 9-12 & 1:30 -5pm
All Saints Conference	3431 Portola Avenue	Los Angeles	90032	2nd and 4th Friday 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Antelope Valley S.D.A. Church	836 E. Avenue I	Lancaster	93535	2nd &  4th Sat; 230p - 430p
Star Christian School	2120 Estrella Avenue	Los Angeles	90007	2nd. & 4th Sat 9a-10a
Crenshaw United Methodist	3740 Don Felipe Drive	Los Angeles	90008	3rd Saturday 10:00-12:00
U.S. Center for World Mission	1605 E. Elizabeth Street	Pasadena	91104	Thu; 12-1p
Shields for Families	11705 Deputy Yamamoto Place	Lynwood	90262	Thu; 10a – 2p
Immanuel Presbyterian Church	3300 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90010	Mon, Tue, Wed; 1130a – 1p
His Helping Hands	25501 Oak Street	Lomita	90717	2nd & 4thThursday 6:00pm  – 7:00pm
Palmdale S.D.A. Church	1758 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	2nd & 4th Sun 9:30am – 11:30am
San Miguel Church	2214 E. 108th Street	Los Angeles	90059	3rd  SAT. 8a-10a
Hope International Bible	4903 Fountain Avenue	Los Angeles	90029	2nd Sat; 9a – 10a
Soul Christian Assembly Church	17145 Devonshire St.	Northridge	91325	Sat; 10a -12:00p
Living Truth Christian	5873 S. Normandie Avenue	Los Angeles	90044	Tues. 1 – 4:00  & as needed
Baldwin Park Bilingual S.D.A.	13965 East Ramona Parkway	Baldwin Park	91706	Wed 7- 7:30 pm; Saturday as needed
Mission Church of the Hour	3611 S. Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90018	Mon 9a-1p
Black Foundation	4571 W. Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	2nd and 4th Thursday; 1pm-2pm
First New Christian Fellowship	1555 W. 108th Street	Los Angeles	90047	Thursday 9:00 – 11:00
MAK Foundation	607 N. Vermont Avenue	Los Angeles	90004	Fri; 1p-3p
San Pedro Temple Corps	138 S. Bandini Street	San Pedro	90731	Wed & Fri; 9a – 12p & 1p – 3p
Evangelist Prayer Center	6101 S. Main Street	Los Angeles	90003	4th Sat; 9a-1p
Iglesia Pentecostes	122 South Evergreen Avenue	Los Angeles	90033	Sat; 3p – 4p
St. Bernard Youth Ministry	2515 W. Avenue 33	Los Angeles	90065	Thu; 10a-12p / Fri; 530p – 7p
St. Gregory the Great	13513-A Telegraph Road	Whittier	90605	Mon – Thu; 10a – 2p
Iglesia Familia de Dios	4323 Amistad Avenue	Pico Rivera	90660	1st & 3rd Wed; 930a – 12:00p
Agape Foundation Against	7616 Miramonte Bl.	Los Angeles	90001	1st and 3rd Wednesdays 9-11:00
Emmanuel Church Garden of	11844 Centralia Road	Lakewood	90715	Sat; 11a – 1p
St. Joseph Conference	1150 W. Holt Ave.	Pomona	91768	Mo, Wd, Fr; 9a – 11a
Bethel Unspeakable Joy	8724 S. Central Avenue	Los Angeles	90002	2nd and 4th Saturday 8-10
Wilshire Presbyterian Church	309 S. Oxford Ave.	Los Angeles	90020	Monday. 10a-12p
Compton Community S.D.A.	1226 W. Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	3rd W; 10-noon
Shiloh Missionary Christian	8916 Main Street	Los Angeles	90003	Fridays 1 – 2 p.m.
West Adams Church of Christ	4959 W. Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	3rd Sat; 12p – 2p or till food is gone
Wilshire Christian Church	634 S. Normandie Avenue	Los Angeles	90005	Wd; 8:00AM – 9:15AM
Hollywood Community Housing	1805 Wilcox St.	Hollywood	90028	Mon-Thu;10a – 5p, Friday 10a – 4p
Proclaiming Freedom	4678 W. Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	2nd & 4th Sat; 12p-2p
Tri-City Labor Community	3544 Slauson Ave.	Maywood	90270	2nd Tues;10a-12p, Every other Wed. 9a-2:30p
House of Prayer Fellowship	4408 Dozier Street	Los Angeles	90022	4th Sat. 9:00am-12:00 pm
International Families Assoc.	1741 Gardena Avenue	Glendale	91204	Mon;3:30p – 7p
Littlerock Community	7854 Pearlblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	every other Tue; 5p – 630p
Lake Avenue Community	500 E.Villa  Avenue	Pasadena	91101	Fri 12:30-2:00 pm
Touch of Kindness	101 S. La Brea Avenue	Los Angeles	90036	Thu; 6p – 8pm
Vermont Square U.M.C.	4410 S. Budlong Avenue	Los Angeles	90037	3rd Tue; 1p – 3p
Christ Gospel Prayer Center	4228 S. Vermont Avenue	Los Angeles	90037	Wednesdays 11:00a-1:30p
Fuller Theological Seminary	135 North Oakland Avenue	Pasadena	91182	Wednesday;11a-2p
Pasadena Spanish S.D.A.	1506 N. Lake Ave.	Pasadena	91104	Wednesday; 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Loaves & Fishes-Glendale	4322 San Fernando Road	Glendale	91204	Mo. Tu. Wd. Fri. – 10a-12p & 115p- 330p
St. Elizabeth Church	6640 Cedros Avenue	Van Nuys	91405	Tues &  Thurs 11a – 1p
First Baptist Church	760 South Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Fri; 8a – 9a
First Family Church	8434 S. Greenleaf Avenue	Whittier	90602	Sat; 9a – 12p & Sun; 1215p - 115p
Harbor Community Church of God	21521 South Avalon Blvd.	Carson	90745	Thu; 2p – 4p
St. Andrew Catholic Church	311 North Raymond Avenue	Pasadena	91103	Tue & Sat; 930a – 11a
Los Angeles Faith Chapel	3818 W. Imperial Highway	Inglewood	90303	Wed; 4p-7p, Sat; 12p-5p Sun; 2p-630p
S.V.P.- Our Lady of the	435 Berkeley Avenue	Claremont	91711	Tuesdays-Thursdays/By appt. only
Total Restoration Ministries	8925 E. Vermont	Los Angeles	90044	Sun. 2:00 p.m. – till food runs out
Asension Lutheran Church	3533 W. 58th Place	Los Angeles	90043	W; 9-11am
Adventist International	4305 Caledonia Way	Los Angeles	90065	Sa; 1-3pm
Living Springs Foursquare	17134 E. Ave O	Palmdale	93591	Wednesday; 8a-10a
Normandie Community Dev. Food	3801 South Normandie Avenue	Los Angeles	90037	Every other Saturday;11:45am-1:00pm
Palmdale Foursquare Church	38325 10th Street East	Palmdale	93550	2nd & 4th Tue; 10a – 12p
Second Samoan Congregational	655 Cedar Avenue	Long Beach	90802	Mon, Wed, &  Fri; 9a – 11a
Lady Bug Ministry	14725 Gramercy Place	Gardena	90247	last Fri; 10a – 11a
Heavenly Vision Church	841 W. 85th Street	Los Angeles	90044	Sat; 10a – 230p
Covina Assembly of God	250 E. San Bernardino Rd.	Covina	91723	Tuesday-Friday 2:00-4:00
La Puente Spanish S.D.A.	18047 Valley Blvd.	City of Industry	91744	WED. 8-9 PM
Immaculate Heart of Mary	4954 Santa Monica Blvd.	Los Angeles	90029	Mon. & Fri; 10a-11a
East Palmdale Foursquare	1817 E. Avenue Q.	Palmdale	93550	4th Sat; 9a-1p
Islamic Center of Southern CA	434 S. Vermont Blvd.	Los Angeles	90020	Saturday;11a-12p
Inglewood Southside Christian	3947 W. 104th Street	Inglewood	90303	2nd Saturday 10AM – 1 PM
Christ’s Community Church	10216 S. Denker Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	ThF 10-noon
Robbins Memorial Church	3868 W. 54th Street	Los Angeles	90043	1st Wed; 8a-9:30a
Help Me Help You	525 E. 7th Street	Long Beach	90813	Wednesdays 9am-12pm
Love & Faith Christian Center	8505 S. Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	MON,WED, FRI 8:00AM -10:00AM
Iglesia del Nazareno	14254 E. Los Angeles St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Wednesday 6pm
CCC Ebenezery Parish	8803-8807 S. Broadway St.	Los Angeles	90003	Sat; 9:30a-12:30p
Filipino Christian Church	301 N. Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90026	2nd & 4th Sat, 1st & 3th Sunday
First Southern Baptist Church	603 E. Lancaster Blvd.	Lancaster	93535	Sat; 10a-12p
Wilshire Boulevard Temple	3663 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90010	Sunday; 9a-9:30 am
St. Mark Missionary Baptist	5017 Compton Avenue	Los Angeles	90011	Wed;8a- 10a
Gardena Valley Assembly of God	1473 W. 182nd Street	Gardena	90248	Sunday; 12:30pm-1:30pm
St. George Church	15721 Cornuta Ave.	Bellflower	90706	1st & 3rd Thurs. 4p-6p
Cory’s Kitchen	1418 Arrow Highway	Irwindale	91706	Tues.& Fri; 6p-8p
Normont Terrace Coordinating	981 Harbor Village Drive	Harbor City	90710	Weds; 11a-12p
First United Methodist Church	15701 Hill St.	La Puente	91744	Last Sunday 11:30a-12:30p
Sowing Seeds for Life	1350 Arrow Hwy	La Verne	91750	1st & 3rd Wednesday 3-5pm
New Life in Christ Full Gospel	8301 S. Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Last  Sat; 9a-12p
Family Mennonite Church	6520 S. Normandie Avenue	Los Angeles	90044	2nd and 3rd Sunday 12:00-2:00pm
Foursquare Missionary Church	1828 S. Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90006	Fridays 4:00pm-6:00pm
Mt. Sinai C.O.G.I.C.	936 W. Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	3rd Saturday; 10a-2p
Filipino Baptist Fellowship of	2155 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90806	3rd Saturday 10a-1p
Chapel of Peace Lutheran	1009 N. Market Street	Inglewood	90302	3rd Saturday; 9:00am-12:00pm
City of Truth Ministries	20850 Leapwood Ave. Suite J	Carson	90746	Sat. & Sun; 2p-4p
The Lord’s Church	9701 Flower St.	Bellflower	90706	3rd Friday of the month  8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Hechos 2:19	1600 Praire Ave.	Inglewood	90303	1st & 3rd Sunday; 4p-7p
Peace Lutheran Church	11690 Fenton Avenue	Lake View Terrace	91342	Saturday; 9:00am-11:00am
New Philadelphia AME Church	19100 Susana Road	Rancho Dominguez	90221	First Saturday of the Month; 10a-4p
CA. Dept. of Corrections	333 E. Walnut Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Wednesday; 8:15am-9:30am
Compton Welfare Rights, Org	528 W. Almond Street	Compton	90220	2nd Wed. 7:00-2:00pm
Ed & Frankie Benson	4232 West Ave. L	Quartz Hill	93536	Tuesday & Thursday; 10a-12p
Maywood Police Department	4801 E. 58th St.	Maywood	90270	3rd Friday; 8:30am-9:30am
Upper Room Pentecostal	2609 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Los Angeles	90008	Tues-Sat; 7a-7p
Imani Economic & Community	510 W. Monterey Ave.	Pomona	91768	3rd Saturday; 11a-3p
The Assembling Faith	1233 W. 91st St.	Los Angeles	90044	1st & 3rd Wed; 12p-1:30p
Greater New Morning Star B.C.	210 W. Florence Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Sat; 10:30a-2:30p Sun; 1:30p- 3p
CA Dept. of Corrections &	8737 Van Nuys Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Mon. & Fri.; 10-1p
Salvation Army – Glendale	320 W. Windsor  Road	Glendale	91204	Mon – Fri 10 am – 1:30 p & 2 – 3 p
3 Starrs Education, Inc.	1601 E. 113th Street	Los Angeles	90059	Sat. 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ministerio a la Luz	2216 E. Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Love and Unity Chruch of God	1840 S. Wilmington Avenue	Compton	90220	4th Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
California Drug Counseling	659 E. Walnut Street	Pasadena	91101	Friday 3-4 p.m.
Pentecostal Chapel	6301 Miles Ave	Huntington Park	90255	Mon; 10a-2p
Communities Outreach	5268 Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	F; 11-noon
United African Church	1745 W. 55th Street	Los Angeles	90062	Biweekly on Sun; 1230p – 130p – 10/12, 10/26
Greater New Jerusalem	10127 S. San Pedro Street	Los Angeles	90003	Thursdays; 12p – 2p
Inglewood Church of Christ	323 S. Eucalyptus Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Fridays 10:30 – 12:00
Positive Imaje	4301 Carlin Ave #2	Lynwood	90262	Last Sat; 10a-1p
Boyle Heights Christian Center	1516 E. First Street	Los Angeles	90033	W; 830p-930p
Christ Centered Ministries	742 N. La Brea Avenue	Inglewood	90302	3rd Saturday 10:00-12:00
Bethel AME Church	7919 S.  Western Avenue	Los Angeles	90047	Wednesdays 9-12
Paramount Care Foundation	15942 Virginia Avenue	Paramount	90723	1st & 3rd Fri; 9:30a – 10:30a
House of Praise	2414 W. Slauson Avenue	Los Angeles	90043	Thu; 12a -3p
Another Chance Outreach	439 W. Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Saturdays 10:00-3:00
Rosewood Church	10115 E. Rose Street	Bellflower	90706	Fri; 3p -4p
Community Church of God	5014 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Shiloh Life Temple	9120 S. Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Sat; 7a-1p
Travelers Rest Missionary B.C.	1417 E. Florence Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Wed; 11a – 1p
Welcome Community Church	5904 S. San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	TUE. 10:00-1:00PM-1st & 3rd
Victory Baptist Church	4802 South McKinley Avenue	Los Angeles	90011	Fri -10 a.m. till food is gone
Vision of Hope Outreach	5951 S. San Pedro	Los Angeles	90003	Sat; 3p – 4p
The Acton Presbyterian Church	32142 North Crown Valley Road	Acton	93510	2ND THU. 10:00AM-11:30AM
Santa Clarita Valley Food	23520 Wiley Canyon Rd.	Valencia	91355	3rd. Thurs. 10a-11:30a MOBILE PANTRY
Santa Clarita Valley	18701 Flying Tiger Dr.	Santa Clarita	91351	2nd Tue;10a-11:30 MOBILE PANTRY
SCV Food Pantry- Bouquet	26705 Bouquet CYN	Saugus	91350	3rd Tue; 10a-11:30a
Pomona Inland Valley Council	1095 W. Grand Avenue	Pomona	91766	Mon-Thurs;9a-3p
Pomona Inland Valley	904 E. California St.	Ontario	91761	Mon-Thu;9a-3p
A New Beginning Learning	9535 S. Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	1st and 3rd Wed 10:00-1:00pm
Foothill Unity Center	191 N. Oak Avenue	Pasadena	91107	Tue & Thur 9:00-11:30; Wed 1p-3:30p
Food Net/San Gabriel Valley	1441 Santa Anita Avenue	South El Monte	91733	1st & 4th Wednesdays 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Food Net/East Rancho Dominguez	4513 E. Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	2nd and 3rd Thursday 10:00-12:00
Food Net-Centro Maravilla	4716 E. Cesar Chavez Avenue	Los Angeles	90022	Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
Food Net/Asian Service Center	14112 Kingsley Drive	Gardena	90249	2nd, 3rd and 4th Monday 3:30-5:30
Food Net/East L.A. Center	133 N. Sunol Drive	Los Angeles	90063	Monday-Wednesday and Fridays 9:30-12:30, 1:30-4:00
Food Net/Florence-Firestone	7807 S. Compton Avenue	Los Angeles	90001	Monday-Friday 8:00-12:00
Food Net/San Fernando Valley	7555 Van Nuys Blvd.	Van Nuys	91405	Fridays 9:00-12:00
Food Net/Willowbrook Senior	12915 S. Jarvis Ave.	Los Angeles	90061	2nd and 4th Wednesday 10:00-11:00
Food Net/Santa Clarita Service	24271 San Fernando Road	Newhall	91321	Tuesday-Fridays 1:00-4:00
Food Net/San Pedro Service	769 W. Third Street	San Pedro	90731	Monday-Friday 2p-4:30p
Prince of Peace/Family Rescue	22103 Van Owen Street	Canoga Park	91303	Mon-Fri 9a-1p
WSFB-St. Gerard’s	4439 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Tue & Th; 830a – 12p & 1p – 4p
WSFB-St. Anne’s Social Service	2011 Colorado Ave.	Santa Monica	90404	1st Tue; 4p – 530p
WSFB-St. Joseph’s Center	204 Hampton Drive	Venice	90291	Tue- Fri; 9a – 12p
WSFB-L.A.X. Pantry	355 E. Beach St.	Inglewood	90045	Tues & Friday 11:00 – 12:30
WSFB-St. Augustine SAVES	3820 Jasmine Ave.	Culver City	90232	Mon,Wed,Fri; 9a – 1145a
WSFB-Delaware Avenue Food	1845 20th Street	Santa Monica	90404	Sun; 8a – 3p
WSFB-Holman United Methodist	3320 W. Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Mon,Wed,Fri; 1p – 230p
WSFB-Salvation Army Social	1533 4th Street	Santa Monica	90401	M-F 8:30-10:30 AM
M.E.N.D./Our Lady of Peace	15444 Nordhoff St.	Mission Hills	91345	2nd & 4th Saturday 10am-3pm
M.E.N.D./ St. Didacus	14339 Astoria Street	Sylmar	91342	Last Saturday 12pm-3pm
First Church of the Nazarene	9 W. Mendocino St.	Altadena	91001	1st & 3rd Thursday; 2p-4p
SOVA West	8846 W. Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90035	Mo, Wd, Fr; 10a-145p.. 1st & 3rd Sun; 930a-1145a
SOVA Metro	7563 1/2 Beverly Blvd.	Los Angeles	90036	Mon & Wed; 10a – 145p,  & FRI. 10:00AM-1:15PM
Cory’s Kitchen-Nueva Esperanza	4810 Huntington Drive South	El Sereno	90032	Wednesday; 6p-8p & Sunday; 2p-3p
Hechos 2:19	3523 W. Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	2nd & 4th Sunday; 4p-7p
Childrens Hospital of L.A.	4610 Hollywood Blvd.	Hollywood	90027	1st and 3rd Wednesday 10a-12p

This list is published on the Los Angeles County Department of Public and Social Services web page

exposing Twitter attitudes towards Homeless

Direct quotes from a Twitter timeline search for homeless

KelvinHaze Homeless #PLUSSIDE im saving money on my electric bill.

dave_smith_ii #funnierthanjimmyfallon A homeless guy carrying a bloody spork. 3 minutes ago from web

fvsdacc (its mark here). . . Am putting my chest up for a sponsored waxing for the Homeless Home which is gonna b witnessed… http://bit.ly/9wPA9j

BlahMaxine Homeless of the streets giving handjobs for crack. 6 minutes ago from UberTwitterUberTwitter

sarahehoward To the bro who parked his BMW in the middle of College by Paradigm: park correctly the next time you drunkenly help/chat w/ a homeless guy. 6 minutes ago from web

fox8news A homeless veteran is remembered by people of northeast Ohio. Not only because of his heroism, but because of his… http://bit.ly/9hUDiz 8 minutes ago from Facebook

whiteeagle44 America the home of the job free society. (yes the home of the free, the home of the home free (homeless) stand tall and be proud! 8 minutes ago from web

FACLC @BarleyBoy20 I met a drunk homeless guy who probably would murder a dozen babies in return for a shot of bourbon. So something way better. 8 minutes ago from TweetDeck

NonProfitBlogs Winter Olympics on slippery slope after Vancouver crackdown on homeless http://dlvr.it/1LkB 9 minutes ago from dlvr.it

OSUBEX @laurenfrance You like all those high fives from the homeless man? who knows where his hands have been ha ha ha 9 minutes ago from mobile web

juliefucknbaby #ItKillsMe to see every homeless person with the same damn sign…uhh something is strange about that.they all write the same? 9 minutes ago from web

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Do you see a pattern or a trend here? The prevailing attitude is disgust and dark humor. This stigma on homelessness makes it a difficult situation to be in and ask for help. It also makes my job unpopular with large portions of the population who share these attitudes.

Job openings in the Homeless arena

If you have a good heart, don’t need a lot of money, have great problem solving skills, are good with people,  and come equipped with working boundaries: consider a job in helping the Homeless. I cruised through Craig’s List and found these openings in LA:

HOMELESS Youth Shelter outreach

Housing coordinator (Santa Monica) at OPCC. I recommend this agency!

Weekend/Weekday Day Center Manager at Downtown Women’s Center $11/hr

Program Evaluation & Grants Manager- Change lives at Chrysalis – helping homeless adults find employment.

CALWORKs CASE MANAGER for domestic Violence homeless women

Why homeless mothers seem manipulative

“She’s not in touch with reality”, “She’s working the system”, “She is chosing money over her children”, “I offered her help but she went running to a man!”, and “She doesn’t want help, she just wants attention”.

As a Social Worker, Sociologist, and volunteer – I heard all of these this week. It is easy and even mildly entertaining to villainize mothers who don’t react to services and help in positively responsive ways. Mothers who don’t comply with the “system” in place and make choices that are not part of the visible path to resolving her families poverty – to use plain language: they can drive us crazy.

Blaming these mothers won’t solve the issue. Understanding them is the first part of manipulating her right back to productive actions and choices.

Severe trauma and stress will warp your thinking. I call it “A natural reaction to an unnatural situation”. Following social norms, trusting the usual people and behaving normally didn’t keep her “safe”. She may turn to alternative means and relationships to find her safety. She will lie to her “workers and case managers” and  hide her true agenda.

She heard all the normal fairy tales . “A dream is a wish your heart makes”-Disney.  She was pretty and successfully lured  the man who was supposed to provide for her and their child. Sometimes she tried this several times with different men because she thought it was the man who was defective , not her dream. Snow White and Cinderella can cook and clean, and Belle read a lot – but none of them had full-time minimum wage jobs and children sleeping in shelter beds.

As a Social Worker, my plan is for this mother to achieve self-sufficiency and be  able to provide housing, food, financial and emotional support for herself and children. She may sign a contract that requires her to work toward my goals for her life – but chances are that she is still holding on to the dream emotionally and will pursue it in every spare moment.  And, when faced with choosing between going into residential drug treatment or staying in a bad and possibly dangerous situation where she can keep seeing her newest  boyfriend . . .   most of the time she is going to pursue the man.

Relying on others: a man, her family, social workers, etc, to do the work and put in the effort to place her into safe and permanent housing is always the EASY way out. You and I may find it terrifying to submissively rely on someone else to order our lives. the woman, however is not taking any risks and can not fail if the plan fails. It is always someone else’s fault and she doesn’t have to  account for her status.

I have found this  true in domestic violence situations as well. Even with witnesses, medical reports and visible wounds: it is easier and emotionally more pleasant to deny that the abuse is real. it is as much a coping skill to protect her from facing the harsh reality of the situation as it is a cop-out.  This belief also allows the woman to rationalize staying in the situation where she can continue to depend on someone else to provide for her family.

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I am not glad you asked because I don’t have a really good answer, However, I will tell you what I have found to be successful strategies.

1.When we discuss goals: let HER tell you her goals before you ever tell her what your goals for her are. In fact, if you can get away without ever telling her that you have a professional or personal agenda: go with that plan. Very few people respond well to taking orders, and like children we rebel.

2. Treat her as if she is already exceeding your expectations. Professionals will call it “mirroring” or “reflective thinking”. I think of it as “feeding her ego”. When i call or answer my phone I try to sound enthusiastic and pleased to hear from her. When she visits the office I greet her with a smile and warmth my friends would expect. (sometimes, if the meeting  long or broaches  uncomfortable topics, I offer basic hostess hospitality such as something to drink and snack on).

3. Change her focus. Women will sell themselves short and become accustomed to not being a priority in their lives – but  children are another issue all together.

“How will you decorate your daughter’s room when you get an apartment?”

“I know he is not abusive. Do your sons ever ask about your bruises? How do you ensure their safety?”

“When my daughter was in sixth grade she had to write an essay about me. What will your children write about you?”

4. Forgiveness, patience, explanation of the services and her responsibilities , and repeat, and repeat and repeat until it either works or she quits you.

When the government closes your shelter…

Your plan is in action to leave  government assistance – until the government assists you back onto the streets.

You are not as important as a new sports center and shops funded by the Barlays.  Prospect heights homeless shelter families were moved, all 35 of them to other shelters in a neighborhood that already is short of shelter space. “Owners of the Barclays Center/Atlantic Yards project are forcing the City to close this critical family-shelter, and allowing the state to take it by eminent domain in the dead of winter, and on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend. This is absolutely wrong and unnecessary. The community believes that nothing at all will be built in place of this homeless shelter—possibly for years and decades…if ever. ” Here is the story:http://tinyurl.com/badbarclay.

I am nauseous as i read the hot air hype on their wenb page:” Atlantic Yards is one of the most important developments in the history of Brooklyn. It will serve as a proud emblem of Brooklyn’s reenergized vitality and create a new home for Brooklyn’s very own NBA franchise-the Brooklyn Nets.” Important to whom? Certainly not important to the people they are displacing and let me tell you, Barclay’s can more than afford  to leave this shelter alone.

What’s the deal -  will the sight of poor and starving children ruin the ambiance for you? Is it hard to pretend that America doesn’t have poor people if you have to actually see them while you shop? come on, i am not asking you to donate money or target these people in the jobs your so excited about pimping on your web page. All I am askingt is that you leave them where they are.

Reception’s collection for SOUPER Bowl

Who knew a bunch of girls would dominate the competition. apparently Jessika has a surprise donation for Friday . . . hmmm. MAXIMUS rocks!

Team PATH gets Adriana’s donation

Reception is currently winning the Maximum Super Bowl. Woo hoo!

aarrggh – what it’s really like to be a Social Worker

Don’t pick this job.  Do something easy, like rocket science. You know, where there are absolutes and the figures always add up. Do something where if you mess it up, only seven people die at a time.

Being homeless is hell. People die of starvation and exposure every day.  It is a big gaping pit that tries to suck you and everyone around you into it’s miseery like a black hole in space. Nothing is linear, nothing makes sence and everything is just crazy.  Desperation, fear, begging your friends and family for small kindnesses, losing self esteem, and suffering incredible violence.  Homelessness includes all of these things.

Today my job was working with women who discovered:

Homelessness means you call perfect strangers that other strangers say can help you.  Being homeless and in a shelter means I will talk to you as I drive my daughter to school so that you can hear a friendly voice before you walk into the DPSS and throw yourself on the mercy of “the system”.

Being without a permanent and secure place of your own means that you sometimes have to choose a roof  and walls for your children -  that you pay for by being a punching bag if your shelter provider is violent. Where are you going to go? A good parent does what is best for their children, right? It means that you come into my office still bleeding from the beating your father gave you for applying for housing and food. It means that you go through a box of Kleenex and tell me every ugly event from the past month while I call to find you Domestic Violence help, emergency shelter and  my coworkers start calling every inpatient mental health/domestic violence/ substance abuse provider we have even heard a rumor about.  And then I tell the abuser waiting in the lobby that he can’t know where you and your baby have gone.

Being homeless means you have to abort your baby because you can’t afford to feed the child you already have. You are afraid that if you  find employment : you will lose the job if you take maternity leave in the first year.

Being homeless means that you have tried everything you can do on your own and now you are reaching out for help.

This is what being The Help does to me. I made this video on Saturday.

Today this woman came in and I reached out and found a miracle.  In your prayers tonight, thank God for PATH Achieve.

By the time I came home tonight I thought I was having an aneurysm. I had a migraine so bad that I could barely see and so many knots in me that I walked like Quasi Moto.  I walked in , dropped into my chair and pulled my child onto my lap and held on tight.