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Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I work in a supportive housing program designed to assist people who had had experiences of mental illness. They are the most vulnerable in our society. People in this housing have survived living on the street, couch surfing, and single room occupancies maintained by bad landlords. But now they have a chance for dignity.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Mercy Housing Johnston Center…
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been crusading against fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, FoodShare or Wisconsin Quest. Today the front page of the newspaper included an article by the investigative reporters which began this way
A review by the Journal Sentinel – part of a larger…
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
One of my favorite books last year was The Center Cannot Hold a story about a life filled with madness. I lent it to one of the people I work with in my career as a peer support specialist. I told her that the title was based upon a famous poem. Probably by Keats. And I said that I used the phrase to signal friends that I was having trouble.
In an interview this week I remarked how resilient I have become. I have…
ContinuePosted on June 7, 2011 at 7:52pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
This is a story of life and death. On Facebook, I saw the news that Gil Scot-Heron, one of my favorite artists, had died. I checked a news site and confirmed the truth. Then on 20/20 I saw the story of Channing Moss, an American soldier who had been wounded by a rocket propelled grenade. A group of soldiers risked their lives to save his.But would his unborn child ever see him?
Asian, white and black men helped to get…
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