Getting a passport when your homeless?

It's not as easy as you think. While residing in Georgia I came across the inability to get a state identification card without literally giving blood.

The end result was living in a state for two years, providing them state income tax, and unrealistic expectations in anticipation of Patriot III even being thought of.

Try getting a passport there, and you'd probably need to leave a child or something. The ironic thing is that just prior to leaving Georgia years ago, word went out that illegal immigrants would be able to take out bank loans as well as get driver licensing...when a person from another state was refused without providing a letter of clearance from said prior state!

I wanna be a Chicano, but not from Chicago MAN!!!

Keeping your face healthy while on the streets

Sleep deprivation, lack of potable water, lack of nutritional supplements, and other things lacking all impact the mind and physical body of thousands of people experiencing homelessness in Jacksonville, Florida.

Millions throughout the United States.

And billions worldwide.

When a child reaches puberty on the streets or in a homeless shelter, he's more aware of his face than some homed peers he has at schools. If you think he won't wonder about acne treatments, you're wrong.

International Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Kids

Throughout North America an annual Candlelight Vigil for homeless street youth will be held on Thursday, November 20th, 2008. It provides awareness and puts a face on the less talked about homeless population that in most cases is criminalized the most.

While the Federal Government makes it MANDATORY for local school boards to ensure homeless kids are able to attend school, Local Governments usually make it a crime for unaccompanied youth to receive medical care.

This year find out what's going on and light a few candles for the little ones.

Looking for work when you're homeless

You're not able to get enough sleep. You're at the mercy of schedules imposed by others. You need to schedule things within the confines of a few hours, going from one side of a county to the other by local bus. You've also got two kids in tow and can't get a voucher for daycare while looking for work.

The nearest contact to someone that could watch your kids is themselves in the homeless shelter. If you leave them in their care, you're placing them in the same situation that caused that person to become homeless...their values and life choices.

What do you do? You've got two weeks left before you've got to leave the shelter. You know that even if you land a job today, it'll be at least three weeks before seeing your first paycheck.

Things they don't admit about what you'll go through when you're in the homeless system. Anything you can do or add to your arsenal of information, shove it in your head.

Los Angeles jobs is just another one of those things to add.

Free Dental Clinic To Help the Hurting, July 7th – 10th 2008

Florida Baptist Convention
July 7th – 10th 2008 8am - 4pm

The homeless on the street, a single mom living in an overcrowded multi family housing community, even a mom and dad who go to work every day to take care of their children, all have one thing in common.

Dental Needs

A few years ago, we hosted the Florida Baptist Convention Dental Mobile Home in Jacksonville. This state of the art, multimillion dollar medical clinic came in for three days and we ministered to over one hundred and sixty people by filling hundred of cavities, pulling over five hundred teeth, and meeting some of their other needs. This July, we will have the unit again, except this time we will have it from 8am – 4pm for five days. Last time, we turned many people away and we hope we will be able to help more this time.

Last time, we learned that this outreach needs YOU in order to be successful. We made so many mistakes and we need help.

1) This ministry opportunity needs some medical and dental professionals.

Please tell your dentist about this event and ask them to help. If you are a dentist, please consider volunteering for one short four hour shift from 8am to 12pm or from 12pm to 4pm on one of the ministry days.

2) There will also be a big need for medical supplies to send home with the patients.

Last year, they would go home and stick newspaper in their mouths because they didn't have any gauze. We want to send them home with gauze, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and some water. Please start collecting these items and donating them for the ministry week.

3) We need your help to offer more than just dental help that week.

We need people who have training in all sorts of medical service to help taste people for blood pressure, cholesterol levels, circle cell anemia, AIDS, etc. . . I have no idea what can be done in a clinic setting or what supplies are needed, but I need people who do know to step up and help us.

4) Help us minister to the whole person, not just their medical needs.

Please start collecting food to give to the people we help. Also be sure to collect foods that they can eat after their dental needs have been met. Apples sauces, jellies, and soups are just some ideas.

5) I need volunteers to help us run this event.

We need people to help register, counsel, pray, watch the children, transport patients, serve the volunteer medical staff, and hand out food and clothes. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to work from 7am-12pm or from 12-pm to 5pm on one of the ministry days.

We will have a clothes and item give away we will have a kids zone

Last time we had a blast as tons of volunteers helped all over the city and we need your help again. Please join with us, let your church know about this event, and sign up to help. Together, we can address one large need and share God's love.

You will hear more to come but if you would like to help please contact our dental ministry director Bob Kolb.

His phone # is home: (904)381-6229 Bill Kolb cell: (904)502-6007 fax: (904)384-3479 and his email is wkolb@comcast.net and you can make tax deductable checks to the Florida Baptist Convention Hendricks Av Jax fl or North Main Street Baptist Church 7137 North main street jax fl 32208 or Wordstoworks Ministries.

If you participate you can feel glad you did something good when planning your next Caribbean villa rentals getaway!

.: Vacuum problems for fresh homed families

In the past I've mentioned different problems that families experiencing homelessness face in terms of their environmental changes, both home-to-streets and vice-versa. One of the most common one I've seen are respiratory issues affecting both young and old.

I got word about Miele vacuums after actually having just bought a vacuum locally that was bagless with a nice filter. I was willing to spend more money, but it's difficult to find an outlet you can get your 'hands on' experience and see what you're actually getting.

If you've got a family with breathing issues, check out the link.

When at the doctor's, ladies

Remember the following:

1. Wear clean underwear.
2. Check your pantyline.
3. Mind those times you're leaning over in front of an audience.
4. Beware four guys appearing to surf on smartphones...too high a ratio.
5. Check out what you can wear after the doctor gives you an 'all clear' note at Shirley of Hollywood

You never know when you'll get the chance to wear something when you could have been wearing nothing at all!