Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Changing America



In just a little over one hundred years, American tradition has changed immensely. If our great great grandparents came back today, they most likely wouldn't believe the lifestyles we live as Americans today. Even some of our grandparents who are still alive have trouble making peace with all the changes!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Help Make Someone Else's Summer


For most of us, summer is a time to catch up with friends and family, relax, get a job, and enjoy the beautiful weather. For some of our very own LA-er's, however, summer offers no escape and solace from lives much more difficult than ours, that they live all year round. It's sad but true that Southern California is one of the most expensive regions to live in across the US, which results in more homelessness and struggle for poor families than anywhere else. Adults living day to day with no place to call home is bad enough, but when kids are brought into the mix, it's a heart-breaking reality.