Immigration Advice Sessions

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional and St. John the Baptist Social Services are pleased to announce there will be three immigration advice sessions to be held in January at the Social Services office with Gloria Saucedo.

Tuesday, Janaury 12, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Tuesday, January 19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Tuesday, January 26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Thank You

A huge thank you to all the donors and wonderful volunteers who made it possible for Social Services to help out over 235 families from Baldwin Park, including from the parish, Vineland School, and St. John the Baptist School, with food and gifts. Social Services also hosted the final Posada for the parish as everyone prepared to celebrate the blessings of Christmas. The donors did an amazing job, including companies, individuals, and the United States Marine Corps.

Medi-Cal Contact

Through January 20, 2010, when the Los Angeles County representative in Baldwin Park for Medi-Cal returns every Monday and Wednesday to St. John the Baptist Social Services office, the two ways to contact for services:

1) Call Gloria Delgado 626-569-2931 for normal issues

2) For emergency assistance, call the Los Angeles County hotline for services: 2-1-1

Posada

Please join us Wednesday, December 23, at 7:00 p.m. for the Social Services Posada! Meet at the church and then we will go to the hall for games, food and gifts!

Medi-Cal Representative Update

St. John the Baptist Social Services is pleased to announce that the Medi-Cal worker provided by Los Angeles County will return starting January 20, 2010, every Monday and Wednesday.

Social Services Calendar

December 15: Final Day to Register for Christmas Toys

December 16: Final Day for Los Angeles County Medi-Cal representative at St. John the Baptist office for 2009

December 23: Posada, 7:00 p.m.

Example of the Economic Situation in Los Angeles County

There are currently all sorts of numbers being mentioned in public and the media: unemployment rate, the real unemployment rate, foreclosures, etc. Some are surprising, like a study showing homeless being down 30%! Sometimes it can be all a bit numbing; but, sometimes, a smaller, real example can be clarifying.

A parish in Los Angeles County hosts a weekly food program where recipients must be qualified by income and residency in order to qualify (these are documented). This program serviced 55 distinct recipients in July 2008 (i.e. 55 families or individuals received food packages during the month; some came once and some came every week ... but 55 different names are signed on the register). The number has increased ... in November 2009, there were 115 distinct recipients.