To get government benefits, one must go to the department of social services. The first visit can take all day, Apparently there are some folks out there trying to game the system who aren't eligible for benefits, and they fit a certain demographic which as a consequence prompts a bit more scrutiny when their applications are reviewed. But otherwise, you can be in and out with a couple of hours.
Upon entering, you are required to check in and you go through a process that includes filling out an application, an interview reviewing that application, fingerprinting, and scheduling your next appointment, which involves a session with GROW (general relief opportunities for work). Along with attending that session, you must then go to the EDD office and register and apply for six jobs. To continue your eligibility for benefits, you are expected to expend a total of 20 hours a week working and/or looking for work.
There are other requirements to be fulfilled to maintain eligiblity for benefits. More on that later.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Changes
Lots of stuff going on this week. Whether it's a coincidence or a consequence, I'm feeling emotionally raw this morning, if that's the right word to use to describe it. I downloaded watched this week's episode of Lethal Weapon last night and as I watched the episode at the library this morning I found myself empathizing with feelings of sadness, betrayal, loyalty, to the point of tears. Yet at the same time, I'm feeling no empathy for someone sitting nearby who was disturbing me speaking loudly, shaking the table, and in general showing no apparent consideration for how he was disturbing me. So maybe it's more accurate to say that I'm more aware of my own pain this morning.
My natural inclination is to be analytical and list all the stuff going on and try to figure out what the heck is going on. But I'm not going to do that. And maybe that's going to be the most significant change of the week. I once read that when you're down in the pit, bleeding, your first impulse will be to try and stop the bleeding, and it's important to resist that impulse.
I still need to make dinner for tonight to take to the park, but I think I need to skip the normal internet routine today.
My natural inclination is to be analytical and list all the stuff going on and try to figure out what the heck is going on. But I'm not going to do that. And maybe that's going to be the most significant change of the week. I once read that when you're down in the pit, bleeding, your first impulse will be to try and stop the bleeding, and it's important to resist that impulse.
I still need to make dinner for tonight to take to the park, but I think I need to skip the normal internet routine today.
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