Hi all,

Here are two simple ways to support ill children and homeless people:

STREAT http://www.streat.com.au/about STREAT trains young homeless people in cooking and hospitality to help them get off the streets. When you buy food or drink from STREAT cafe, all the money goes towards supporting young people who are living on the streets or at risk of becoming homeless. They make a ripping good Earl Grey tea, for tea lovers out there. :) 

STREAT is based in Melbourne, Australia. It has cafes located in Melbourne Central Station (ground floor, near the escalators to the trains), Flemington (305 Racecourse Road, Flemington) and 5 McKillop Street, Melbourne. I've been to the one located in Melbourne Central Station. Their stall has a table shaped like a roadsign saying, "Stop homelessness the delicious way." You can't miss it. There's a small pole near their stall with several handwritten signs. The one saying 'Coles' is upside down, which I found funny and adorable.The menu at the Flemington cafe changes seasonally. The STREATS food cart at Federation Square is relocating to Melbourne University.

At Sydney Domestic Airport: When you enter the food court, there's a Donut King section with a donation box. The money goes to Starlight Children's Foundation (to help sick children in hospital). :)

Throughout Melbourne Tullamarine Domestic Airport there are boxes where you can donate to Vision Australia and the Guide Dogs Association.

http://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/los_angeles_assistance_program.html
This link has incredibly helpful links for Los Angeles residents (in the US) to charities (which help people from all religions and cultural backgrounds) and services that help with bill paying, homelessness, housing, and the services listed below. Feel more than free to let me know if there's anything I can add or update:

• California HUD foreclosure and housing counseling
• California foreclosure and mortgage programs
• California Section 8. Read more
• California rescue missions
• California free community clinics
• California energy bill help. More
• California free legal advice
• California food banks. Click here.
• California medical bills
• California free health care
• California dental clinics

From Medical Searh Online: http://www.medicalsearch.com.au/Features/A-watchful-eye-on-dementia-sufferers-with-MyLife-6773

This month Signature Security Group (SSG), one of Australia’s leading security companies, will launch a wearable device called the MyLife inTouch GPS Personal Locator, designed to help carers ensure their dementia patients don’t get lost.

MyLife inTouch is the industry’s leading location solution and is based on the latest easy-to-wear device, Global Positioning System (GPS) software that can pinpoint a person’s location to within 10 metres, and a personal 24x7 emergency response service.

While dementia is more prevalent in people aged over 65 it can also affect people in their 30s, 40s and 50s**. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s but it can also be caused by mental illness, Down Syndrome, stroke, Parkinson’s and vascular conditions such as emphysema.

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How brilliant is that? :D This device is going to be available soon!Once it's out on the market, people with dementia have more freedom and can do the things they want without geting lost! Plus, carers and health workers can get on with their lives and focus on other things without having to worry about a client's safety.