Bookmark: California IHSS • In-Home Supportive Services
A new bookmark has been added to the rooster under the [GOV] label.
The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals as an alternative to out-of-home care and enables recipients to remain safely in their own homes.
Eligibility criteria for all IHSS applicants and recipients:
► You must also be a California resident.
► You must have a Medi-Cal eligibility determination.
► You must live at home or an abode of your own choosing.
► You must submit a completed Health Care Certification form.
Note: Acute care hospital, long-term care or licensed community care facilities are not considered “own home”.
Voters’ Choice Act (VCA) • Alameda County
Highlights: California’s Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) at Five Years
👉🏾Link to Alameda County’s VCA Voter Information
Alabama Is Generating Billions by Trapping People in Prison
More Perfect Union
Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor. Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern-day slavery.
The Most Popular Blue in History (Was Ignored By Egypt)
SciShow with host Stefan Chin (he/him)
It’s no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month’s Rocks Box to paint the towns blue, so let’s talk about some of the science and some bonus archaeology around Azurite in art.
Was Púca the Nightmare Bunny That Inspired Donnie Darko?
Monstrum with host Dr. Emily Zarka
[Documentary] RIVETED: The History Of Jeans • PBS American Experience
From its roots in slavery to its connection to the Wild West, youth culture, the civil rights movement, rock and roll, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the canvas on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.
The History Of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment. At any given moment, half the people on the planet are wearing them. They have become a staple of clothing the world over, worn by everyone from presidents and supermodels to farmers and artists. More than just an item of apparel, America’s tangled past is woven into the indigo blue fabric.
Bookmark: ewaste Collective (Berkeley)
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway), Berkeley, California 94710
https://ewastecollective.org
info@ewastecollective.org
(415) 883-1428
Hours: M-F 9-5, Sat 10-5
An environmental non-profit that recycles household electronic waste and refurbishes computers to donate to schools, non-profits, or individuals in need.
It was formerly Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC). Accepts e-waste items for no charge, and offers free pick up for Berkeley residents and businesses as well as paid pick up for residents and businesses in other Bay Area locations, and for schools, non-profits and others in need.
👉🏾Click here for their list to see whether they accept what you have or not.