Some [homeless people] have had work accidents and have lost their jobs, some have severe mental disabilities, some have addictions. Each of these, I think, has a certain special nature to social services that would bring to bear on their case in a way that gives them control over their lives.

He has a wonderful touch with people, and a great depth of knowledge about social service.

It's been quite a success as far as I'm concerned.

It's all about giving [homeless and low-income clients] choices in their lives, and he's very skilled at doing that.

At other jobs, you don't get to work with the people like this. You work with the people, and then it's like they are your own grandparents.

A lot of people who get laid off from corporate jobs end up doing some freelance work, ... But people who are coming from a job with a paycheck are not knowledgeable about the expenses they can file on Schedule C. They should familiarize themselves with those deductions. If they have considerable self-employment income, they can set up a Keogh or SEP IRA to shelter some of the income from taxes.