Starving artists are eligible for food stamps!

Since April, I've been unemployed. Loads and loads of people have asked me how I've managed to stay in Los Angeles and continue to develop my career over the last four months, and while my job search has been both unrelenting and positive, it has yet to yield an income.

Nevertheless, I've managed to remain in Los Angeles and to keep meeting deadlines - both in the projects Kat (my agent) and I are developing for other producers, and for Sam Bailey. Obviously, I couldn't have stayed in LA and kept things moving without the help and support of my family and colleagues. Folks have been very generous with their time and resources, which is a fantastic sign that the work I'm doing means something to my community. That help is something I'll always be grateful for.

At the same time, LA County's social services have been a huge part of my survival. Actors, writers, whoever you are - if you are making less than $1,000 a month, you are eligible for Food Stamps - up to a couple of hundred bucks a month for food. Click here for more information.

If you are not using this resource, you are sabotaging your success. This town wants young people to succeed, and the State of California and the Feds have gone to great lengths to make sure that when one of us slips through the cracks, there are a few safety nets in place to keep us growing.

While the county support I'm receiving is not nearly enough to make a living in the long-term, it's made it possible for me to continue looking for work, and to dig my heels in. When I came out here to succeed in film, I promised myself that there was no retreat. Failure is not an option.

Are you that committed to your career? Are you going hungry for your future?

I was. Here's where I found help.