Become homeless today in BCS
I was living at the Bryan Twin City Mission shelter, where I had lived since July 29th. I was already set to move out on September 3rd. (I put down the deposit to move into a place closer to the College Station side, which is also by my work).
I was having trouble getting hired anywhere in Austin (my hometown), so I spent my last $60 on a Greyhound ticket out here to start over. Got immediately hired and things had been looking up. I'm still working, but the Twin City Mission kicked me out today, claiming that I disrespected a staff member and called them a name. I literally didn't. The majority of people had my back, and the case managers there have even documented and reported the problems that have been happening there recently. Lots of antagonizing and hatred going on there, including with staff members who are also residents themselves.
What are my options here? I was wanting to further my education and still intend to, so are there loans/grants I could get that could help me cover cost of living in the meantime? I just don't have any family or support system except for a few friends who are also broke and don't have living situations that allow them to take someone in (both in BCS and Austin), and my current job in BCS is the first job I've managed to get in a while. I don't want to leave and just be stuck unemployed somewhere else, but I also cannot and will not camp out in BCS, since that's illegal and can cause me more problems. I can maybe get a motel for one night but that's gonna take all my money and then what? I have to be able to pay first month rent on September 3rd. The roommate I'm moving in with is still planning on moving there with me, but he also lives at the mission and there's nothing he can do to help me until that day. I'm honestly completely devastated. I was just trying to fix my life and I thought I was doing everything right. I don't abuse drugs or alcohol and I didn't really need much help from the mission, other than a place to live and help getting back on my feet. Which they were giving me until today. I kept my head down, did not speak unless spoken to, and I still got thrown out. The staff there are violent and hostile, and tried to chase me down into the street as I was leaving. The man running the front desk screamed at the top of his lungs that he will "hunt me down and find me tonight". This is all on camera at twin city, and I also contacted Bryan PD about it. A detective called me back while I was at work, and I just got off. I called and now no one is available. Not that they can necessarily help much anyway...