r/homeless

Please point me in the right direction if this is the wrong subreddit.

Mom is disabled and gets $1000 a month. She was living with grandma with dementia but she is now having to go into a home as she has become violent.

I’ve been trying to help mom find additional resources outside of Medi-Cal and SNAP.

Everywhere I have been calling, they don’t have case workers for her. They don’t have subsidized housing. Section 8 has been closed for almost a decade. It seems like everywhere I call is just another dead end. I can’t figure out what is going to be next. I’m trying to prevent her being homeless. I’m not currently in CA and moving her in the future may be a possibility, but it is going to take planning.

Anyone have any tips or resources that I may be missing?

I don't have a tent but I have a tarp. I'm trying to figure out ways I can set it up for me to sleep it. Don't know if I should just put it over a shopping cart. Anyone have ideas for me.

Just $125 more dollars to renew my overdue May registration and replace its stolen plate and my Car-Home will be LEGAL AGAIN... affording me the ability to more independently work to put myself in a stable home again.

I am 28M and still live with my grandma. I'll spare the details but basically my whole life I felt like I was born incapable of living alone. In the last month or so, I have gotten a bank account, however I am really thinking about fleeing the coop because my grandma has me locked out of my SSI check. I've spoken with the SSA, and they tell me I am my own payee, yet she has my check going to a joint account with me and her as owners, yet I'm not allowed to log in or even know the credentials. I just need to know if it will ever get easier for me, or if once I leave, I'm going to be miserable. I can't live like this anymore. I NEED my own life. I WANT my own life.

living In your car with out gas. what happens if the cops come. that’s my current situation. and im so exhausted and scared

I'm currently having real bad pain with dental issues. I haven't been to a dentist in many years. And my teeth are pretty much all falling out.

I don't really mind not having teeth but they are still connected to the nerves and it hurts so much.

I've tried alcohol but I'm not really a drinker and I don't like how it leaves me inebriated incase I need to defend myself or something.

I've looked into free dental stuff in my area but there's nothing that can help me. Aside from just going to a dentist and having my teeth pulled out but that's really expensive.

I was wondering if you guys have any advice on things other than alcohol that might help dental pain?

I’m 33 been stuck homeless because the system keeps taking my cars and everything I have worked for I have given up everything over and over after working up to 3 jobs 2 full time and one part time. I am homeless and have been for years because of this if there’s a speeding problem maker a speedomiter for the cars come one America I’m tired of losing everything because of this. I have putt all money into my engines fixed them up myself I have lost 6 cars now I don’t have a speeding problem I have problems being picked on by my local government even after losing everything they just love to poke around at ones who stand out most here

I’m a homeless guy (I have a job tho) in nyc. I want to have my sexual needs met. Is there a way homeless people have sex…. I’m new to this…. Thanks

So I have 2 jobs whilst being homeless. If they found out I was homeless I'd lose both of them. How do I get stuff delivered like uniform and work IDs?

Also, is it worth my find and old abandoned building to camp in? Ive applied for a few rent arrangements but been ignored when I couldn't provide a reference. My plan is just save as much money as I can up until Christmas (I'm guessing I'll have around 3-4k I can save with no rent and utilities to pay) and pay for a significant portion of rent upfront and hope that works.

I came up poor and worked my way up through all my jobs , always the underdog i was never good enough to be anything more than overnight stock, warehouse freight or middle management .

One day i was denied a promo and my performance mgr told me it was because he couldn't let me go yet. Explained my all minority staff were animals & didnt work hard, he told me i did the work he needed so he could stay home, reassuring me because i was lighter skinned then the other employees i had potential and someone would give a light skinned minority like me something more eventually but that time wasn't then.

I stayed because it was work and a paycheck... Eventually a german guy was pulled from retirement by his friend made him a mgr also so he could get a paycheck, he knew me a total of 26 days before deciding i shouldn't be working with anyone white. He went around to customers calling me a terrorist and told other mgmt they should be embarrassed to work with foreign ppl.

( For the record im born and raised in this hell scape country and im native American, spanish and middle eastern mix ).

Eventually the hatred and complaining from this guy reached his friend's bosses who decided to lay me off claiming they no longer had room for a 67 hr a wk floating mgr who managed 3 locations .

I sued and lost basically because they transferred the guy but refused to rehire me.

It's been 5 1/2 years and i could never get back to a steady job, i never found out what they put on my record & i just kept getting older and older and less wanted by other companies.

I lost my apt and all my family's possessions, since then its been just a chaotic spiral.

I relied on my self taught ability to repair computers to earn money and dabbled in masonry & demo work, unfortunately nothing is guaranteed and that counts for gigs online as well.

Lost the car we lived in few a few years and ended up sleeping outside in parking lots or on roof tops. We just got another car a few months ago though it seems to be failing in so many ways it probably will not survive the rest of the year.

Its been a Terrible life but i recently was able to start learning to work on cars fixing random parts as they come available, its a process but its hard when nobody wants to help you , teach you or hire you to learn on the job at a shop.

Honestly i don't know what more i have left in this life, its just too much & the majority of people in this society are worse than at any time i can recall in my life.

I just felt like talking, i have not had a friend in my life in many many years, even on here it seems impossible to connect with anyone who can understand this life.

I dont want anything, just looking to see if anyone felt like talking, i text chaotically, i can only use my phone for apps when i have wifi from a store so i try to hang around shopping plazas or a dunkin or Starbucks whenever i can.

If you do decide to dm me just understand i dont ghost anyone its just hard to maintain a connection when your on the move but i do get back to you when i can.

Im in nyc i dont mind talking to anyone from regardless of where your from but if your in nyc it is probably easier to relate or at least understand some of the unique circumstances you encounter here being homeless.

Theres 3 of us a car and a 2 room tent probably 2 queen size beds big so were able to sleep in the car or tent depending on the day. We have a bigass power bank that lasts days and a standalone ac unit in the back of the car its a hatch back. The three of us can donate plasma to start abd find jobs.

Does rhis sound like a good setup to be homeless? That and a gym membership, phone plan, laundromat, all that should be ok.

My childhood best friend recently came back into my life. She was in a bad relationship and shortly after moved back home with her mom. They got into a fight and long story short my friend’s mom ended up calling the police and she now has an assault charge and is homeless without a car.

Growing up she would fake injuries to go to the er, jump out of moving cars, disappear for days while everyone panicked. She pretends to have seizures and doctor shops until someone says so. I’m not saying this in vain, mostly just to make a point that mental health plays a role in her inability to make sound choices.

I have been helping her with court stuff, rides, she stays with me sometimes, I don’t really give her money besides buying her food or something. I help as much as I can.

The big barrier for me is that I moved back home to finish my master’s degree and so it’s not up to me to allow her to stay here and my parents won’t agree to let her stay long term only sometimes.

A big factor is that every time I offer her a job, she doesn’t accept it and says she will just find a different job. She has had trouble getting into shelters because of the ongoing assault charge.

I worry that something bad will happen to her because she doesn’t have a car, and could be outside in the city alone at night with no resources.

I have no idea how to help her take care of her mental health so that she can start making choices that bring her back to baseline. I have no idea how to help with housing. She stayed with our mutual friend for a few weeks but he said she can’t anymore because she is a little bit of a hazard type and brings random people and drama over.

Any advice on what to do? I want to help but also am in school and working part time so I can’t afford to help her fully or house her full time. What can I do?

Going to start walking from Ohio to California in the next day or so. I have absolutely no money, no gear. The only thing I have is a backpack and 2 changes of clothes. No ID, no money, nothing. I just recently got clean from opiates after a 10 year addiction. I don't know what to do with my life and I have nothing at all to continue on for, so I have to do something.

Like I know it sounds a bit trivial but I was just wondering. There a tik tok creator called Tophiachu in Albuquerque look if you want a good for a laugh.

Tldr being she been homeless either with her family living in motels and cars to now shelter hoping all the while point blank refusing to get a job of any kind or do work of any kind what so ever…

All the while claiming that the shelter won’t let her work and that she’s gonna get a “free house” and yes she means like a 3 bed room house with a big back yard for bbq’s in her own works rent and utilities payed for life… As she now sits in a shelter with get TV Switch and Xbox playing fortnight…

This obviously being BS and going off my own experience here in Canada geared income as we call it aka you pay 30% of your pay check for a small apartment. I think it’s called section 8 in the estates, being the far more usual housing program…

So was wondering if anyone from New Mexico and or Albuquerque** **has any experience or info on the matter?

My (24) mom (53) had to move out of her apartment due to not paying on time (property management agreed not to put an eviction on her record). She had to move with her 65 year old fiancé and two small dogs into a hotel room while she looks for another place. A few days later, their car broke down and is 4k to fix (more than it is worth). She is currently using everything she had for a deposit on this hotel, and now has nothing. Her belongings and furniture are at a friends house and a lot of it is in the broken car. Shelters all have waiting lists and she is running out of options. She currently gets unemployment but needs to find a job. I am very worried about her. I talk to her on the phone and she does not sound the same at all. Every resource I call they say they are full or there is nothing they can do. She is located in Northern California. I can’t take her in and I am hesitant to help her financially, since I have already so many times before and it never helps in the long run. She has struggled with gambling and alcohol addiction in the past. It absolutely kills me to think about her being in a shelter or on the streets, and I am worried for the dogs. What do I do?

Genuinely its so weird they'll have this energy that they're better than everyone there or theyre smarter than everyone there its Genuinely weird, dont get me wrong if they go to a homeless shelter where everyone is grouped together then they get humbled fast the only time ive never seen these types of dudes get humbled is the salvation army I think once they get smacked around a few times they realize they gotta mellow out, my question is how are u gonna go to a homeless shelter FOR BEING HOMELESS and somehow think youre better than other homeless people?? "I got a college degree so ik im smarter" yeah and youre still homeless so evidently not, youre not smarter or better than anyone else at the homeless shelter

Honestly kind of tired of seeing these posts.
I don’t wish bad on those people but it kinda distracts conversation from actual homeless like myself.

Theres so much redundancy..

I've been homeless for almost a year now. My endometriosis was so severe that I was completely incontinent, unable to sit up for long periods of time, and constantly throwing up. i couldn't work anymore and eventually i lost my housing. insurance kept denying my surgery until may. i spent all of recovery couch surfing and trying not to open a stitch when moving my stuff. I had to live on a girl's couch who kept saying racist things to me, and I just had to smile and nod through it. I finally have a job and housing lined up and they keep pushing my move in date. My medication for my other two diseases are getting denied by insurance and I'm scared that if they get bad again I'll end up where I started. I hate looking at myself in the mirror. All I see is failure.

I showered at a mall, had a good breakfast.
The chemo withdrawal is super strong today, but keeping myself positive.

I posted something about finding a room in my country subreddit, a lot of people messaged me saying I am a scammer, it sucks to be labelled as a scammer when I am trying.

It affected me to be honest. I am just not at a good place anymore to continue. It is tough, and I just want everything to be over with.

Thanks for the chat and yall has been nice to me. I appreciate that.

i ended up homeless because i suffered repeated trauma, became unable to function, and didnt have the support system required to stay housed. i was sober the whole time i was homeless until the very end when i did some pills and went into psychosis. i guess because i went into psychosis my family stepped up for me and now i live at home. things are fine i am working to recover. but i find it really hard to care about pets or do much to facilitate anything beyond their basic survival. my parents have 5 pets and a common source of friction is that i am mostly unwilling to take care of them.

i know eventually i should just relax and understand pets are a normal part of society and i hope in time i will get there, but i wanted to hear if other people had gone through something similar? i feel its so directly linked to my pain and rejection i feel from being homeless so i hope this is an appropriate place to ask. im grateful for how much mental health stability has already provided and i pray for more in the future

i also want to add that i know for some people in our shoes their pet is their saving grace when they really have no one so i know my reaction is only one part of the picture

thanks everyone for even taking the time to help me with what is really my own damn problem lol

tl;dr im wondering how many people noticed a major decrease in their ability to care for animals after being homeless