r/homeless

I hate thinking about my future. I graduated with a shitty degree in a field im no longer interested in. Im in a shitty job that pays just over minimum wage. Im fighting like hell to better my life but i cant imagine myself ever doing things like finding love or living on my own, i fully expect to be living with my parents till they kick me out then ill just die because homeless people have zero resources near me.

Due to this im fully living in the present, my future is doomed so i dont want to think about it.

Y'all stay cool out there... me, I'm just well done right now

and they were unhelpful, telling me I could call the non-emergency line and get her welfared check.... not in this political atmosphere. I am just a random person, who does not feel comfortable being hands on. How can I get her help? Who should I call?

I'm writing in hopes that someone knows of some place that could help. I'm in NJ and as of the 1st have been homeless. The problem is I have 2 cats and 2 dogs. The local shelter is filled and can't take until there is an opening. They have 1 cat in a queue but that's it. They gave me a list of other places that could help but in my county of Burlington there is literally 2 places and neither are taking in any without bring in a wait list.

The dogs are currently in a motel room I have for a couple of days and the cats are at a friend's house but that can only be for a couple more days.

I really do not know what to do with them. I'm trying to do the right thing but the right thing keeps smacking me in the face. What are you supposed to do if no one will take them?

Does anyone know of other options in NJ. I've tried places from Burlington to Voorhees and keep being told they can't accept any without a waiting list and interview and then even then would only be one animal at a time. I can't keep them in the car because my car is filled with my stuff. It's like a nightmare worse than hell. Thanks in advance.

Any input of what you would’ve/ do need! We’re in a very hot climate so water was my first guess. I’ll also add socks and some snacks.

location: fort wayne indiana

i’ve been told a bunch of mixed things. i got into the program due to being homeless for many years, in domestic violence and having disabilities. so i fit all the criteria lol!

however, i was told to quit two jobs i had accepted (1st one was a factory position full time for $18/hr and then i got a job offer for a hotel desk receptionist position for $11/hr and 20 hours a week.) and also the hotel job was in the old town with my abuser, whereas the factory job was in the city i live in now. now my abuser just got the job because i lost it.

i’ve been really frustrated and even though i moved out of a person who abuses me, (sexually and physically but i fought back physically at one point and he uses it against me that i’m “worse”) to the point he almost jeopardized my move, almost killed my cat, etc, i keep having to rely on him and keep re-trauma bonding and not leaving him for financial support. he screams at me that i’m financially abusing him when he has taken a big portion of my food, damaged my belongings and returned them to me broken, and i gave him my old furniture because he was “worried he wouldn’t have a bed to sleep on, and would have to resort to the ground” / “need to put his clothes away” which it seems like he isn’t reimbursing me for it.

i’ve not been one able to keep a job because of my conditions POTS and my BPD but i still want to be independent! i’m worried i won’t be allowed to at least do college. i feel stuck. am i really not allowed to have a job or go to college?

hey everyone I’m really scared I had to flee my house today and I’m 28 my parents have made me dependent on them my whole life so I only have $100 to my name right now and I’m in my car with my cat in a hospital parking lot and terrified Ive called the domestic violence hotline and they’ve told me multiple times they can’t help me because it’s family violence and I feel worthless my father is dangerous and has strangled me and tried to kill me before and I was planning on getting out slowly but the risk was too high I love God so much but I’m hopeless and scared for my baby and I and I could even use another human to talk to I have no support and I’m so scared I don’t know how I’m going to survive the next few days and I’m on psychiatric medications that make me extremely drowsy at night and the heat here even at night is 80 degrees and I have limited gas money I’m super terrified and I have no hope 😭

Was looking to hand a homeless man $10, he requested I throw it out the window versus handing it to him. I’ve never experienced this and it felt weird to me because where I grew up you were taught to never even hand a cashier folded up money as it was disrespectful. So throwing it out the window like he was some dog didn’t sit right with me. Thoughts?

I am being kicked out by my family from the house I've lived in for the last 10 years. I'm now 20 years old in the USA and I quite literally have no one and nothing. I don't know what to do, I have no where to go, no money, no car, and the area I live in has shelters and honestly no future for me. I don't know what to do, but I know I need to get out of this state. I have enough for 1 bus ticket. Any recommendations?

Me and a friend are on the street, we're both teens and theres a lot of crime in my city. We're okay for food but struggling to find anywhere to sleep. All shelters are 16+, and they're 15. We stayed in the forest/park near a river last night but couldn't sleep due to the bugs and humidity. Its been ridiculously hot (35°+) and muggy/high humidity. We put some wet clothes and socks out to dry overnight (6 hours) and they were damp the next morning.

I don't know where to sleep without either being kicked out or being at risk, since we're visibly young/vulnerable. We're both new to this, hes been homeless but usually in shelters as a kid and only ever on the street for like a night at the time, I haven't been on the street before.

Hello all. Im disabled and struggling badly with money. Im homeless and trying to make any money. Ill literally do almost anything. Any surveys, online jobs, advice, anything helps if you know of something.

Ive been trying to get Disability for 2 years. My mental illnesses prevent me from working. I try to anyway and it makes everything so much worse. Please give any advice.

Edited to fix, forgot to edit it. Apologies

I can't even sleep. I try to stay awake but i cant even because im so tired and when i try to sleep, i cant do that either. i have the luxury to be in my car but i cant fucking take this shit anymore im suffering from this fucking heat

asked a chick for some cigarettes , ended up telling me i stole her sh*t !! dont even know her.. clearly on drugs. some people are psycho ! tried to tell me to walk a mile to find it for her .. leaving town tonight i cant deal with crazy anymore.

I just looked this up. Apparently you can live in a tent on specific government properties for 14 days. But after 14 days if you wish to continue living in a tent, you must do so 25-30 miles away.

That distance is unfair. If you have a homeless person, how is he going to drive that distance? The distance should be shorter or do the better solution of having permanent tent fields for the public.

We would finally stop hearing about the homeless crisis bc you could just buy a tent and have a place to pitch it. In fact, the government could even provide the tents.

I slept in a tent in a park in April and there were rats.

How do you deal with avoiding getting a disease from animals in the wild?

Particularly forests.

I honestly don't understand why people are on this group looking for attention. What I'm talking about is how I see posts often of people stating about how they're almost homeless or going to be homeless I'm almost positive that every single one of the people that have made that post is still in a house right now. If you want to know something about the lifestyle just ask, instead of pretending that your------- " gonna be " homeless and need advice on what to do. Honestly I think the people are just looking for sympathy or using it as a reason to vent the conflict that is currently " threatening their living situation".

What are birthdays like in the homeless shelter?

I’m not homeless yet, but the threat always looms what with staggering costs and stagnant wages. I have one friend. One “good” friend for 40 years and an ex spouse, my daughter’s mom with whom I still talk and help daily”. I asked the question, “if I’m homeless, can I stay there instead of on the street?” No and no. I’m like, “REALLY?!!!” You’d let me stay on the street before taking me in? I made it all the way through life and near the end, I have nobody. That’s the saddest shit ever. It’s mind bending because If I had the means, I’d take in everyone in a heartbeat without being asked. How can friends and family just turn a blind eye and be like, “oh well, it’s not me”? I don’t know if I’m more disappointed or sad. I’d literally do anything for anyone and I just learned I have nobody. Well, I guess I always kind of knew, but tried to ignore or lied to myself. 😢

After 2 years in & out of homeless shelters and psychiatric hospitals, I’m finally moving into housing today.

In these two years, I’ve wanted to give up many times, but I’m glad I didn’t.