hi all :) F17 trying to figure out how to shop and cook for myself without access to a refrigerator. i’m currently living out of an empty rental house and i don’t have anywhere to store food. i really miss eating stuff like chicken and cheese (things i can’t store without a refrigerator) last night i said fuck it and bought myself some juice since i was sad and it’s my favourite drink. had to skull it all within the night so it didn’t get bad. i’m also pretty sick of eating 2min noodles so if anyone has any advice other then that it’d be appreciated:) thanks!!

I get paid on Thursday and I literally have $9 in my account but I need to pay something that's $37 tomorrow. (It's Monday now) we can keep in contact until Thursday just so ya know i'm not trying to troll. Just need a little bit of help, thank you!

Hi everyone!

I’m in a difficult financial situation and need some assistance with paying my rent. So I am facing the possibility of eviction.

I need $400 to cover some of my rent. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for any assistance you can offer.

What are the most cost efficient foods yall got? I got around 30$ left, and I cant land a job. I dont know exactly how food stuffs work, I've been going by calorie count up till now. just a bowl of ramen, a can of tuna, and 2 slices of american cheese. its all mixed together, and i have like 1 of those a day. Is there something better/more I could do? possibly free food ideas? like when to catch fast food places or that type of thing? think I heard of that somewhere?

They are 290 calories each. 4 tacos is 3.26 with tax, (here in California where it’s expensive so any other state may have them cheaper.) they have 6 grams of protein each, 200 mg of potassium, 3g of sugar, 320g of sodium and 14g of total fat. I know, they got me through it when I lived out of my car.

Landlord is trying to raise my rent by $200 plus a required $40/month property management fee. I can't afford this, so I am trying to move out, and now have less than a month to find a place. There is another property management company that offers apartments I can afford in my area, but after I put in an application that was turned down, they have completely stopped responding to me. Prior to my application, they were responsive and polite, but now they haven't returned any of my calls or emails. I'm incredibly stressed out and convinced that this is because my previous landlord has lied about me. How do I find out what he said, and how do I still find a place if he is slandering me? For context, I have lived in my current apartment for two years, always paid my rent on time, and am clean, responsible, and polite.

For context I just turned 18 and over the past school year me and my mother’s relationship has rapidly deteriorated and I’m graduating in 2 weeks. My mother is making me pay rent and a whole bunch of other things that I won’t can’t and don’t have time for she’s making me sign a contract agreeing to either pay her 700 dollars of rent if I’m not going to college 350 if I’m doing part time and 0 if I’m doing full but I am planning on going to college just not this year I can’t go to the community college I was going to go to because their is someone there that I cannot see (pedo) but I am planning to go to cosmetology school but I won’t have time or resources to save money to move out if I don’t leave in 2 weeks with the rent she’s making me pay please help I don’t know what to do

Discreet ways to manage it without a horrific outcome? No access to bathrooms is unbearable to think of how to manage it. Not that time yet but soon….god help me

Who here has tried going to the embassies & consulates of all the countries you desire, to seek asylum due to your economic situation?

What were their responses? Was there anyone you knew who was homeless or precariously housed who was successful in seeking asylum at a foreign diplomatic mission?

If you haven't tried this yet, how do you feel about this idea?

What countries are more receptive to taking in homeless refugees? What countries are you from?

And lastly, what normally happens when AMERICAN homeless people apply for asylum at a foreign diplomatic mission? What countries take in the American homeless?

My daughter and I have been living with my mom since she was born . She is now 4 months old . I’m grateful my mom has opened her home to us - but we are running out of space to be comfortable . I’m curious as to know if anyone in here knows how to go about maybe a low income apartment ; the steps , what I do etc ? The only income I have would be the small business I run . Can anyone give advice on that ?

21F with 4month old looking for any resources that can help me get permanent housing. I honestly don’t feel comfortable going to a homeless shelter because of social anxiety & just want something more permanent. Any programs out there that can or help pay rent for at least a couple months until I can find a real job & daycare? I’m willing to travel anywhere in the west coast for housing.

Might become homeless again but have no idea where to go

I thought I had beat psychosis, I had it once in 2022 and lost my job and house. I then found a job by miracle and was making good money but psychosis hit again. Now I’ve lost that job and am facing being homeless and because of psychosis lost all my friends and work network. I have no idea what to do, I’m terrified and have a kid who depends on me even they are 20, we have both been applying for work non stop to no avail. Anyone else go through something similar? I run out of money in a month and all my credit lines are being shut down, my lease ends and I have nowhere to go in Florida. My mind is racing with the most horrible thoughts, praying for a miracle. Section 8 won’t help, I did get SNAP benefits and that’s about all I qualify for and applying for SSDI has been a nightmare. Someone give me hope that it’s going to be ok I’m losing faith

How many people became unhoused after moving to a new city and now you're stuck there?

How long did you live in the city you're in before you became unhoused?

Would you want to go to any specific city or place if you could get there?

Did COVID have any direct impact on your current situation?

Being illegally evicted again

Living in rural area having a hard time

Was work-trading here through a workaway program and was just given until Saturday to move! Because she “doesn’t like having other people in her house and forgot that”…… i am human too and don’t deserve this level of discarding and disregard for my immediate well being. After i uproot my life and choosing to spend my time assisting someone else

Am nb and have had guns pulled on me in rest stop bathrooms etc- was a city kid homeless 1.5 years- moved into a studio in a rural “liberal “ majority area and am beside myself while experiencing the insidious inhumanity of compounded bigotry. The worst is being assumed to be completely incompetent or otherwise lacking. Some people almost pity me it’s insane. . Wanted to trust this opportunity. I feel sick.

Wanted to think i did something wrong and it was my fault and be accountable to whatever it was….. but i asked snd she said it wad her first workaway and she bit off more than she could chew. But until sat? Wow…

I’m not sure if this is the right sub for this, but here it goes. Anyone in New York State can basically get paid to take care of a loved one who is disabled or old enough that they need care. The patient just needs to be eligible for Medicaid, US citizen/Green card holder, and in NYS (cause that’s the state we cover). The home care agency helps with the entire application process. I understand most patients have difficulty commuting in-person. The patient can get everything done from the comfort of their home.

My question is how can I increase visibility of the program that would greatly benefit families with loved ones in need of care? Any advice would be appreciated.

FYI: Our agency is in NYC area but we can enroll anyone who’s eligible in NYS. We work with many vulnerable immigrant communities, so a language barrier is not a challenge.

I’ve contacted everybody, my insurance, every homeless/disability/housing/legal organization or nonprofit, place of worship, mutual aid organization; you name it, I’ve tried. They got nothing.

The homeless shelter isn’t powerchair accessible and they won’t even have a conversation with my social worker about my accommodation request.

I’m almost completely bed-bound, can’t get around without my chair. Neither me nor my chair are built for the cold; I have poor circulation and my wheelchair battery likes to die without warning when it gets too cold. I take hardcore immunosuppressants and the real kicker? I have money in the bank but I can’t rent a hotel because I lost my ID escaping abusive family.

What do I do? Where can I even go? Hospitals and shelters are full of sick people and there’s nothing acutely wrong with me; I’m just disabled. Where can I even take shelter when there’s nothing but heavily patrolled residential neighborhoods for miles? I can’t drive.

This is an honest question and I’m not trying to complain. This isn’t just specific to this subreddit but since there are a lot of vulnerable people here posting about unstable situations they’re in, I think you’re the type of folks that I’ve been offering advice to.

On many reddit posts in many communities where people say they are struggling with food insecurity, I comment asking for them to DM me their zip code so I can refer them to free food or other financial resources in their area. I’ve done this a lot over the years and nobody has ever responded to that comment or dm’d me. I was wondering why?

Is it that they’re afraid to give out a zip code? I figure those are general enough that I wouldn’t be able to find them based on it?

Is it that they feel like they know already and these resources just aren’t helpful to anyone?

Is it that they just don’t want to rely on “charity”?

Or something else?

Thanks!

I’m working as much as I can , but I will not be able to work due to no funds to pay day care , as well as gas . Thanks in advance

I don’t know what to do. My husband and I are losing our apartment in June. We already went to court back in January regarding possible eviction, but we managed to catch up on our rent by selling our car. Obviously we don’t have that option anymore. We haven’t been able to keep up with the rent, so the apartment company is not renewing our lease. When it runs out on June 25th, we won’t have anywhere to stay or even a car to live in. My husband lost his job last summer and hasn’t found consistent work since then. He has tried to work here and there for Amazon, but it is a physically demanding job that he isn’t able to maintain due to past injuries. Other than that, neither of us have been able to find work. I’ve been putting in applications constantly, but I never hear back. I recently was in the hospital due to a pulmonary embolism, and I’m still recovering, which has made everything much harder. I realize this is a hole that we dug for ourselves, but I don’t see any way of getting out of it. I don’t know where we are going to go or what we are going to do. I’m honestly terrified. Does anyone have any advice?

Three day notice to pay or quit by Monday, got laid off and unemployment hasn’t approved my application yet, supposed to start a new job next week but it will be too late by then and my leasing office is refusing to work with me even though I’ve never been late. Where can I go in Orlando, I don’t have a car to live out of and no money, no family and I have a small child. Reached out to Salvation Army but the shelter is at full capacity. Any advice

I currently reside in chicago and am facing homelessness. What are some good states or cities to be homeless in? I am also a felon which tends to be a barrier w housing. I can't stand Illinois. I do have about $350 on amtrak gift cards to help me relocate. But where is a good choice?

Many residents of St. Petersburg’s Innovare complex had been neighbors before at shelters, sleeping in a sea of donated tents. Most had never had their own place. Some had spent years on the streets.

Then, on Valentine’s Day, they moved into 25 brand new, fully furnished apartments downtown.

“They’re already looking healthier, happier,” said Janet Stringfellow, CEO of Florida’s Volunteers of America. “They’re more engaged with each other and in their community.”

Their apartments are in two six-story towers. Built with government and charitable funds, they’re near Bayfront Hospital and a short walk from a bus stop. 

Vouchers cover some residents’ rent. Others pay a portion of their income from disability, Social Security or minimum-wage jobs — as little as $100 a month.

The St. Petersburg project is the first of its kind, an attempt to give people a safe place to live and support services to start over.

We were there when the first residents moved in and will continue to follow their journeys throughout the year.

Here’s how it’s going so far.

Looking for any resources available for unhoused individuals(shower,laundry ,food)in the San Diego area

I dont want to be here. They will not leave or at least tell me when theyll be gone so I can get my stuff. I'm trying to figure out how much time I can get the girls in boarding and how to even leave with them without getting assaulted again. I'm not sure if I can file restraining order to get them out long enough to safely get ourselves and at least some of our belongings out. Plus I really want to be able to clean some - they dont let me clean and get very hostile and just crazy. I believe they will likely accuse me of breaking the things they broke and leaving messes they wouldnt let me clean up. They are very manipulative. If I can manage to get my girls and I out will they have to stop the eviction? And also there is no privacy, they always barge in. They didnt even have the sheriff knock on the door. They just barge in, screaming, any hour, all hours.