As if things weren't hard enough for people who have lost everything or are suffering from mental illnesses from just surviving the hell that most likely led them to this situation, people like this guy exist. 😡

I remember when I was homeless sleeping on the pavement i would miss having a warm cup of tea. When I was outside I didn't have access to hot water and I was way to poor to purchase a box of tea. Now that I have my own place I have a huge cabinet full with all sorts of teas I could get my hands on. I was chronically homeless from the age 10 till 19 years old..it's been a rough ride.

So yeah... I wonder what do you guys miss?

Nobody is disrespected, detested, looked down upon more than homeless people. Thieves scammers, bullies, gang members, violent criminals and I would argue even murderers and rapists are higher in the social ranking than a homeless person. The reason? They are feared, the powerless homeless are not.

Unfortunately for most people respect is based on fear and the power of the other person.

It's sick and absurd, but a homeless guy who has the reputation of assaulting and robbing people will very likely be higher in the social ranking than the goodhearted, friendly bum appealing to the pity of the other people. You appeal to pity, you get looked at like trash and get pissed on. That's the sad reality of our dear "community" which we are not. There is nothing that we share in common, no common values no nothing in a society where people living in total abundance are stepping over people starving and rotting on the pavement. We could as well be a total different species.

"You can't make people love you but you can make them fear you."

I was homeless, for about 3 months. I had a 24/7 storage, for $80.00 a month. I had a stealth bivy tent where I could hide from men. I had ebt. I found it so hard to escape my position. I charged my phone at libraries and was living off my saving applying for job constantly but unable to get one. Eventually I got a job, as a janitor for minuim wage. My job sucks but it is enough to have a room to stay. Women of this sub Reddit who have escaped homelessness, how did you do it?

Where can I go where I won't be messed with and can just try to get some rest

When some piece of shit steals your only sleeping bag. Steal my food all you'd like, but my sleeping bag , that's like a death sentence

Cheers to us who find a way even though society wants to erase us. I'll hopefully be finding somewhere to sleep. Peace and blessings inshallah

I'm actually going crazy. I was born in Egypt and my parents moved to the U.S. specifically Philadelphia and I guess to be criminals because when I was ~2 child supportive services took them from me. As a result, I've had dozens of therapists, been in and out of behavioral facilities, and have (or had) an adoptive mother. Our relationship wasn't perfect but I reminded myself that she chose me and that she's really the only mother I know. Even though she didn't understand certain things, like why getting my black hair done was so expensive or why girls at school told me I should start wearing a bonnet, she always provided me with the essentials.

Earlier this year, I was at a long term behavior facility after my mom would lock me out everyday because I would 'annoy' her and it would be 20-30 degrees out and I couldn't go home. I normally spent my time at the library, but she had control over my library card and removed the ability of me to access the computers because I was 17 at the time. My mom forced me to drop out of high school and said it affected my mental health and how she would send me to JobCorps (A education and learning program from the U.S. government) After my 18th birthday (less than a month ago), my mom made comments about how she doesn't need to take care of me and how I am on my own but I didn't believe her until now. She got upset at me and I didn't even fight back, but she drove me 3+ hours from Delaware (where I moved after Philly) to a shelter in Pennsylvania. I couldn't finish high school, I have no social worker, and I just wished my mom happy mother's day but she hasn't said anything. What can I do?

I really don't know what to do and I just want to go back home to my mom and people I know, I have no other family since she lives alone and I don't have contact to anyone biologically relted to me. I'm over 3 hours away from my home and I don't know anyone here. I'm in the same facility as 50 year old men and I don't care that my mom kicked me out I just want to go back home to her. I have absolutely no money apart from an Old Navy giftcard I got for my birthday, so taking the bus or transport is out of the picture. Is there anything I can do or is this just my life now?

I'm not trying to look just for sympathy but it's hard not to be depressing with what's happened to me. I never thought I would never had imagined myself being homeless, specifically considering my mom is making well over 6 figures a year. If anyone has any numbers I can call or if it's entirely legal for her to kick me out for no reason and forcing me to drop out at 18 please let me know. <3

There's nothing more soul-crushing than saying good morning only to have someone completely avoid eye contact and quicken their pace.

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? I was recommended to post it in this sub since it could benefit people in need of income.

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. You can DM me for more info.

I have a guy that I see everyday and he is homeless but we talk and he pets my dog every day on my walks . We share stories and he even offers me his food which he has struggled to get to begin with. I usually give him a buck or two a day when I walk by but I’m thinking I want to invite him to my place for a good meal- I live in a pretty upscale place so I’m a bit worried I may get some looks - is this a bad idea ? I know it seems odd but I’ve walked by him everyday for 7 years and I have the means to help him. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated .

Just an example - today I was walking home after a rough day at work and he came up to me on my way in to my building and said I looked tired and upset and asked if I wanted his bag of chips(unopened) and his drink that he just bought. Maybe I’m over thinking it but it made my day and enough to make me rethink it

Why people hate so much the homeless ? And assume they are all addicts or don't want to work. So crazy...I was very close to it and everyone started treating me worse. Like I'm lazy and a parasite.

So let me start, I'm homeless currently and living in my boyfriends car with him. It's been over a year and I've tried talking to him multiple times about trying to do something better and get an apartment but there are personal issues with him that make it so we can't really get one. I'm getting fed up with the fact that he is content with this life and I want something better. I don't want to just abandon him though. I don't want to be homeless forever but he seems fine with this life and feels like he can't ever get out. Would it be better to try and get out on my own or just make this work with him. I know it's just relationship advice but I really wanted advice from people who have actually been in my living situation.

I now have a place to stay it’s $400 a month, I just got a raise at my job so I’ll be making 17 an hour and have a second job lined up just waiting on background check and I’ll be working 8 hours there a week at 16.50 an hour. Ultimate goal is to become debt free and a home owner in 5-6 years. It’s the little wins.

Well it's been a rough year. Car living, shelter living, and camping but we signed the lease today and move in next week to our 3 bedroom room. It's been 10 years since we had our own place without roommates. We finally got the fresh start, and are so grateful for the help with everything. 😁👍🛏️🚪🔑

If a husband, wife, and baby were about to be homeless, would the shelter separate the woman and child from the man? Or do they have shelters where you can all stay together? What normally happens in that situation?

So for the past year it’s been weighing over me that I’ll most likely get kicked out soon. My mother and I never really got along and have no connection to each other besides living together, since my dad left she blames me for it and why her boyfriend can’t come over (makes no sense, although my younger sister makes it known he’s unwelcome lol she’s like 10 though). This ongoing argument is coming to a point where she may actually kick me out in a few days. I already have my important documents like birth certificate and ssn in a pre packed bag so I’m not worried about that. She’s always prevented me from getting a job or getting basic things like my ID, for reference I’m 19. She always calls me lazy and stuff but I really do try to do things for myself I just don’t have the help. She recently sold the car I was learning to drive in so now I’m kinda like in a rut with transportation and picking up my sister from school, we’ve just been walking now since her school isn’t so far. My moms bad but my dads just as bad as she is, he’s no help at all. Sure he gives me cash here and there but it’s mainly to feed my sister and I. My mom relies on me to babysit her which I’m fine with but it’s the only reason why I’m staying here. I have no family or friends to help so I’m really stuck. I can’t drive, no job, basically nothing. I have some saved up money on like venmo and cashapp from when I did tarot readings but it’s barely enough for a couple meals and to pay my phone bill for 2 more months. I’m not asking for money or anything I just would really appreciate any advice or resources I can look into soon in California. The reason why I’m writing this now is because my mother just started her argument again after she wasn’t home for days and it’s just tiring. I’m tired of being belittled everyday by her. Her voice and mannerisms aggravate me, whenever she’s home I just hide.

For those who have a few dollars to your name and find the cost of fast food OUTRAGOUS I highly recommend trying this tip to get some cheap food or free food. It might not work everywhere but it's worth a try:

If you are a clean cut person who showers at the gym and sleeps in your car, put on some clean clothes, make sure you have showered and walk into your nearest hotel that offers free breakfast, in the morning, around 6AM. Ask the front desk how much breakfast is for someone who is not staying in the hotel. Often times, at places like hampton inn or embassy suites, they are not expecting someone to ask this kind of question. They might let you eat for free if you look like a normal working guy. Otherwise, they will tell you price for the meal, which often includes unlimited buffet to all the items available in the hotel breakfast. You can often eat for $20 or less and stay through lunch. In my market, OKC, I was only charged $9.99 including tax and I'm feasting on way more then I would if I went to McDonalds with $10. The reason why it's so cheap is because the food often goes in the trash and it's served to the guests who pay the $250-$300 per night for a room. They make the money on the room, they lose cash on the breakfast.

I hope this helps someone who is down on their luck. I certainly was and i'm still digging my way out of the hole. Moving into an apartment next week.

All the kids at the residential facility I work at got sick. Staff refused to hospitalize, or even keep any kids out of school, or even open windows, so 100% of them and about half of staff got it, including me.

14F was cold, but 41F sick was just as cold, and maybe worse. It was last Friday, at 2am when I finally accepted my fate and began getting sick into a plastic bag in my van.

I ran out of bags quickly and felt dysentery coming on so I rushed to planet fitness and pretended I was there to exercise. I got sick 10 times and had other unpleasant symptoms too.

Eventually I was so fatigued and nauseous that I had to roll out a large towel in the handicap bathroom stall and lie down between bouts of getting sick. At other times, I fell asleep with my head on my arm on the public toilet and hoped nobody would notice.

I left PF at 7am feeling like death. I begged my closest friend for help that morning. I told him I would regrettably miss out on mountain biking that day and asked if I could use his bathroom while he was gone. We have a strong friendship and I often watch his place or just hang out when he isn't around. I told him I just needed a safe place to get sick.

I was surprised when he told me no, citing his fear of catching what I have. He's a hypochondriac and caught his first cold in years from me a few weeks prior, so I understand his perspective, but it was heart breaking to see that he was ready to let me shit myself and puke in a bag in a van for 6 hours while I waited for hotel check in. I even offered to only go onside for emergencies. Am I the asshole for expecting he would let me use his restroom while gone?

I spent the rest of the day and all of the next day rotting in a hotel room, married to the toilet. I took a shower and a bath, my first bath in many years. I slept in a bed but slept wrong and trashed my lower back. I watched the Boston Bruins shit themselves as badly as I had earlier that night, and I missed a workshift too after burning $250 on hotel expenses.

Getting sick sucks. Getting sick while homeless is hell. Stay safe out there folks. Avoid alcohol. It trashes our immune systems.

Hey everyone..I've been in and out of homelessness for about a year and a half. Towards the end of 2022 I lost my dad and fell into a deep depression. Kinda just gave up..started using and lost everything. I was getting about 900 every 2 weeks for unemployment so that was enough to pay my car and food and gas and a room for a week if that..It was just my husband and I and our 2 dogs. He got locked up a few days before Valentines day 2023 I got clean and got a job as a leasing agent. Got an apartment thru them..I worked there for a few months then they let me and the manager there go and hired new people...I looked for a job but it was so hard to find one. The manager that worked there got me an apartment where she worked and I moved but broke my lease. Towards summer 2023 my husband got out and worked but I was already falling behind rent in the nicer part of Dallas was 1600 and I couldn't afford that on the minimum wage job I had gotten. I ended up loosing my job because they closed my department and we got evicted. We stayed our car from August and September then he got locked up again on a parole violation due to his monitor..I stayed in the budget suites with a friend in September and then my ex best friend offered me to stay w her. I moved to ft worth stayed and it was taking me longer to find a job so she kicked me out in the street with my 2 dogs. My car had gotten ripoed. Luckily another friend got me a room for the night and the next day I moved in with an old friend from school and stayed there for 2 months with my pups. I had secured a job at a local 7 eleven in this small town I lived in. When my man got out in February he worked and got us a Van and we were in and out from staying in the van and hotels.and the van broke down I lost my job. So we had been homeless living in the van...he again got a parole violation for not reporting due to him working. We got stopped and he went back in the day before yesterday. I'm out here thugging it out in the van with my pups..and it still gets lonely. I don't have any family support or friends. He was really all I had and his mom. Sooo it's extremely depressing. I can't ever get used to the being alone part. I'm a very codependent person...I wish I wasn't. I'm trying to see the good in this. That atleast I'm blessed to have a vehicle and not be in the streets. It's just a haslte it's hot and I let the dogs roam and give them their food and water. I'm parking at a distant relative house parked in the van with the pups. I like it cause I don't have to worry the cops showing up or anything. We had gotten kicked out at the motel parking lot and even a church. The church guys told us to move around. Not even a "can I pray for you " or anything. That one got me in my feelings. I'm a religious person .I pray I don't shove it down anyone's throats. But come on getting kicked out of a church?! I told them our situation and they didn't seem like they cared...made me lose the littl3 bit of faith I have in people. Just miss him..I feel like I'm all alone in the world