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Has anyone here stayed in a homeless shelter?

Posted: Feb 20, 2013

If so, what was the experience like for you? Did they help you with job, food stamps, finding a place to live? Or did you just stay there till you could get yourself out of your mess.

Just wondering.

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A woman I know stayed in one. - sm

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It was my brother-in-law's girlfriend at the time. Her and my brother-in-law got into an altercation that became physical. They were at my house, so I called her sister to come and get her and her sister called the police who took her to a women's homeless shelter.

They did offer many services as far as work placement and helping with benefits, etc. She actually was a veteran, so they ended up hooking her up with a program through VA services where she got a job training K9 dogs. She also was put into income-based housing and I am not sure if that was through the VA or the shelter, but the shelter helped set it all up. She is doing great these days, by the way.

I did email a shelter today - wheres_my_job

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They explained their process, and said I could come in for a prescreening. So I'm going to - why not - if worse comes to worse (I hope it doesn't) at least I'll have some idea what it will be like.

It's great you were able to intervene and help your BIL's girlfriend out of a tight spot. Good for you, and good for her.

Well I may be crazy, BUT - sm

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I kind of believe in "you get what you put out there" kind of like the book "The Secret". I DEFINITELY would not go interviewing homeless shelters "just in case" I have to go to one some day. Tell yourself you WILL NOT have to go to one and figure out what to do to stay out of them.

I don't know your history, are you an out-of-work MT? Have you tried other at-home jobs? More and more companies are going to hiring people to work from home and these companies pay HOURLY not on production or commission. Some big corporations even have their marketing departments as people working from home now.

I know that hospitals also are contracting out many of their departments to work-at-home companies also. There is a company you can google called Newcorp and they employ people from home and I know several people who work for them. There is another one called Westinghouse. I know those two are legit for sure.

Good luck to you and I hope you find something soon.

homeless - Effie

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Here in San Antonio there is a huge homeless shelter that has a lot of programs to help people, even has a drug rehab program and another program for the mentally ill. I have never been in one because thankfully I have always had family willing to help me out but I would hope that most homeless shelter know the available resources that are out there.

It's the same thing out here.. - wheres_my_job

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I thought there would be a bunch of little disconnected shelters, but apparently they all band together into one "system." I wish they got more funding, there was more of a floor under people...meaning, it would be GREAT for people to get help before it was a full-blown crisis!

Homeless shelter - Dataentry

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I don't know where you live, but I too feel like I will end up in a homeless shelter. I feel like I'd rather kill myself than live with anyone I know, ie; family, old boyfriends, girlfriends with mean boyfriends. But if you want to email me privately maybe you and I can figure something out. Or if you need to talk. I only live in a tiny apartment and I dont know how I will pay next month's rent. I am working on getting some unemployment for working part time hours during a full-time schedule, that I have to click on OOW about 20 times a day. I'm 60 years old and cannot wait till next year to retire and be less stressed out when working part time. I live in Ohio.

My daughter has a friend who has been in one for - FBL

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well over a year now, probably pushing 2 years. She actually moves from one to another ever so often, as I think they have time limits. She has a 4-year degree and can't find a job flipping burgers. Really nice girl too.

I think the biggest issue you might have is internet access, assuming you plan to do MT from there. Around here, if they have any, it is only in the library and definitely not high speed...probably have time limits on use so everyone gets a chance. Most residents need it to apply for jobs and benefits. If the shelter doesn't have it, the residents go to the public library to do those things.

I do hope it doesn't come to that for you. You might talk to the shelter's managers about them or some other agency sponsoring one of their more stable residents to rent a room from you in your home...wouldn't just pick one myself, but they would know who is a safe risk. Good luck

Comments on internet service. - sm

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Public libraries usually do have high-speed internet. Our little library out in the middle of nowhere has fast 'net and wifi. You can sit out in the parking lot and use the wifi on your laptop, free. There are only time limits if you're using the library's computers. Also, a lot of McDonald's and other fast food places have free wifi now.

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