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im homeless i have no family no friends. the sheters out here only help for 7 days a month...i need guidance real bad. what can i do? btw i live in lv nv
dont be stupid gary..im at a public library
you all are heartless morons! im looking for advice to help me out for the lve of god!
i havnt been homeless the whole time iv had this account. NVM DONT HELP ME OUT! SORRY I EVEN ASKED
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There may be other shelters in your are or at least day shelters which I grant you is a concept that may not make a lot of sense but on the other hand may offer some useful services like showers, laundry, job referrals, referrals and info on other places to get help. Check with http://www.ghomelessshelterdirectory.org for food (food pantries and soup kitchens) check http://feedingamerica.org that one lists food banks (like wholesalers to food pantries) and then within the foodbank listings you find pantries and soup kitchens. Note that almost every soup kitchen also feeds its volunteers so volunteering help there gets you eats and often help in other ways. The idea is that if Salvation army does 7 days out of 3 and so does say Union Mission or wherever that is 14 days covered. United Way in your area will have a list of community resources.
I have no idea where you are so can't be very specific but there are some general things that work in a lot of places. If you are homeless with little or no income you are very likely to be able to get food stamps. You do not need an address for that. There are also usually health clinics. If you are depressed about your situation or have any mental health or substance issues seek help from your state or county mental health agency. Be sure they know you are homeless and ask them for help with this because many mental health agencies have specific assistance including places to live (apartment shared by 3 or 4 people each with private room and shared kitchen and living room)
Your area probably also has a labor ready type place where people called day laborers can get work one day at a time and be paid each day right after they work. Many car washes also pay by the day. Eating places don't pay daily but wait staff and people who clear tables get tips daily. A few places will pay dishwashers daily if asked to do that.
There are also places that often will include a place to stay usually a room and sometimes food. Many times you do not need a lot of skills they are happy to have someone who will work for food and small pay. Motels, resorts, farms, live in care giving, oil rigs, some carnivals. Job corps and military are other options.
If you have a vehicle staying in the vehicle "camping" may be possible. My experience and that of people I know has been that in these situations shopping, getting coffee at an all night place, visiting an all night library or student union on a college campus, finding a place to volunteer if not work at night and sleeping in the day time like on a beach, by a lake, in a park even a store parking lot etc. gets you a lot less hassles than sleeping in these places at night. If you are near a rural area some camping may work out and you may find a campground that will trade use of a camper or a tent suite for some work. Wall Marts, some groceries, sporting goods stores sell Coleman survival blankets that are a waterproof reflective sheet that can be positioned to keep heat out or to reflect body heat back in depending on need. They fold up to about the size of a pack of cigarettes, I've found that a plastic drop cloth like for painting and some string or fish line makes a half decent shelter. I hate that it is clear plastic and wish I could find $1 colored plastic table cloths of a bigger size but so far I haven't.
In awful weather (hot or cold or bad storm) consider a hospital ER waiting area preferably the one with the worst service so it is crowded.
You mentioned that you had no family or friends where you are. If you have someone somewhere else where you could stay a week or two or longer or where you might be able to get work talk with a local Catholic church and see if they will pay bus fare for you to get there or if they know who may. Our ministry has done that. I've seen Catholic churches do it. I suppose some othrs may tho I do not know who.
Every state also has a homeless task force look for it on line and see what they can offer or suggest.
There may be other shelters in your are or at least day shelters which I grant you is a concept that may not make a lot of sense but on the other hand may offer some useful services like showers, laundry, job referrals, referrals and info on other places to get help. Check with http://www.ghomelessshelterdirectory.org for food (food pantries and soup kitchens) check http://feedingamerica.org that one lists food banks (like wholesalers to food pantries) and then within the foodbank listings you find pantries and soup kitchens. Note that almost every soup kitchen also feeds its volunteers so volunteering help there gets you eats and often help in other ways. The idea is that if Salvation army does 7 days out of 3 and so does say Union Mission or wherever that is 14 days covered. United Way in your area will have a list of community resources.
I have no idea where you are so can't be very specific but there are some general things that work in a lot of places. If you are homeless with little or no income you are very likely to be able to get food stamps. You do not need an address for that. There are also usually health clinics. If you are depressed about your situation or have any mental health or substance issues seek help from your state or county mental health agency. Be sure they know you are homeless and ask them for help with this because many mental health agencies have specific assistance including places to live (apartment shared by 3 or 4 people each with private room and shared kitchen and living room)
Your area probably also has a labor ready type place where people called day laborers can get work one day at a time and be paid each day right after they work. Many car washes also pay by the day. Eating places don't pay daily but wait staff and people who clear tables get tips daily. A few places will pay dishwashers daily if asked to do that.
There are also places that often will include a place to stay usually a room and sometimes food. Many times you do not need a lot of skills they are happy to have someone who will work for food and small pay. Motels, resorts, farms, live in care giving, oil rigs, some carnivals. Job corps and military are other options.
If you have a vehicle staying in the vehicle "camping" may be possible. My experience and that of people I know has been that in these situations shopping, getting coffee at an all night place, visiting an all night library or student union on a college campus, finding a place to volunteer if not work at night and sleeping in the day time like on a beach, by a lake, in a park even a store parking lot etc. gets you a lot less hassles than sleeping in these places at night. If you are near a rural area some camping may work out and you may find a campground that will trade use of a camper or a tent suite for some work. Wall Marts, some groceries, sporting goods stores sell Coleman survival blankets that are a waterproof reflective sheet that can be positioned to keep heat out or to reflect body heat back in depending on need. They fold up to about the size of a pack of cigarettes, I've found that a plastic drop cloth like for painting and some string or fish line makes a half decent shelter. I hate that it is clear plastic and wish I could find $1 colored plastic table cloths of a bigger size but so far I haven't.
In awful weather (hot or cold or bad storm) consider a hospital ER waiting area preferably the one with the worst service so it is crowded.
You mentioned that you had no family or friends where you are. If you have someone somewhere else where you could stay a week or two or longer or where you might be able to get work talk with a local Catholic church and see if they will pay bus fare for you to get there or if they know who may. Our ministry has done that. I've seen Catholic churches do it. I suppose some othrs may tho I do not know who.
Every state also has a homeless task force look for it on line and see what they can offer or suggest.
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