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Mr-K   in reply to Mr-K   on

Mr-K

Hello aidpage people! This is certainly a different look and feel! I haven't been on for a while. I'm still working 12/7, but working on cutting down on the hours in next few months.

I did finally move a single mom in to do light housework in exchange for room and board for a few months. They were about to be homeless and had no where to go. All the shelters were full. Children don't belong in a shelter anyway.

They have recently moved out and are staying with family members in another state now and I'm currently looking to replace them. It broke my heart when they moved out, but I'm glad they came.
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elliexnoel  

single pregnant, looking for housing or job assistance

Hi,
My name is Ellie, I am 21 years old and 8 weeks pregnant.
I currently live in Orange County, CA. I am looking for somewhere to live (free or very cheap) until I have my baby. By then me and the father should have enough money to move into our own place.
My mom decided that since I am making this decision she will not help me with my life anymore. I have a Medical Assistant Degree and am trained in CPR. If you can help me out in any way, job, housing .. I would be so grateful.
I can help with house cleaning, childcare, driving. Just let me know.
Thank you!

I also have a cat whom I will be taking with me.
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Mennen  

HELP, PLEASE? I'm losing my home of 11 years due to forclosure. I'm disabled and alone.

PLEASE HELP ME! My home was financed with an interest only note. My bank could not roll this loan to a mortgage - they do not write mortgages. I could not secure a mortgage due to low income and poor credit ratings...so I'm now in forclosure. I've lived here for 11 years and desperately wish to stay. I have no family to count on; I don't know what I'll do if/when I need to move.
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Nowstarvingartist  

West Los Angeles Homeless/Not yet starving Artist

I am an experienced freelance storyboard artist, and like many of us the recession has affected me dearly. The past year work has been so slow I went back to doing retail. This was in 2010. By April of that year our store closed down (Borders Books and Music). I survived with unemployment and doing occasional art jobs and then I was offered a position at an animation studio in Santa Monica.

I was initially told that the final touches were being put on the business plans for a film and funding would be secured by late January. January has come and gone, no funding has come through and my employer for lack of a better work may end up having to shut his studio down. This only worsened my situation and now I am homeless.

I went to different services that offer shelter but the problem is that they only seem to cater to those who are addicted, or female, or persons with families. If you are simply a male not on anything, but just can't find work, you're screwed. I even tried sober living houses since they didn't care if I wasn't addicted to anything, but a majority of these are in the roughest neighborhoods, infested with vermin, drug and alcohol use still goes on, and the police frequently raid them due to this. Not to mention the prostitution.

What I need is daunting. I need a place where I can stay while I try to financially regroup. The only things I could offer in return outside of art would be basic housecleaning. I am welcome to any ideas any may have. Thank you for your time, and to those in similar/worse situations than I, God bless and try your best to be strong.

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QueenWill  

Place help me.

Hi, My family and I need financial help. We lost our apartment due to mole and have a 3rd baby on the way. We are looking for an house or apartment in the Mobile or Eight Mile or Prichrad Al area. We can only afford to pay $400 to $500 a month. If anybody know of anything that could help other than welfare place let me know. I already tried welfare. Right now we only have $300 to our name and no car. All the apartments in our area that we can afford to pay rent at has very long waiting list. But the places that our size family can fit in we can afford. My husband and I would be so grateful and thankful for anything that anybody could do for us.
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willworkforrent  

Looking for a place to rest my head indoors!!!!

Im in desperate need of a place to live!!!! I have no shelter and have to be out of my house by this coming monday february 12th... If anyone has any shelter please let me know!!! I have a 9lb 9 year old dog that can't be without her mommy so I can't go to a shelter.She sleeps 22 hrs out of the day..I have a little money and after a small female procedure should be able to return to work!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Do unto others as you would want done to yourself!!!!! I almost am loosing faith in the human race..... I NEED SOME HELP!!!!!!!!
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justtrynamakeit  

help

hi im currently pregnant with nowhere to go...some help me with housing pls

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BRECKgurl  

immeadately assistance

im a singel mom with a child with a life threatning blood disorder i never been n this situation b4 homeless shelt wont help cause were at risk i have it 2 im asking for help im at my wits end plus my child needs 2 b n school im asking if any 1could help me with 1st months rent &deposit so i could get n one immeately thank u god bless

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oldhorsewoman  

no help for a single older woman on disability with no kids,

impossible it seems for an old single woman on disability to get an apartment .. but if I had kids I would not still be homeless, interesting huh? even if there are units open that are 2 bedrooms,, they will not lease them to me.I searched 4 counties in Kentucky..nothing.
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youngmami09  

LOOKING FOR HELP WITH HOUSING

HI,EVERYONE I JUST MADE MY PAGE IM LOOKING TO GET INFO. IF ANY SECTION 8 HOUSING AUTHORITIES ARE OPEN THANKS...

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sadmom78  

I don't know what I need

I am a single mom of 2. I didn't start out that way. I was engaged. Had 2 sons and when my 2nd son was 5 months I came home to a letter that basically said He never wanted kids and wasn't coming back. At least not until I took him to court for child support. Then suddenly he wanted full custody. We had purchased a condo at the beginning and the taxes and dues kept going up. I paid part of the mortagage but I could never quite get it all paid. I also pay daycare (I have daycare aid, but I still pay 1/4 of my income). They took the house July 5th. I found a house with a long term lease a large yard and a forest on the property. 3 weeks ago I came home from work and the trees were gone. Last weekend they took the driveway. I had to drive around on the grass to get to the house. Now the landlord wants to bring in an appraiser tommorrow. The house is a mess. Between the holiday and then both my sons got sick I haven't even done dishes in 2 days. My landlord has been randomly showing up and "checking" on the house since I moved in. He's really creepy. I'm a private person. I knew the names of my neighbors at my condo but that's it. I didn't socialize with them. I have to find somewhere to live now, but it's christmas. I've checked everywhere and I can't find anything I can afford. I make good money but it's not enough to pay for a 2 bedroom and daycare and no one will rent me a 1 bedroom because there are 3 of us. I can't afford a lawyer to fight him. Ive spent the last 2 days in tears. I though foreclosure was stressfull, but not compared to this. My son just started kindegarten. There is nothing in his school district. I'm going to have to move him in the middle of the year. and that makes me feel guilty and depressed and pissed off. But I also feel helpless. Lawyers won't even meet with me because I can't afford to hire them. I just want somewhere we can stay. Somewhere they won't take away. And I have no idea where to go.
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tova  

HELP!!

I am a victim of domestic violence and am about to lose my apartment because my rent is over due,public assistance denied me and i can only find work for 4to 6 hours a week and i'm in need of help to save my place so that i can transfer to a different housing location.Any advice will help.
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Sammyjo  

About Sammyjo

I am a divorced single and very proud mother of two. My oldest is in the Navy and married with a child of his own, my youngest is a lovely teen and lives at home with me. I love being her mom. The school's have put alot of pressure on our kids I'm sure most of you are well aware, but I don't know all the things their being taught now, and I can't afford these high prices to have internet for her, I do know they do it for low income. Anyone with some advice? Also I'm looking for affordable housing. Thank you. I look forward to talking with you.
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neenya   in reply to terry exum   on

help with a new home

Have you tried applying for a USDA loan? Maybe you could buy your own house..
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neenya  

Austin Housing needed

Looking for housing in Austin for an individual who is low income and on SSI...

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lonely88   in reply to lonely88   on

i need help ASAP

what can i do ive went on every helping site there is and still no help
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lonely88  

i need help ASAP

im a single mother with two kids and im homeless i cant seem to find a job i only get food stamps i have no help im living with an aunt and she is moving at the end of the month and at that time i will have no where for me and my kids to go. i cant go to school til i pay for my GED but i cant afford it at the moment in stressing because i dont have an idea of what ima do for my kids. im looking for a low income apartment in houston. the fathers are in jail and dont anything to do with the kids and its harder on me because i have to and everytime something come up something alwaqys come in the way (money). I REALLY NEED HELP for my kids to have a better life so please i need all the support i can get thanks
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New Starter  

I need $1000 for home

I am in need of $1000 to secure a place to live for myself and my children as my abusive and selfish husband has not paid the rent and we will soon be evicted. I will have no place to go without this funding as he has had me trapped here and would not allow me to work, but everything is falling apart and our offer for a place is only good if we can come up with first months rent and security deposit.
Please consider helping us. ishouldnotask at yahoo dot com.
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momo21  

housing

How can i get an importment that can go by my income
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john42m  

Need help, but least likely to get any.

Hi everybody, I never thought I would be in the situation that I am in now. I am an unemployed dental hygienist living in central Massachusetts. I lost my job over 2 years ago now, and I can't get a job anywhere. Dental offices here are not hiring right now, and there are many dental hygienists out of work. I thought I was in a safe field, but I now understand the first thing a person loses when they lose their job is dental insurance, and others tighten their spending. They don't hire a male my age when they don't have to, younger women will keep patients coming back better. Lower paying jobs will not hire me, because I am over qualified. My wife walk out in the beginning of May when my federal unemployment ran out, and left me with a house and 2 dogs. I had to file Chapter 7 today, 11/5/2011 as my house was due to be auctioned on Tuesday, 11/8, this buys me a little more time only. I am an online student at Vermont Tech. I need some kind of help; I can't live in my car, because I have too many health problems. My license to practice is only good in MA, So, I will need to get licensed for any other. If there is anybody who can help me in any way, I would be most grateful. John
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