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My family is homeless, what can we do?
We are very lucky to have a place to stay tonight but I am not sure where we are going from here. We are homeless & don't have that much money. My parents, brothers & I been staying in the car & we don't have anyone we can stay with. I have been applying for a job like crazy. We live in Texas. What do we do?
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I'm in your situation kind of. Living out of our van while we seek permament full time jobs and take day labor work in meanwhile. And saving up to get into an apt.
We went to the dept of social and health services. They do want a street address for you though to get food stamps. We signed up while staying with a relative for whom it was just a short temp. help staying there and used their address. Perhaps you can use the address of any family you stayed with for a few days who is willing for you to use it when applying.
If there are no young children to get help with emergency housing, I know of people who are working but homeless and use some of their money to pay for a unit in one of those pay by the week motels. I and others who are currently homeless have also used the local pool for showers. There should be rates for pool use and just use of showers.
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There is information missing which would help in answering you. If there are young children then your family is a higher priority for emergency housing than a family of adults.
In order to get emergency housing you need to contact the department of social services for the state you are in. Each County has an office for this department. IF you don't know how or can't find the office of social services go to any police or fire station and ask for help.
actually your parents need to be the one asking for the help as they are the adults. The department of social services will find you shelter, provide you with food or take you to a place where meals are being provided. They will also see to your medical needs if needed.
If you can't find a police or fire station and you have a cell phone call 911 tell them where you are, street address or location and they will come to you.
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Have you tried applying to the local homeless shelters?? even if theres a long waiting list, if your with a child or children you can be considered higher priority. You didnt really give enough details here for me to really help, but you can also look into womens shelters, they take in women with kids on a temporary basis, and provide job resources. i think they also let you stay longer too. not totally sure though.
Also you didnt state your age, how many people are with you, nothing, and that is usually what their looking for when trying to get into a shelter. also look into places called "food pantrys" in your area. they are places that give food to the homeless on a regular basis based on donations from people. its totally free and you dont need anything to qualify.
also, you might check into a place called "labor ready" if your brother is over 18 and strong enough to work, he can go there early in the morning apply for a job and they give people day jobs and you get paid in cash the same day. It works on only a daily basis though so that job wont be there the next day but if he keeps going back and gets there early he could be considered first to get a job planting trees for moving sand bags or whatever they have for that day.
thats all i can think of right now. good luck
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