My sons girlfriend is homeless?
she's 20 years old. I believe she's staying in between places with some of her family. I let her spend the night a few times during the week so that she can get to school and get to work. She's respectful, smart, and bright. I think my son is trying to move her in when she tried to spend the night a few more than I expected, but I clearly told him no. My son really cares for her, but Im trying to help my son fly the nest, too, not trying to move more people in.
Single mom homeless with son?
I m a 27 year old mom with a two year old in northern California. My son s sperm donor left when I was 1 month pregnant. I ve applied to all the low income apartments and signed up for section 8. I currently get calworks for me and my son. There gonna want me to be looking for a job soon but I am homeless. I ve tried churches I don t know what else to do. We re homeless because we were living with my mom in her trailer then she decided to leave the park with no notice to anyone. Now we are on the street or sleeping on people s couches or floors.
How to help my homeless son?
What do I do to help my son? He lives under the I-80 bridge near Elkhorn Blvd. in the Sacramento area. He is hungry and wants a way out, but he just doesn't know what to do and I can't even think what to tell him. I live 1,800 miles away in Oklahoma. And I am out of work and poor to boot. But I know he needs help. He has some mental issues. He is severely bi-polar with psychotic paranoia. He has never held down a job. He is 28 years old. He has had maybe 4 jobs in his life but can't handle the pressure of working at a public job. The jobs never lasted beyond 2 weeks. Before you say anything, you should know that he is NOT lazy. He is the hardest worker I have ever seen. He works all the time for other homeless people, helping to build shelters. He even does yard work for people. He will see some older person mowing the yard and he will finish the job for them. He won't accept money for it either. He just likes to help. He was always my hardest working kid. He just doesn't do well with a public job. He freaks out, thinking that he is going to get fired or that other employees are out to get him. He even thinks the cops and the FBI are watching him. He moves his campsite frequently, because he is sure that they will want to kill him. The thing is, he is not on any government assistance or on any medications. He doesn't understand how to even get help for himself. He lives on squirels and has admited that he ate stray cats. He had to eat something. When you are hungry enough, you do what you do. He won't go to a shelter because they won't let him bring his dog. He has a dog that someone gave him, and he says that if it wasn't for his dog he would have froze to death. He is probably right about that. Sacramento isn't as cold as some places but it did snow there just a few weeks back. My son needs help and I don't know who or where to call. Do you?
Have you ever been homeless? or close to being homeless?
Yes. I have been homeless a few times in my life. The first time I was only 19 and the guy that I was staying with decided that he didn't want me there anymore because it made his girlfriend jealous. I had a job but was only making minimum wage. At first I stayed with friends but then that got pretty old pretty fast. Then I slept outside under the boardwalk and occasionally in a friend's car. My meals consisted of things I could steal from happy hours when there was no one looking. I eventually got a friend from back home to come and get me and my parents took me back in. There was also a time when me and my son were homeless. Social services was going to take him away. We had been living out of our truck. We got help through a friend though and things worked out. I almost became homeless about a month ago too but at the last minute, we found a place to live that would let us pay every 2 weeks. It is still tight but we are living day by day.
HELP!! HOMELESS WITH A CHILD!!?
I have been living with my mom for a while now and my 2 year old daughter I work full time making only $11/hr (I bring home about 300 a week after taxes and deductions) I don't have a car or a drivers license My mom and my sister have been babysitting for me since she was born because neither one of them had jobs. Well, this week they both got jobs. Today my mom announced we're moving and that the new house doesnt have room for my daughter and me, so i need to find somewhere to go. NOW im stuck-- I already make next to nothing, i can't afford daycare, her dad doesnt pay child support, i dont drive to get her to daycare anyway, so i have no one to babysit her ( my friends all go to school AND work so they cant help) I also go to school full time and dont have a sitter for that either. Im stuck!!!!! what do i do!! nowhere to live, no one to watch my daughter so i can work or go to school and no way to GET her to someone who could watch her anyway!!! WHAT DO I DO??? Im so stressed out ive been crying about it all day!!! I have to quit my job AND school and loose my grants for it, and have nowhere to go bc i dont have anyone to watch her so that i CAN go..... someone please help??? WHAT DO I DO??????????????
Can CPS take my kids just because I'm homeless?
I live in Mississippi. I had my children removed in October of 2016 because we were in the process of being evicted from our apartment. We had just gotten the 3 day notice to pay rent, the day before we went to the emergency custody hearing. Despite the fact that even if we were evicted, we still had other places to go, so we wouldn’t actually be homeless, the judge sided with CPS. They have been in CPS custody ever since. That was the only reason they removed the children. We had food, running water, power, beds, and clothing for them. The house was clean, and my kids went to school every day. My oldest was a straight A student.We ended up not getting evicted, and still live in the same apartment we did when they were removed. Every court date there’s some other ridiculous demand that they want me to do. Every court date, there’s something else barring me from getting my kids back. This has been going on for over a year now. My next court date is in a month. CPS has done nothing they’ve promised they were going to do, and instead it has fallen all on me, with no help from the state. My lawyer is worthless, and I’m honestly about to fire her.
I'm homeless and my sons dad is now trying to be apart of his life, should I trust him ? I'm scared he's trying to take him away.
He could be. But as long as you are not abusing him, the court won't take him. Put your kid first. Kids need dads. Unless dad is a real danger to the child or abusive, I would let them see each other. Make boundaries at first. If he don't have court ordered visits, you have the right to supervise any visits. Make him work for the right to have his son. After a few visits, if you trust him, let them go alone. If visits are court ordered there is nothing you can do. He has parental rights. The court order must be followed.
A homeless broke into my house today....?
I think anytime anyone is breaking into your home you have a right to defend yourself against him. But that is in the scenario where you are in the house and someone is breaking in through a window or door and you have a reason to be afraid for your safety and stuff . Once you chase someone down an alley to get your stuff back and beat him up you are on shaky ground because that's more vigilanteism and revenge than self defense. You should call the police and make a report against him for breaking into your house, but since you werent sure if you'd get in trouble for running him down I can see why you didn't call them. I doubt he will bother you again because he will be afraid of you now. But you should still check and see where he broke in at. There is probably a broken window or latch or something that needs repaired.
If your 24 year old son is living as a homeless person and needs mental help but won’t accept it from you, what is the best thing you can do?
Well my heart goes out to you and your family and your son. Ive worked with youth psychosis, early intervention for many years. This is an extremely difficult and complex issue with no easy answers. Mental illness by nature distorts thinking and reasoning processes, thwarts self perception and causes unrealistic belief systems, hence lack of insight, motivation, adherence to medical and social help, and creates denial of any problems, we and he may perceive he has.Unconditional regard, love, consistent support, and encouragement and acceptance of where he is 'at' , not judgement, or ' I wish you would do such and such' or 'try harder', etc,He is confused, he needs to determine his own road to health, you can walk beside him, take his hand, but he cannot be made to do anything other than what he can make sense of. He needs to self direct, and hopefully will discover his own way to wherever or whatever choices he makes.Your pain and sadness your grief, worry, You need support and guidance, help and encouragement just as much as he does. Do that for yourself, and you will be doing it for him too.I really do wish you all the very best for you and your son.And never, never, never..give up! Much love, Jillian.