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momndawson   in reply to momndawson   on

Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 24, 2010
 in response to Starshine...   In order to go to a domestic violence shelter here..you have to show that you are being abused. They need the police report..or they have to actually help u get out of a dangerous situation. I tried that route already.For any shelter here..you have to have written verification to show why you need to be there.
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Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 24, 2010
 in response to Starshine...   Yes Ive called all the shelters..some on that list are several hours away from where I am though. I applied with Modest needs..but have to fax them my paperwork..and they require a bank account but my account is closed because after living off my savings for a couple months it was overdrawn and charged off. St.Vincent DePauls here referred me to Good Samaritan which refused assistance because they said i dont meet their criteria since I was fired and they are funded through FEMA. There is no national shared housing here where I am in TN..actually there isnt a lot of anything when it comes to help at all. What I find funny is that there are plenty of places for single men or abused women or drug and alcohol addicts..but only one that will take in normal everyday mothers with children..and its on a 6 month minimum waiting list presently. 211 here has given me the numbers to 5 places for help..all of which have denied assistance. There is no emergency housing in Johnson City TN or anywhere in East TN at all...there used to be but as I have been told from Knoxville to where I am with every agency I have called..they cut emergency housing out a few years ago.
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momndawson   in reply to Mad Prophet   on

Eviction Notice

Oct 23, 2010

Where i live in TN...they dont have any emergency housing..and the HUD and housing authority grants are on a 6-12 month waiting list if approved.

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Single mom with 2 kids..almost homeless..PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!!

Oct 23, 2010

Im still here and still dont know what to do. I have a week left to come up with my rent money and then if i dont my kids and i are being evicted. I signed a lease that has a 14 day clause in it which means if evicted I have 14 days to move. We have nowhere to go if evicted. i dont have family or friends to turn to. I dont know what to do!!! I called the shelter and they said they are on a 6 month waiting list..and they set me an appointment to do an intake application to be placed on the waiting list in case we are evicted. Can anyone help us??? Ive been to ALL of the social service organizations and have been turned down for assistance..I have a job and can continue paying my bills if i can just get what I am past due paid!! PLEASE HELP ME AND MY KIDS IF YOU CAN!!! Yes..I am to the point of begging for help now. I just have nowhere to turn anymore.

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Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 21, 2010
 in response to Starshine...   No I dont have any family..a grandmother who is in a nursing home but she is not even coherent. As for his family I have no contact with them at all. I wasnt eligible for unemployment since i was terminated..apparently in TN you have to be laid off in order to qualify for it. They dont have emergency housing here in east tn..i have however applied for housing and section 8..but was told last week that it would take a few weeks to process my application and then i would be placed on a waiting list that is a minimum of 6 months to a year!! I qualified for food stamps. I dont get financial assistance because i did get hired last week..I took a job delivering newspapers because i can do it in a couple hours between 3 and 6 in the morning..and wouldnt have to worry about daycare. I have my resume submitted for almost every business in this area! Ive been in management for almost 18 years..and I have been applying for any job i could find...I was turned down at 3 restaurants here because they said i was overqualified! The shelters are full...and the only one locally who could even take the kids and i when we get evicted is on a 6 month waiting list..they set me an appointment up to come in for an intake next week just to get my info and place me on their waiting list. I dont want to be evicted..i want to figure out some way to pay my past due rent and continue living where live. I know that if i can pay whats past due that my landlord would work with me on Nov rent since i did just start this new job....thank you for all of your suggestions!!
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momndawson   in reply to momndawson   on

Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 21, 2010
 in response to Starshine...   Im in Johnson City TN...
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Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 21, 2010
 in response to crystal323...   Im trying not to give up..its just so hard to keep going when i know I have tried all that I can think of to make it. I never thought i would be going through anything like this..and it has me scared to death. I worry about my kids so much..and we really have nowhere to go when evicted. Im still trying..but so far..nothing has worked for us.
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Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 21, 2010
 in response to crystal323...   Hi Crystal. I dont honestly think that there is any help for us at all. ive gone to every agency that i could find that offers assistance..and have been turned down by all of them. Its funny..I left an abusive marriage thinking I was doing what was best and yet i find myself doing worse than i have ever done in my entire life. I lost my job in June because my kids daycare closed down out of the blue and I had to miss 4 days of work unexpectedly..i was a store mgr and my boss terminated me over it. I dont get child support at all. We have no way to pay the past due rent..which stinks as my landlord said she would not evict if i would at least pay what i was behind and that she would work with me on next months rent! Im in a lose/lose situation..and feel like im just about to have a complete nervous breakdown. I think one of the things that really gets me is that 2 of the places that refused to help me are places that over the years i have always donated to financially as well as food and clothing..and it was a rude awakening to realize that these places dont actually give the help to people that truly need it and who are trying to make a better life for their families.
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Single mom with kids..almost homeless

Oct 21, 2010

I am a single mom with 2 beautiful children. A 3 yr old daughter and an 8 yr old son. I lost my job a couple months ago and have been unemployed til about a week ago.I havent paid my September or October rent and am being evicted. I have no family at all. I called the local shelters to see where we could go when we get thrown out..and found out that the only shelter in my area that allows women with children is on a 6 month waiting list!! We have nowhere to go!! ive been to EVERY social service organization here and have been turned down for any assistance with paying my rent to avoid being evicted because I was fired from my job! I have a job now and would be able to start catching up on my bills...but in the meantime i only needed to be able to pay the 2 months i am already behind..and there is no way to do that. I dont know what to do! I have always busted my butt working hard for my kids..have been in management for the last 18 years..yet now that Ive been unemployed we are about to lose everything that we have. I dont know how to tell my 8 yr old that in a couple of weeks we will possibly be living in our truck..this will devastate him! We moved to the state that we are in in January because my ex was abusive...I tried to move here to give my kids and I a fresh start and a better future away from the abuse...HA! When i got here I tried to get help from a local domestic violence organization but was told that since I had gotten away with no help that they cant help me either..part of me is actually considering going back to him just to avoid my children being homeless..and i know that would be a terrible decision. I just dont know what to do..and i have no options anymore. I need help so badly..and i have nowhere to turn and no one to talk to..I am so alone here..

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