I am homeless. Pls help!?

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Big P

Listen to me young man, marty is correct, he is speaking from experience. He is on the front line of the real cold world.
I don't know you and I don't know your parents either.
It is not fair for me to listen to your story without hearing your parents side also.
20 years old is a very young age. You don't have nothing to lose. You are not a drug addict or alcoholic. You are not a repeated crime offender who can not get a job any where.
Your situation is not bad at all. You are the one making things worst. I know what you are going through right now. You are going through an identity crisis because maybe you are not sure what you want to do right now. I know joining the military is out of the question right now because of the war in Iraq.
Since you feel like you are at the bottom, you can make things better for yourself by living with your parents for now until you can find a Job,create a network of aquaintances that live close by or the surrounding area's. If you go to church, don't use the church for what you want and then forget about them after you get on your feet. There is always someone in the church that know someone who can help you with finding a job. I think your parents want you to RISE and become a man and learn how to overcome the pressures of life.
Your life is really not that bad. Trust me.
If you were married with Kids and don't have nothing to feed them, then that is a real life pressure cooker.
Don't be hard on yourself.
Maybe your parents are trying to teach you how to be resourceful. Being resourceful is knowing to how make the right contacts out there to lead in the right direction. One day you might be a father or someone later in yur life will be seeking guidance from you. Be humble and move back in with your parents to avoid trouble on the streets. While on the streets, the police may mistaken you to be a criminal, a drug dealer may mistaken you to be a bad customer who became a police informant. People wandering homeless by choice are considered strange and weird people in society.
One day you will look back into these days and laugh at yourself.

It's not that bad so move back in with your parents because they are a part of your resources. Use what you got little brother.

Rynoman

it may of helped to get a job THEN move out of your parents house.

Twizzler3

!!!maybe you can go to a homeless shelter they might be able to get you on your feet.Good Luck

Troubadour

You did not think very well on your own, if you can not do better then that, GO HOME and ask your parents to forgive you for disrespecting them.

The U.S. is not like the Philippines that has squater areas, if you are homeless you are on the streets.

With that said find the nearest Salvation Army, and be prepared to become an adult or be homless for the rest of your life, depending on every body for a hand out because you don't want to grow up.

By the way, I left home at 17 and joined the Military and by 20 I was already married, had one child and was supporting us all.

Go Bears!

Maybe check with the library, a local church, or a local hospital to see if there is a homeless shelter in the area. That will give you somewhere to sleep and be safe at night. Otherwise, just keep plugging away looking for a job - beggars can't be choosers so you need to keep all of your options open - maybe try McDonald's or something.

john s

they do have homeless shelters which you should be able to find either online at a computer or through a phone book. That is usally for short term. Also for a job, get hooked up with a company that sells out help on a daily basis. good luck.

Troy S

Find whatever job you can, wherever you can and save, save, save.

SpiderDijon

i guess depending on where you live, you may be able to find communal housing where get room and board in return for labor, such as tending a crop or caring for livestock. you could also try to post a notice on a bulleting board in the library that you're looking for work and a place to stay. do you have a visa or work permit? if so you should be able to find a job that will at least allow you to feed yourself and get a place to stay temporarily. if not, then there are plenty of people that are willing to pay immigrants for manual labor. try going to craigslist.org and searching the classifieds in your area. you should also look in the classifieds in the local newspaper. some people are willing to trade your skills for something you need like clothing or food. good luck! i hope everything works out for you.

Wack0

Stop gluing yourself to the computer and go out find or asking any shops or restaurant for a job.
Take up ANY job offer to you and never be choosy about the job.

good luck

jandc_hammond

Do nothing but apply for jobs from the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep...

marty

Hey now,
It's one thing to be homeless because you lose your job and your security, it is completely different to be homeless by choice.
YOU are homeless by choice. For you to ask for help from a faceless mass of society because you disagree with your family, that's just setting yourself up for failure.
I know from experience. Your family loves you and cares for you, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, well, you can rot in HELL.
You can live on the streets and learn how to live off the charity of others and do quite well for yourself, but, no one will ever respect you.
What's more, you may meet those homeless who will consume all the good in your soul and hurt you both physically and emotionally. Then what? Are you finally going to swallow your pride and ask your family for help? They don't want to watch you suffer.
Or, Heaven forbid are you resigned to become one of them? Living each day as if it is your last and never trusting or loving anyone!
You have a choice.
The charities have turned you away because of your pride and need for individuality.
If you want a place to live, go home to your parents and get a job, or go to school. Just tell them you need to be your own person and you don't mean to hurt them.
You don't have to become one of us.

I am homeless because no one loves me.
No one loves me because I do not love myself.
I do not love myself because I am a slave to alcohol and drugs.
I am a slave to alcohol and drugs because I mistakenly believe that I can deal drugs until I become wealthy.
What is sad is I don't realize that the more you immerse yourself in to the underground society, the less of yourself you remember.
Once in my life I did not use drugs or alcohol.
Once in my life people loved me.
Now ?????
you finish it!

Cake17

I was homeless but now I'm staying in a shelter. I am in Seattle and there are shelters here. Look to see if there is a shelter in your area; maybe you can stay there for awhile and at the same time, go to work and save money to find a real place for yourself. If you are on Maui, you can work on some farms and they'll let you stay for free.

fremac90

First thing don't give up Second find a job Third start small we a room then keep working and then find a second job working is the answer and never giving in .

VodkaTonic

Did you ever hear the song 'Anak' by Freddie Aguilar? It seems to describe your situation.

You might consider his story and how he reconciled with his parents. Swallow your pride and appreciate the parents that you have for now, for they may be gone tomorrow.

And yes, it's sad that your pride is so great that you made this decision to move out without even any forethought or planning for yourself or how possibly that you hurt your parents.

Otherwise, go join the military...they give you a living place, food, clothes and also pay you on top of all that. Assuming that you at least can pass their entrance exam and you can handle it physically.

Sugga

you placed yourself in a big mess. you're homeless so how can you get a paycheck without an address? you should go to a local church, unemployment office, or even read some circulation books at the library on finding housing in a shelter. its not easy being on the streets, you should suck up your pride and go back home. when you have enough money to move out then do so.

wish I were

Go to churches and ask about a men's shelter, look in the paper for ad's for roommates. Good Luck!

pero_102

enlist in the military, they'll give you a home, a family, good chow too and have the chance to see the world.
go to churches, or mosque, the muslims are very supportive for "lost souls".

cartoon_lady

Look for a government agency. The one we have here is called Job and Family services. They will help you find a job, get food stamps, and maybe cash assistance. Good Luck!

imaginethat

i feel bad for you, i cant imagine what your going through, the first step is to try to get you a stable job, and get money comming in and try to either make friends with someone and try to stay with them or when you start working stay in a motel until you can get an apartment, they may be some places were your at that will help you with getting a place to live, until you get back on your feet, i hope everything goes good for you!

kaleyy_2010

honestly, i think your best bet would be to go back to your parents. I don't think you're ready to be on your own yet if you didn't even have the sense to think this thing through before you left and maybe save up some money and get a JOB first. but hey, its your life, whatever floats your boat. Good luck! =)

firstkiss

#1 homeless shelter in your area
#2 temp job agency placement
#3 do not spend any more money than you absolutely need to

Heather B

Mcdonalds, Taco Bell and Walmart are ALWAYS hiring......there is no excuse to not have a job. Even a crappy job pays you money. Get one

antiiowan

sometimes there are shelters that can put you up for a while, or the church organizations are very helpful as well. but in your case, i would advise that you contact one of the local churches and talk with them about your situation. they might be able to help with a little bit of money, but they can steer you in a direction thatll help you achive your goal of not being homeless anymore. it can be done. you have to swallow your pride and ask them. please dont panhandle......there are already so many fakes in that catagory. an honest living is what you are looking for. even though you do not want to ask your parents for help, always keep them in mind, they may be able to help you out in a way that neither one of yall know. and pray.....always pray, a few words to the lord can make a difference, even if it doesnt happen right away. good luck, ill pray for you. and contact your local churches.

larry h

you should invest in plastics....i hear its a growing sector of the economy

Waterwitch E

Are you here legally? If so, get a job and go home. You should be paying your way at 20 years old. The streets are tough man...think it over before you get hurt.

CCRIDER69

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D'M

move back in find a job then go back to your box.

mr t

go back home. untill you have grown a strong back bone rather than being defiant from your parents who raised you for 20 years and prefer to ask stranges for advise than abiding your parents. you should have thought/assume these consequences before you decide to leave your parents roof. go back home loser...yes youre a loser. but if you go home and prove your parents wrong about you...then you win.

carolynjlalena

Here we go again. Does the US have to help everyone out!!! Go home already.
So the US is responsible for giving a hand out to you at our expense of already misfunded government programs? I'm sure you'll end up on some kind of assistance. And the worst thing is I have no way to prevent you from benefiting from my taxes.
Please go home!!!

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