I need money urgently.It's an emergency.Can someone please lend me money

A friend of mine (M50) was facing eviction but found a new Section 8 apartment at the last minute. He had health issues and has been out of work for a while. I asked him what kind of stuff he needs for his new place and all he will say is "surprise me." He did say he already has plenty of blankets and likes scented candles. I plan to spend about $30 to have Amazon ship stuff to his new place. What kind of stuff is most helpful? I don't know much about what kind of food he likes, but was thinking about sending a tea assortment or some other food items, but I want it to feel more like a gift and less like groceries since he has access to a food pantry. Suggestions?

My daughter and I been off the streets for 2 weeks she still go to school and everything. I went to the county building for assistance and they gave me a 500 voucher and said that they will help me with permanent housing after 16 days of no home ? Are they going to really help me or just keeping giving me money for rooms?

My boost mobile bill is only $26.63 and I don't have the money to pay it, I feel worthless. Really need it on to continue job searching. Is there any programs to get it paid?

Edit: I don't need help anymore as a beautiful soul in this community helped me out and paid my phone bill. God bless you all and happy holidays.

thank you!

I recently lost my family home due to unpaid taxes. The new owners just showed up and expect us to be out in 3 weeks. I am just curious if anyone could provide some insight into how the eviction process works (in PA) can they really force us out that soon, or do they have to give us 30 days, or even 60 days? We have been here for 14 years and just had a newborn baby. If we could make it til the middle of February, I feel we'd be fine coming up with the money for a new place, but such short notice is hard.

And advice/help would be appreciated.

Anybody give me a horror story I’ll not only trade mine and help you find resources. Let’s do this together!

I don’t wanna go back home but at the same time I don’t have hundreds of dollars to just shell out on hotels for weeks at a time

$ashleyrady

Homelessness is the default option when one cannot afford their own place to live and have nowhere to go except the streets

So I posted about my 🪪 ID in the r/dmv group and was given some pretty sweet advice. I followed that advice and I will be able to get my 🪪 for only the cost of the actual card and the return item fee. I’ve also been blessed to have someone volunteer to post for it so I’ll be able to get it really soon.

I'm a dedicated full time and hard working woman facing a challenging financial situation. I'm seeking some assistance on finding rent relief programs, gig work, or part time work that will pay daily on top of my full time job and school schedule. Can pretty much do anything that I am shown how to do, worked a lot of different places and don't mind being outside, cleaning or getting my hands dirty. I do have a full time job but with my medical bills and having to rearrange my schedule so I won't miss class, I've gotten behind on my rent and have until the end of the week to pay $800. My checks are normally $400 so I will have half of it when I get paid Friday but need to find some work to get the rest by Friday. If anyone has any ideas, or need any extra workers or help with anything let me know. Willing to hustle to get this money.

My lease is up tomorrow. I have not been able to find a place to stay. I have a 5 year old and I have no family or friends to stay with. Sleeping in our car is looking like an only option at the moment. I’m currently on workers comp and my payments stopped about 2 months ago due to paperwork missing. I’ve been working on getting it fixed. I just need advice on what to do. I’ve never been in this position.

Hello I’m seeking assistance for bills,gas. I had open heart surgery almost a year ago and it seems as though matters got worst. I have kidney failure now as well. I’m waiting on my ssi heart as for years I’ve been getting denied so hopefully it’s good news this time. This the 3rd December I’ve been hospitalized away from my child. He still believes in Santa so I’m trying my best with the help of of the hospital social worker on looking into resources. He’s autistic so trying to keep things pretty “normal” I got better were I was working and going to dialysis until I got sick after dialysis I was a new employee and live in a at will state. Found a new job but my start dates I was in the hospital. Employer gave me another start date for today. I’m currently laying in a hospital bed doing dialysis and on oxygen

If anyone can help me I’m late on rent I have other bills coming up. I’m trying pics and documentation can be provided if needed.

I’m 26 male heavily set into moving back to the US by myself; lived there for almost 5 years with family but this time I’ll be on my own.

I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do (although I have some ideas) or where I’ll be heading to in the states. I lived in GA in sort of an industrialized town for about 3 years and then in Miami for a little over a year.

I’m basically broke but I do have two US credit cards (with around 7k USD of old debt) that I have managed to keep making minimum payments to and can still use if absolutely necessary, I also have about $600 worth of stuff I can sell.

My goal is to get to the US and find work asap so that I can start paying off the debt and then go from there.

It’s worth mentioning that I am LGBTQ+ since I’m also asking for advice on where to go.

Any advice is welcome and thank you very much for your time.

I’m 23 live with my parents on disability. My parents are sick I’m not sure how much longer they can pay the bills. My worst fear is if something happens to them I’ll be own my own in the dark. I graduated highschool. Went to college and dropped out. I developed mental health problems ended up on medication and began to get overweight in 5 years after highschool. Currently deciding whether to go back to college or sign up for the army. I need help deciding on a path to go on. Thanks.

I’m in Las Vegas and I’m don’t have an ID, money to get one, nor to pay the $125 late penalty, nor bus fare to get there or clothes for an interview if I landed one. Need help or resources for all of those. I’ve already tried 2-1-1 and no luck.

Seems very sketchy and strange for the "religion" they preach

Does anyone know any cheap motels that rent weekly? The lowest i found is almost $400/week. I know there are cheaper places but cant find em

Im open to any locations (in the U.S.). Also no im not open to renting a room out of someone house, i like my own privacy and most of the rooms are not worth the $ they usually be charging

I got fired for being out sick (doctors orders) for 5 days (doctors note wrote me out for this time) and now I need a way to make money while I work on finding a new job. My skills are

• I can operate most heavy equipment
• I’m very good at photo editing and photoshop. I took college courses in photography and graphic design.

My issues is I can never find work doing photo editing because I don’t have a portfolio and no matter where I advertise my work I can never get any clients no matter what I do. Any tips?

RENTAL ASSISTANCE/FOOD Hi every one I’m been evicted I hired some one to help me since I did pay my rent yet landlord said I don’t even tho I show proof to judge plus my diagnosis of ovarian cancer (g3) serous papillary carcinoma, for 11 years I been caring this two tumors , I need surgery but I have no family and all I have it’s my two dogs and cat, I decide it to paid my rents instead in aug landlord said she never got the rent I show her the Zelle payment yet she still evicted me , I found out she was selling the house and she had family member in the court I was refuse paperwork , I was threatened to leave or the deputy would escort me out I was horrible mistress my rights were not heard and at the end judge denied my hardship due to my cancer saying what does my cancer has to do with a hardship? And denied my plead and did the lock out, I call the clerk and she even said it does not say a date but incase please pack and try to move out , I’m in a lot pain now my record it’s damage idk I’m so stress fustraded depress sucks been former foster care and have no one to help. Please guys any donations to get me a new place or a motel where my family (2dogs and cat can be ) idk what else to do all my savings left my first surgery 18k

Failed out of physical therapy school in august. I didn't pass anatomy. I've been trying to find full time work since then but I'm currently stuck in this rural area. I work prn at a gym but my hours were cut because they hired two full time people. I work part time at a PT clinic and I don't make enough. I keep being denied to all jobs or I get brought in for an interview and then ghosted after. I've been getting eviction notices every month since failing out of school. I've already gotten help with rent from the salvation army and a non profit in my area and because its rural the options are slim. I'm also trying not to get my car repossessed. Just hoping that one of the million jobs that I applied to stick soon! I don't know what else to do. I don't know where I would go! Just ruminating on being upset about failing out of school because I didn't know I'd be struggling like this to find work.

I have been homeless since 2021 and I’m currently in college and almost finished with my degree. I was laid off work about 3 weeks ago and I haven’t ate in the past 3 days. Anything please? I have a new job offer but I don’t have the startup costs to start yet.

long story short, i have been living with my boyfriend and he has become very abusive and forceful. i am tired of it and have been advised to escape, but literally have no where else to go. i am about to have to live in my car. i am only 18, and i am very scared. does anyone have any advice? where do i shower? where can i park? please help, i appreciate all advice!

edit: to those who are asking, please pm me to help donate, i don’t want to comment my tag in the comments with the risk of getting banned!! thank you!

another edit: creepy men, STOP pming me saying you have a home for me.

Everyone can get a $1000 every three years to pay for utilities, apartment applications, rent, and mortgage. It works off of disconnect notices and notificatios of eviction. You need to be a client of a mental health clinic to qualify for this service.

I was wondering if anyone can help with my predicament. My father died in 2021. I only have an older brother but he is homeless and has schizophrenia. I have asked him to sign the probate paperwork to allow me to take care of my father's estate but my bro refuses. My father was not wealthy and he became somewhat of a hoarder in his senior years. He asked me to take care of the estate when he was 80 and he told me not to give anything to my brother. My dad abandoned us as children so there is no way I'm not going to give my brother half of the estate if there is money. My dad was not a nice man and disowned my bro because brother got a facial piercing. He was also an alcoholic who almost ran us off a cliff driving drunk. Does anyone know how to resolve probate without my bro signature. I believe I have to put a public notice in my father's town and present that to the probate court but I am not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading my concerns.

Ok. If I can get 2500 people to send 1 buck I can then only be behind on my mortgage by 2 months. It’s Christmas season and all I want is for my kids to have a roof over their heads. Looking for things around the house to sell and sending prayers that I can reach or exceed my goal. $trendynowpodcast Please consider.

There’s one where I am that’s 270 a week ?

My brief background: Been homeless, rubber tramped, a vagabond, and housed up sometimes for 30 years. I got a boat given to me a little over a year ago. I paid $17.75 to register it and transfer the title.

A couple caveats:This is for those than have a way to cook. Stove, camp fire, BBQ, etc. I know some people's situations keep them from doing this. Cooking really isn't as complicated as some make it seem.

Unfortunately if you don't have a way to cook you're gonna blow through you EBT pretty quick. It sucks, but that's the way it is. Find food banks, go to as many feeds a day as you can, get food stamps/EBT, panhandle, busk, ask people for food, fly a sign, etc. If the feeds suck go somewhere else. You're already homeless. You can go anywhere. People will generally hook you up if you hitchhike out of there with nothing.

Here's some tips for eating healthy while living on EBT/food stamps:

I live on a boat now, so I guess not 100% homeless. I don't have refrigeration at the moment. Also it's just me.

My go to lately is canned soup/chilli, tortillas, cheese, and having some munchies and sugary stuff. I mostly drink water, have for years. I do throw some other drinks in sparingly, because you have to have some flavor. Seems to make a pretty balanced meal. It's dirt cheap per meal. ~$3. If I made soup it would be less then half the cost.

I also buy some lunch meat, spam, and hot dogs. Definitely not the best health-wise but gives a decent bit of meat protein. If I'm craving red meat I'll grab some ground beef, bacon and an onion. Voila, bacon cheeseburgers with grilled onions. Condiments from the grocery store deli. (I buy ketchup and mustard. Mayo packets as needed.)

I'll toss in a Cuban from Publix here and there. Some cliff bars.

I have coffee, cream, and sugar every morning.

I own a small sauce pan/pot, a normal sized skillet (14"?), enough dishes for two people, and some cheap utensils. So cleaning isn't too bad.

I cook on a double burner camp stove. I only use one burner ever. I have a BBQ sized propane tank (20lb.?), but for cooking the green 1lb. tanks last me about 2 weeks. (~5 months for the big tanks)

I've been an executive chef a few times in different resorts. You can do fine dining from scratch cheaper than making cheap unhealthy food, if you have a way to cook and a place to store food. Maybe not lobster and Ribeyes, but I have seen it happen.

Living on ramen/rice and beans/quinoa/oatmeal etc. not only will ruin your health, but will waste your limited resources. (I like those things but you can't live off a starvation diet.)

Most fine dining came from necessity and having limited ingredients around to use. Almost all of which are dirt cheap. The recipes are simple.

Start with learning the 'mother' sauces. Make soups and stews. A favorite dish of mine is rice, some meat, and a can of veg. Toss some soy sauce and some hosin sauce in there.

You can almost throw any ingredients together and make good food. (I have definitely f'd that up a couple times, but it's rare.)

Keep your food out of direct sunlight. It will last longer.

Any recipe that has a ton of ingredients is somebody trying to stroke their own ego, or doesn't know what they're doing. Find a simpler recipe. I've packed nice restaurants on ~6 ingredient dishes. Basic cheap ingredients.

Back in the day we used to feed groups of 30 or more on what we found in dumpsters over a fire. Everybody ate until they were stuffed and we had a real good time.

I just completely restocked, my EBT reups on the 9th (6 days from now) and I've got $60 left on my card. I pretty much eat what I want, but I lean towards healthier stuff. This is completely doable.

I'm happy to teach, give out tips and tricks, answer questions, give recipes, etc. I'm homeless with an Obama phone and may have to go to shore to get to some wifi to answer so be patient.

please bear with me as this is a very complicated situation to try and explain and therefore will be long, and i am very, very frazzled

i have been granted a hud/section 8 housing voucher, but to use it a unit must pass inspection

the apartment i'm at right now didn't pass, and needed repairs. the landlord told me he'd accept the first applicant that could pay first month rent and a huge deposit. the housing authority told me i'd lose my voucher if i didn't proceed with this exact unit, and if the landlord backed out and didn't make modifications i'd also lose the voucher

so throughout august-october i was threatened with eviction, and had to to beg online to afford rent while the unit underwent modifications. finally, in late october, the unit passed... which is when i and the landlord were informed the housing authority wouldn't cover the cost of rent. he wanted $950 before pet rent, and they told us they would only cover $750, so he'd be looking at a loss of $300/mo. naturally, he was not okay with that, and opted not to keep me as a tenant. on december 12, i got a 30 day notice to vacate

at this point, with all the deposits and moving fees alone, i'm out $3,400, and i've only gotten to live here 4 months

and now i am once again facing homelessness, due to... i genuinely don't know what. the housing authority has just been ignoring me and not prioritizing my case to try and help me get a new unit. i'm boggled by it

i'm going to copy and paste a letter i've sent to the housing authority. i'm frankly overwhelmed and believe it summarizes the past months' events. this was sent to them on december 4

I was hoping to find out ANYTHING regarding my case. I would prefer for this message not to be shared with Mary Ann (out of letter note: that is my case manager) as I don't necessarily want bad blood, but I am at a point where I believe she is mishandling my case.

She leaves me for a week at the least with no response to messages, and there's been several that had no response for three or more.

It's been a month and I still haven't had a problem with getting new RFTA (out of letter note: this is paperwork housing authorities require to make contracts) paperwork resolved after a landlord took it and wouldn't give it back and Mary Ann told me I couldn't get a new copy. When I was physically in the office on Monday November 25, I specifically tried to ask her if we needed that for the current unit I'm trying to get into, and she wouldn't answer me. I specifically also asked if that unit was even viable, and she wouldn't answer me. You were physically there and may recall that she literally told me she didn't have time to look or do math, and needed to help someone in line behind me, even though I thought the point of the sign in sheet was first-come-first-served, and I was told that day it was a slow day.

I have been in contact with several landlords, but I've been trying to follow through on the best unit. The process with this unit has essentially been in limbo for three entire weeks. It was the 14th that I sent a release statement granting permission for the Housing Authority to discuss my case with the new prospective landlord.  I'd sent a separate release for a different landlord on the 7th, an entire month ago. I first reached out about the RFTA situation on October 29th, over a month ago. At this point, I have to say I find this frankly ludicrous.

Under normal circumstances, I understand the Housing Authority is understaffed and that things would take time, but I also find it hard to believe that all cases are as dire as mine. The Housing Authority was informed on November 12th that I received the 30 day notice from [landlord of unit i'm at], and was already aware I would be on a very strict time limit. That time limit has been used... on what? I genuinely do not know or understand why there has been absolutely no sense of urgency at any point. 

On my end, I have been doing everything I can. I've done several viewings, I've informed the Housing Authority of them, without RFTA I couldn't follow up from what I was aware, and then when I went ahead and followed up on this particular unit out of desperation as I was aware my time was running out, I feel as though Mary Ann threw me under the bus by telling the landlord it was me that was causing the holdup.

I'm copying and pasting:

Mary Ann, to the landlord: "We don’t usually get in touch with you.  She should be bringing you the RFTA to complete and submit."

Me, CCing  both: Hi,  I explained how another prospective landlord ghosted me and would not respond to any messages I sent over the course of several weeks and would not give me RFTA paperwork back. The Housing Authority was informed of that three weeks ago and told me I couldn't be given another copy when I requested one. I explained in my message yesterday I was being proactive and continuing to search for a unit despite that. I can provide a new bank statement, but I'd thought I just provided that in November? What time period do statements need to be for?

I hope it is apparent why I felt thrown under the bus at that point. I also never got a follow up to that message, and that's why I was so insistent on asking about the RFTA when I was physically there. So far, I'm a week and a few days from when I need to be out of this unit, and still don't know if I need to get a new copy and have it filled out.

And now, I am facing the literal exact same situation I was in when I moved into this particular unit. I distinctly recall the situation being referred to as mishandled. 

The new landlord has asked me for a deposit as they otherwise have other prospective tenants. The unit didn't pass inspection, which has eaten time, because the inspection was set up before anyone even verified if the Housing Authority would cover the rent. I also specifically asked about that when I was physically in the office.

I'm now being asked for rent out of pocket to be able to move in while modifications are made, at the landlords expense, without either of us knowing if the Housing Authority will even cover rent once the unit passes inspection. Out of desperation I want to go ahead and do that, but I don't want to face possibly several more months of humiliation begging online, facing eviction, only to be told I have to move for the seventh time in a single year due to the instability.

I also want to clarify, I don't mind prorated rent until the voucher kicks in, it's that at this point nobody's been able to answer what I find to be a simple question of if the voucher will kick in.

In the meantime, there's other units I've viewed, and other landlords I have now bad rapport with for not following up with them as I've been waiting weeks for any confirmation with this  particular unit, so I don't even know if they'd be viable backups, and there is literally barely any time to do any of that.

I asked Mary Ann point blank if I should invest in a tent and storage unit. This is a genuine question. Am I going to have a period of homelessness if this unit will not be covered by the Housing Authority while we go through the motions of trying to get another unit set up? I don't want to pay for a storage unit if it turns out to be unnecessary. I have already spent so much in nonrefundable deposits and moving fees, and for me, every dollar counts. I've had to beg to try and keep afloat, and then what I thought was a positive investment turned out to be a disaster as I feel like the rug was swept out from under me after I was informed of the situation at this unit.

My therapist has acknowledged this experience has been traumatizing for me, and very detrimental to my health. My last hospitalization for a nervous breakdown including suicide attempt was in July, and we've acknowledged I literally don't have the time to go inpatient for treatment I may need. I have been putting that off as I know I've needed to be available if I need to sign paperwork or address matters ASAP, and inpatient I wouldn't be allowed out or have internet access to do any of that. I don't know if I'm going to be moving or on the streets during finals week at my college. (out of letter note: i specifically included this so that if i'm able to get this legally handled it is on record that the housing authority was fully aware of disabilities, and the harm that has come to me)

I included the messages from the landlord from me trying to follow up with her in case she had any more information I didn't. To forward, the message would come from another email address, so I copy and pasted them here instead.

"They did and we had to fix a few things.  Mary Ann emailed me this morning that she would get back to me yo reschedule the follow up. Didn't hear back from her.   I'm not really sure what to do. I could just move you in but you would have to pay until they kick in which I have no clue when that would be. 

I was able to speak to my bosses. Unfortunately they're out of the country. But we decided that we could move you in now if you want, we'd just have you prorate until Dec 12, which I believe HUD will take care of after that.

If HUD pays more, we can just use the remainder for your $25 monthly pet fees until it's used up, or if you have anything HUD has you pay, we could use it there.
When would you want to start moving in?   I can get the lease paperwork together quickly and have you sign online.  I'd again have Bret meet with you to coh
Thanks"a

I also am BEGGING for ANY update or information so that I can try to plan appropriately.

i haven't gotten a response

so now, on top of all the money and trauma, it looks like i'm just... supposed to assume i'll be homeless in a week? does anyone know what can possibly be done to hold the housing authority accountable and get any help?

other things that may be helpful to know, that the housing authority has been made aware of:

• i am disabled
• i am a full-time student
• i have emotional support animals i will lose due to homelessness
• i don't have a car
• i am a victim of domestic violence including rape and previously asked them for help to expedite my case when i moved into this current unit because of it
• i don't have family or friends locally, save the ex boyfriend who raped me. my family is abusive and i moved to the town i'm in to get away from that in the first place

things i've already done:

• contacted state senators
• contacted state representative
• contacted state attorney general
• contacted hud field offices via email (i can not physically go there as their offices are 7 hours away)
• contacted several local attorneys
• constantly contacted this housing authority by email to have a paper trail
• reached out to victim outreach shelter which is not viable for me
• contacted my local community center for resources
• contacted united way

edit for some clarification on stuff:

• catholic charities is out of funding and the top 211 resource for this
• there are no local shelters. the closest one is for domestic violence, 45 minutes away in another town, without a bus line. even if i could get out there, i'd be stranded, and it's too far out from when i was assaulted to go to them. the other emergency shelter is for veterans through the va
• the housing authority itself is the third 211 reference
• the local center for community resources refers people to the above