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It was 2/19/23 & our one day voucher was up at the hotel. 211 said to call in at 11am and they would help us again. During this time I was on leave with my day job at the restaurant because I was trying to figure out if I was going to keep it along with the overnight job. I decided that I should. The call to 211 ended in them saying they didn't have anymore hotel vouchers so we would have to stay at a shelter in South Central. The catch was we had to get there by midnight to check in.
This only became a hassle because I got off at 9pm at the restaurant & It was going to take me until 12 to get there. I was going to try and get the bed anyway because I was not about to be back outside. Not to mention the crazy rain storm that was headed our way! Hubby had to go to work and didn't get off until 2am. The only way he would be able to get a bed would be if he didn't go to work. He wasn't with it and went to work and decided to call 211 the next day.
I made it to the shelter at about 11:30 pm thanks to the scooter and was able to lock down a bed. It was incredibly stupid that I couldn't hold a bed for hubby, even explaining he was at work & couldn't call out. Nope nobody gave a rats ass & he ended up just out & about until storage opened and he could get a nap! He tried calling 211 for days only to have his phone die from being on hold for so long.
There weren't many places to charge the phone so sometimes he would hang up early to avoid his phone dying. When he did get through they told him everything was full. Meanwhile I'm trying to get help from the inside. I was told I had to wait because it was a winter shelter & there weren't any case workers on site yet, but they were trying to get some. This went on for about 2 weeks, me at the shelter working both jobs & him working too plus being in & out of the storage. During week two we got a gym membership because the charging & showering situation was in the way, also it has a pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and an indoor track to run on. I had no idea about the twist and turns that were on the way!
curious what happens in the weeks to come? Stay tuned do I have a story for you!
If that is your side of the bed, why do you have so much stuff & your homeless?
ReplyDeleteYes being homeless is a complete hassle. I am so glad that isn't my life anymore & I know one day it will not be yours!
ReplyDeleteExcuse me Gina, but sometimes being unhoused can happen at an inconvenient time when you were once housed. People don't just want to get rid of their stuff. A lot of times if they don't have money for storage they carry it around! You obviously don't know the plight of the unhoused so don't comment on it!
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