He's been using my SSI money to go to Asia 3 times this year and spoil his new wife. While I've been homeless and literally having to steal my dinner some nights while he just collects my disability and expects me to get a job when I can't even shower.. WTF do I do. (I already have an appointment with SSI and adult protective services

I've been homeless literally all year this year. In 2026. The winter is approaching and it's gonna get very cold. Even recently the nights have been cold, I wake up absolutely shivering and struggle to move for a couple of minutes. At this point, I'm mentally preparing for the fact that I'll likely die in the next few months. I feel like I've exhausted all my options and nothing has worked. So it may be it for me.

- Can't join the military because I'm medically unfit.

- Can't qualify for SNAP/Food Stamps because... who knows but I keep getting rejected for a reason I guess.

- Can't go to shelters because I get into a panic attack, get kicked out, hospitalized, and taken back to the shelter I literally can't go to anymore.

- Can't do residential because I have no insurance.

- Can't do rehab because I'm not under the influence of drugs or alcohol

- Can't get case management because the wait list is massive as hell

- Can't hold a job longer than a week

- Can't move because I literally don't have the means to move

- Can't do Job Corps because I'm too old

- Can't do CSX or anything CDL related because I don't have a driving history or a license

- Can't do Coolworks because it's either radio silence or rejection.

It's over. It's absolutely over for me. All I can do is just wait to die this season. I could go to jail/prison, but that's likely worse than being dead. I did seriously think about it though.

Ever since my stepdad died I’ve been homeless on and off for the last 2 years and finally after losing my valuables and going through a lot of trauma I’ve finally managed to rent a room for 200$ a week 800$ a month I work part time currently washing dishes and I have a full time job lined up for me to make enough for ends meet. I never thought I see myself in Massachusetts losing everything just to be in Alabama, California, Virginia, Washington D.C, New York, Connecticut, then back to Massachusetts as a homeless vagabond drifting everywhere. I only came back on a whim hoping to get my mass snap back and it was probably the best decision I ever made. I was able to make enough money to pay my storage, and get shelter so i don’t freeze this winter.
I gotta wait till the 1st to finally say I have my own place but finally I’ll be able to be proud of the little things I have.

I have a question cuz I may have to be homeless in the future and I'm just planning out my life if I ever gets to that point and my question is how do you guys manage cars do you just not have insurance on them and just pray things go okay when you have the car or do you do anything with it before anything happens and I understand homelessness can be a choice or unexpected so some of those scenarios are impossible to predict

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a resource that might be helpful to anyone experiencing homelessness in New York City.

NY Common Pantry's Project Dignity provides hygiene services and case management to unhoused individuals, including people staying in shelters.

📍 Location: 8 East 109th Street, East Harlem, Manhattan

Services include:

• Showers: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–12:30 PM
• Laundry: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:30–11:30 AM
• Haircuts: Men's haircuts on Thursdays and children's haircuts on Tuesdays, 8:30 AM–12:30 PM
• Mail services: Tuesday–Friday, 9 AM–2 PM and 3–3:30 PM
• Case management: Monday–Friday, 9 AM–1:30 PM and 3–3:30 PM

Case management can help with public benefits, supportive housing applications, obtaining birth certificates and state IDs, and referrals to medical services and shelters.

Important things to know:

• Project Dignity is intended for people experiencing homelessness.
• Sign-ups for showers, laundry, and haircuts must be completed in person before 10:30 AM.
• Hygiene services are first come, first served.
• Hours may change during holidays or due to staffing.

Phone: [917-720-9715](tel:917-720-9715)

Official website: https://nycommonpantry.org/project-dignity/

I'm not affiliated with the organization. I just wanted to share this information in case someone could benefit from these services.

Hope this helps someone! ❤️

I have noticed the homeless population going up in my area recently and want to put together bags of items to hand out to those I see, but I would really like for them to be actually useful!!

So far I have the listed items below:
Waterproof Bag
Walmart $150 card so they can get food and other essentials
Toothbrush
Toothbrush case
Toothpaste
Dog food and Cat food upon request
Hair brush
Shampoo
Body wash
Hair clips/hair bows
Sunscreen (it’s Florida!!)
Maybe sunglasses?
Electrolytes

Any other ideas?

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a resource that might be helpful for young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

Covenant House is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and support services to young people experiencing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking.

Depending on the location, services may include:

• Emergency shelter and transitional housing
• Meals, clothing, and basic necessities
• Medical and mental health services
• Education and employment assistance
• Case management and housing support

Who can receive help?

Covenant House primarily serves youth and young adults. Age eligibility varies by location, so it's important to check with the individual program.

U.S. Locations

Alaska: Anchorage

California: Anaheim, Hayward, Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Clara

Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Orlando

Georgia: Atlanta

Illinois: Chicago

Louisiana: New Orleans

Maryland: Prince George's County

Massachusetts: Boston (check current operating status)

Michigan: Detroit, Grand Rapids

Missouri: St. Louis

New Jersey: Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Elizabeth, Montclair, Newark

New York: New York City

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, York

Texas: Houston

Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C.

International Locations

Canada: Toronto, Vancouver

Guatemala: Coatepeque, Guatemala City, San Juan del Obispo

Honduras: San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa

Mexico: Mexico City

Important: Services, eligibility requirements, and intake procedures vary by location. Not every location provides walk-in emergency shelter, and a listed location does not guarantee immediate bed availability.

Official website and location directory:
https://www.covenanthouse.org/locations

I'm not affiliated with Covenant House. I just wanted to share this information in case someone needs support or knows someone who could benefit.

Hope this helps someone! ❤️

It's possibly our last night here.

Me and my kids have been staying in our second hotel, the second place we've had to make a home out of a hotel room. This one has been the longest. Five weeks.

Five weeks of trying to make a temporary place feel like somewhere we belong. Five weeks of our things finding their places, of figuring out how to live here, of making the best of what we have because that's what we've had to do.

And somehow, we did.

We made this room our home the best way we knew how.

Tonight, the kids are sleeping while I'm packing our things up.

They're sleeping, and I'm awake, surrounded by the pieces of our life that I'm trying to put back into bags and boxes. Things that have been scattered around this room for five weeks, things that became part of our little routine, things that made this unfamiliar place feel familiar.

And I'm filled with so many emotions that it hurts. Deeply. Badly.

I don't even know if I have the right words for everything I'm feeling right now. There's the sadness of leaving. The exhaustion of having to keep going. The weight of not knowing what comes next. And something about doing all of this while my babies sleep, knowing that when they wake up, things might be different again.

Five weeks.

That's how long we got to settle into this particular place. Long enough for it to become our normal, even though it was never supposed to be our permanent home.

I think that's one of the hardest parts of this life right now. Having to keep making temporary places feel safe. Having to unpack, settle in, arrange our things, and let ourselves breathe a little, only to face the possibility of packing everything back up again.

We are not just packing our belongings. We are leaving another place where we've been trying to live our lives in the middle of everything that's happening.

And tonight, I need to acknowledge how much that hurts.

I don't want this night to disappear into the blur of everything we've been through. I don't want to look back someday and remember only that we stayed in hotels, that we had to move, that things were hard.

I want to remember this exact part, too.

The kids sleeping.

Me packing.

Five weeks behind us.

The room that we made ours.

The feelings that are so big I can barely explain them.

I want to remember that even in a hotel room, even in a situation I never wanted for us, I was still their mom. I was still trying to make a home for my children. I was still doing the little things that make a place feel like ours.

And whatever happens next, those five weeks were part of our lives. We lived them. We made memories here. We slept here, woke up here, kept going here.

This was where we were for a while.

And tonight, it hurts to leave.

I don't have to pretend that I'm okay with that. I don't have to turn it into something positive before I'm allowed to feel it. I don't have to know what comes next to admit that this moment is breaking my heart.

Tonight, I'm just a mom packing up the place where she's been trying to make a home for her kids.

And I want to remember her, too.

I've been wanting to get back in touch with him for weeks, which was why I thought I was imagining shit when I saw someone who looked enough like him with a trash bag outside my job looking at me and saying what I thought was my name (I have trouble hearing sometimes for context). Looking back, I am 99 percent sure it was him. I really want to help him out somehow but he's in this situation because of addiction whereas I was in it because of domestic violence, so I don't know how I can help if he's actively using. Hell, I doubt I'll see him again there if he thinks I walked past him on purpose. I just don't know what to do. I apologize for the rambling here... I just haven't fucking slept because I know he's wandering around out there on his own and there's nothing I can do. I'll look around for him the next time I'm in the area and hopefully we'll get to talk, but after the way I so dumbly reacted I don't know if he'll be there again.

EDIT: I am going to call the shelter tomorrow, but it has strict confidentiality rules so I don't know if they'll be any help in getting us back in touch.

I somehow got 2 jobs while being homeless (I managed to not look that bad and the fact that im young and look my age helped) and I now rent and. got all my bills paid this month, problem is I dont get paid until Friday and ive been eating white bread since Sunday but today I ran out and the only 2 people that I know in this city went on a trip and I dont wanna bug them asking them for money, would I be an asshole if I show up to the shelter just to grab a plate one last time?

Hi i recently got a jackery 300w and sleep in my car. It gets cold in my area in Canada. So ive been using an electric heated blanket. Which seems to last around 7 hours at low setting and around 4 hrs on high setting.

I bought this unit from a store that buys in bulk and got a decent deal at 180 cad.

The only thing is when it gets really cold this upcoming winter. I want to be able to get enough power to supply me at a higher setting for longer.

Trying to get it running at high temp for at least 8 hrs hopefully.

What do you recommend and how many watt hours should I get. I think the 300 explorer comes with nearly 300watt hours.

Hey all! I'm from San Diego but also homeless besides college in Norcal. I'm going "home" to SD for about a month for a couple reasons and a summer job opportunity, over the end of December and start of Jan. I'm 18 female btw. I have some camping gear, I was thinking it would be a good idea to try city stealth camping?? Maybe at the beach? or possibly at parks. yes, I'm rebranding homeless as stealth camping.

Do y'all have any suggestions or alternate solutions, or suggestions for stealth camping?

finally got away/kicked out. i have never been allowed to get a job or my driver’s license and am now 20. my dad helped me set up an account with navy federal and get my state ID, but that’s it before getting kicked out. now i’m stranded with a puppy i rescued who is the only reason i’m alive right now. what is a person supposed to even do in this situation?

there’s a car in a junkyard that we are sleeping in but it doesn’t run. have an army tent with no money to get a backpack big enough for me and my pup. no way to get around either. i guess i should be trying to figure out riding the bus, but i’m so scared and have no idea how it works. me and the pup spend the entire day at a big park, and i use the bathroom to bathe with sink water. surprised i even got out of the house with a smart phone, but at least i have it. that’s how i’m posting this. no shelters nearby, not that i’d be brave enough to go check it out. don’t want to leave my few belongings, but no way to carry them without a pack.

i’m guessing find money somehow to get a backpack and figure out the bus for transportation. uhh, where to go from here? how does getting a job even work? this is all i can even think of my brain is so fried from stress. i can’t even think straight.

please, please someone help. i need advice so bad.

A alguien se le a tardado mas de 2 meses y medio en aprobar la ayuda de los snaps y el dinero en efectivo.?

A mí ya me aprobaron mi voucher y ya firmé el contrato del apartamento que comienza el 1 de noviembre. Pero todavía no recibo ninguna ayuda.

Denme un consejo por favor.

Gracias.

Currently 29 and life has been so harsh since my parents died. I've been in and out of this and can barely escape by to eat. I haven't ate in almost 3 days. Just asking for any advice for food or help. Someone please. Message me I need people to talk to and some helpful advice.

I’ve made and donated scarves for a number of years and my local shelter said they could use some for this winter.

Personally, I don’t like scarves and I was thinking that a shorter version that can be wrapped around the neck would be better.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

So, I’m homeless. And I’ve been in browns mills for 3 days so far. I’ve been sleeping in front of the acme store for 2 nights in a row. Yesterday morning, the first 2 employees were nice and chill, they woke me up in the morning and told me to move since the store was about to about, they were very respectful and polite about it. Now, this morning, a different employee woke me up and told me to move, and if I didn’t move she would call the cops on me, she was really rude on how she said it. Which of course, I moved. I didn’t give any of the employees a hard time at all bc I’m sure people are already going through a lot. But one thing about me is, I don’t tolerate rude people who just talk to anyone with disrespect or talk to anyone rudely, I’m all about being polite to other because you never know what others are going through in life.

P.S, I did apply to social services a month ago and still haven’t heard back and I’ve been applying to jobs left and right and no luck at all. I’m not the type of person to panhandle or ask for money from people I don’t know, especially in this economy, I already know money is tight. I’d rather work for my money than just ask someone for money.

A while ago I ended up losing all forms of ID. No social, no birth certificate, no state ID. I was stuck in the cycle of a catch 22 and I thought I was stuck completely.

Until I decided (completely on a whim) to go to a donation center for some new clothes and food. I told one of the workers I had no form of ID and she asked me if I ever had an ID in the current state im in (Florida). I said yes, and she immediately brought me to the back and filled out a voucher form for me and told me all I had to do was take it to the DMV.

I was extremely skeptical but I went any way. It was as simple as me giving them the paper and them handing me a new ID and I couldn’t believe it.

I can finally start looking for work after so damn long. Man, to those of you out there who hasn’t experienced the loss of all kinds of identification, keep that SHIT CLOSE. If I could attach this ID to my actual hip I would!

Love you guys. Stay safe.

Loved one is fresh out of prison, nonviolent charge & looking for somewhere to sleep. any ideas appreciated

Hello, as I said I will be without a home right before halloween, and I am luckily close enough to a pretty densely wooded forest area, where there is zero foot traffic, though very close to a shopping area and a couple 24hr restaurants. What bush shelters and tips would you recommend for out here in the winter? I can't use fire bigger than a camping stove due to smoke and whatnot. I have about 600 saved atm, and I do have a job at the very least. Any advice on shelter, staying warm, or other tips? Thank you.

Title says it all, i burnt my bridges with my family and now i have nowhere to go. 24m in Mobile Alabama. I see other people with backpacks and bikes there's a significant homeless population in tilmans corner along highway 90. It's starting to get dark outside and the temperature is dropping. Any advice would be appreciated and before anyone asks i tried contacting homeless shelters with no luck unfortunately

https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud

I have recently come to New York to stay with friends while i am homeless. I have three cats, but i will only be able to house one soon. I would like to not have to give them up, but i am considering it. But before it comes to that, i'd like to try and find them a foster. I am calling organizations, but any advice would be appreciated. If there are individuals, or organizations, who foster cats for a few months, please reply with the info. I've been searching and having trouble finding things. These guys are my children. I don't think i can live without them.