r/homeless • • 7h ago

About to be homeless with five kids near Portland

9 Upvotes

My husband didn't pay the rent for three months and I didn't know it until we had a court notice on our door. We paid a month of rent last month and stopped court but only for a month. Now we have a court notice saying we have to pay the remaining 5k by the second or be evicted. We barely had the 1900 for rent (our rent has gone up 600 a month in the last five years so we obviously don't have 5k. We don't have extra bills just rent, food, utilities, and such like that so there is nothing to skip to pay rent instead. The point is there is no way to pay the landlord. My husband thinks go fund me or going to court and talking to the judge with nothing to offer is going to help. I think that's useless and not going to help us and I assume when court comes all we are getting is the move out date. What I want to know is then what? I've never been homeless, what do I do? Where do I go? How do I try to get out of being homeless once you are in it? My husband has a job but doesn't make enough to even qualify to rent the apartment we are in now. (we qualified when it was a lot less). I have chronic health conditions and am unable to work, not unwilling, unable. We have bad credit to and no dollars to our name. We have no family and no friends. My kids are 10-16 but the 16 year old is autistic and wouldn't be able to work either. The only eviction help place 211 gave us hasn't taken calls in two months because there is too many people needing help and not enough money to do it. I have absolutely no idea how to prepare for this other than stick our stuff in storage. Then it's all a blank of what do we even do? How do I get information on what to even do? It's going to be winter and cold when the eviction comes. I could use any information on what I do now. Thank you.


r/homeless • • 22h ago

Homeless (as deserved)

11 Upvotes

So yall have see. My other posts. Not asking for pity. Not asking for criticism either.i left my parents house cuz I couldn’t handle the BS anymore. I could no longer endure. The next house I stay at (Vegas) I get kicked out cuz the owner was paranoid that I’m gonna kill everyone in the house. As I leave he asks where I’m going.
Me: Well see sir. Thank you for everything.
Sir: well you gotta have somewhere to go.
Me: yes sir but this isn’t my house.
Sir: there’s a lot of houses here, this may not be yours but there’s a lot.
Me: thank you sir for everything.

My last hope is my dad gives me the Tesla so i can sleep in instead of a shelter. I got some money coming in from Social security soon so that should help when it comes in. Otherwise I gotta bite the bullet.

But for those about to criticize.
I know I deserve it. I asked for this. I refused to count my blessings. But I have hit my breaking point. So let’s just see how resilient I am as a homeless individual. This is the big test.


r/homeless • • 36m ago

I hate cold weather

• Upvotes

It's only Oct here in MD but its cold enough at night that I have to bundle up like it's already winter. I'm laying in bed in my tent, head and everything completely under blankets so that my hands wont freeze while typing on my phone. With the shorter days, my solar panel is no longer able to keep my battery bank charged so I'm having to ration my phone use. I'm already contemplating getting into a shelter for the next six months, which I swore that I would not do again.

A week ago I was chilling with only a sheet. I even had a fan going during the day. Why can't it be summer year round!


r/homeless • • 5h ago

Where's a good city to move to if you're homeless?

4 Upvotes

About to get kicked out of my storage unit because Ive been caught. If I can't get something figured out in the next 2 days I'll have to get ready to move to a new state.


r/homeless • • 6h ago

Need Advice about to get kicked out, how to get into a shelter?

4 Upvotes

i’m 19F about to get kicked out of my moms house. does anyone know how i get into a shelter?


r/homeless • • 36m ago

Just Venting Small victories

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So i often have to frequent past this little motel if im camped out far in the woods, way way out. I don't like being around other homeless folk much, most are great, but put something down and things suddenly grow legs.

But in the building they of course have a laundry room, and sometimes the leave the door wide open, and no one is here at night. Ive noticed the owners go home, and have a sign "call if you want a room, we'll come". They must live nearby. Theres even a toilet and sink in here, some electric outlets.

I'm doing laundry tonight.


r/homeless • • 16h ago

Homeless in colorado

7 Upvotes

I have a pair of PJ pants two sweat pants I'm also in PJ shirt two sweat shirts and a thin hoodie with compress socks and beanie. I way 120 pounds and I'm sick. But homeless best ways to stay warm?


r/homeless • • 2h ago

It’s my last night of being homeless!!

65 Upvotes

After years of struggling, I am so excited to announce that I will be moving into my apartment tomorrow morning! I am extremely excited and grateful and happy. Just wanted to share (: