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haele

(15,607 posts)
26. I'm sorry this is happening to you. Bad luck is like a hurricane, it just keeps coming
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 05:07 PM
Oct 2022

For the short term, do you have a local United Way or does your local community have a 211 or emergency assistance hotline you can get to? A council member or state district representative?
If you're a veteran, is there a VA nearby that is active enough to find a short term program to assist you?
If you or a friend belong to an benevolence organization like the Elks, those organizations may also have access to short-term assistance.
Others will point you to some religious organizations that may also be able to help.

It's not begging when everything is falling down around you. We are a community, and we as the collective shouldn't selfishly put strings on helping others because no-one ever knows when disaster can happen to them.
No one is immune to health issues,to potential financial disaster (jobs or customers disappear, investments fail, bills pile up, scammers empty accounts, legal problems happen), or to natural disasters that make one homeless.

You're right, this shouldn't happen to anyone in a country as big and supposedly rich as the US. And greedy, short-sighted, narcissistic assholes are the primary reason we can't all have access to good things in this country.

I hope you can find help. And the strength to carry on.

Haele

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IMO an overwhelming majority of Americans are as stupid as a bag of rocks! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2022 #1
100 million wont even bother to vote, they see no reason to. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2022 #38
the last 30 years has made that obvious. SouthernDem4ever Oct 2022 #62
Absolutely!!! It's incredible. And so many Americans remain clueless or love it. RKP5637 Oct 2022 #63
yes and Fux and right-wing hate limbaugh radio was just taking off at that time. SouthernDem4ever Oct 2022 #64
I want to see ads SHOUTING this nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #2
No, Dem ads won't shout this Cyrano Oct 2022 #4
I agree XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #5
Lincoln Project markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #61
GOP wants to push to extend Trump tax cuts after midterm elections LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #3
Putting this simply, most Republican voters are voting to fuck themselves Cyrano Oct 2022 #6
Yup Dave says Oct 2022 #36
At least 790,000 SocSec, ETC, recipients have died from Covid so far. Hortensis Oct 2022 #7
Rick Scrooge, I mean Snott, er... Scott lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #8
Privatize is just a way to insert a big parasite into SocSec before funds get to the recipient. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #9
"Privatize" synonymous with "steal". lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #10
Somebody on here knows how to get you help. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #11
Can you do a GoFundMe and let us help you? jmbar2 Oct 2022 #13
Good idea.. thanks. I hope lamb chop considers this! Karadeniz Oct 2022 #15
Yes. I'd be happy to pitch in. Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #21
4 a.m., can't sleep lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #47
Just made a donation. Wishing you luck and hoping things turn around for you quickly. Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #49
We pitched in from our house. pandr32 Oct 2022 #53
I hope 25 bucks helps! TeamProg Oct 2022 #54
😺 qzwv8j Oct 2022 #57
That hadn't occurred to me. lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #40
4 am, can't sleep lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #48
There has to be someone or some organization to help people who have run out of options. Can Karadeniz Oct 2022 #14
I'll contribute to your gofundme too iemanja Oct 2022 #16
Suggestions from one who has been where you are steventh Oct 2022 #18
Great advice, great post! 634-5789 Oct 2022 #34
Call 211. They are the United Way and have access to many different ways to help. Maraya1969 Oct 2022 #19
You can change your Social Security option to receive a debit card which they automatically reload m quaint Oct 2022 #20
SS beneficiaries don't need a bank account to get payment grantcart Oct 2022 #22
I would chip in. It is an act of paying it forward. Ilsa Oct 2022 #24
Lambchopp59 -- some senior service links and phone numbers for you Hela Oct 2022 #25
Thank you for doing that. Disaffected Oct 2022 #31
Thank you but Mendo/lake was 2 gigs and over a year ago. lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #39
Yavapai resources Ausgal Oct 2022 #42
Yavapai - Food resources including DOG food :) Ausgal Oct 2022 #43
Yavapai - Food resources continued ... Ausgal Oct 2022 #44
Thanks for updating with the right location!! n/t Hela Oct 2022 #52
Thank you Ausgal. You rock and welcome!! Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #56
Thank you! lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #46
I'm sorry this is happening to you. Bad luck is like a hurricane, it just keeps coming haele Oct 2022 #26
I can help you with a resume to get a new job Chicagogrl1 Oct 2022 #27
I'll give you $100 if you do a go fund me. PM me with the link. We can do this. applegrove Oct 2022 #28
Hey! lambchopp59! DU folks want to help you! raging moderate Oct 2022 #29
Your sweet doggie loves and needs you. herding cats Oct 2022 #37
im right with you lambchopp TallMike Oct 2022 #55
one thought -- maybe it's already been addressed Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #58
Take the suggestions here in your emergency... Trueblue Texan Oct 2022 #32
"I'm on unimproved property I bought long ago. I can't legally stay here." Chuuku Davis Oct 2022 #35
Yavapai county regulations prohibit remaining lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #41
This really scares me. My parents can't live without those programs. Marius25 Oct 2022 #12
DIE. durablend Oct 2022 #17
"They won't ever take away MY Social Security and Medicare!" Mariana Oct 2022 #23
oh yes they will touch the benefits of current recipients MadameButterfly Oct 2022 #30
I think you are right about this. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2022 #45
Hang in there, lambchop59! Lots of good suggestions- some should be useful to you! electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #33
That will be as popular as Liz's mini-budget Strelnikov_ Oct 2022 #50
Glad to see lambchopp59 started a go fund me Marthe48 Oct 2022 #51
WHEN PARENTS' CAN NO LONGER PAY HOSPITAL BILLS, THE KIDS GET THE BILLS! GoldenMezzoDiva Oct 2022 #59
And some states are more aggressive than others re: fililal responsibiity raising2moredems Oct 2022 #60
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