Reply #6: There's a family that lives in a 27 ft camper nearby

[haele]

Two rather tired looking adults, two kids, and a dog. At least one of the couple works (the other seems to be in poor health); there's a beater that's parked near the camper on some sort of 12 hr work schedule. Every couple days, they have to move where they park; sometimes in one of the lake parking lots, sometimes in the lot of the local indie grocer who's lot also supports a recycling center, sometimes on the street. The local sheriffs check on them regularly; they don't seem to be hostile to the family, but they are checking that the kids are in school and otherwise good order and there's no overt illegality going on. After all, they're more or less breaking the law by just being homeless with kids...
Apparently, they've got some friends in a nearby complex that are letting them use that address as a phone/mail drop.

I've also lived in my then-vehicle (a van set up for camping) for a short time while transitioning into BAQ while in the military back in the eighties. So long as there's some money coming in and access to laundry/washing facilities, it's not that bad for a week or so as a transition - but I could never see doing in for any long period of time or especially with a family in tow.

And there really is no excuse for being forced to live on the streets when one is not in some sort of a short-term transition. If you are working any sort of job, you should be able to afford a roof over your family's head and at least two meals a day after the first couple paychecks if you're starting out with nothing.

Haele