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Originally Posted by SoNotHer

I wrote about a student with health issues and no health insurance a couple weeks ago. Though the Now she's about to get evicted with two small kids in two. She's going to school to try to be a nurse. She's being evicted for $200 - $150 of that is the court filing fees for the eviction. I am scrambling to find her pro bono help and money or assistance somewhere.

And then I get a call today from an old friend who is no without a job or a permanent place to stay for her and her daughter. I invite her to live with me several hundred miles away, but because of a custody issue, she can't leave her area. And so in one I have poured over the internet looking for resources for two mothers with young children who, though several states away from each other, are in the position of now having to look for money and a place to live.

This is how we do it here, right?

the unfortunate thing is that because unprecedented numbers need help right now, the lines these women will have to wait in will be pretty long. as far as the custody issue, she can make a plea of financial hardship to the judge (i believe without an attorney) to get permission to leave the state. (i think don't quote me...still worth looking up).

as far as the eviction goes....in my state there was a program called ARCHES that asissts with the expense of getting a new place to live and with temporary rent. when i found myself out of a place to live recently due to a disaster to my apt building, i applied. of course, i didn't qualify because i don't have any evictions in my history. go figure. however, there are social programs that help those that have.

usually, social services or human services will have compiled lists of all the resources and agencies that can be made available to your friends. that's the upside. the downside is that the processes will take time and in some cases weeks to get an answer of yes we will help or no we can't help. i know the red cross gave us some assistance but again we suffered a disaster so i dunno if they can or will help. prolly not. it's worth a phone call?

edited to add.....what pisses me off is if i had the money i'd just send it to you. it's so frustrating.