I called the apartments my sponsor lives in... they told me they don't have rental assistance now and they don't allow pets anymore. I've spent the morning calling the housing authorities in different areas, trying to find low-income housing that allows pets, or allows a 40lb dog... no luck. Either they don't allow pets, or they have 15-25lb weight limits.
I'm not giving up hope yet though, I still have 3 more housing departments to call in the area, but they're closed today... trying to stay within an hour of the town my sponsor lives in, and where my homegroup is... all the people I know and actually talk to out here live around there... and with how rough things have been, I don't think I need to move further away than I already am and have to start over on getting to know people, I've had a rough enough time with that since I've been here and has only just recently got better, getting to know people up there.
I am getting an application for section 8, the housing department in the town I'm wanting to live in said they'd send me one, but that they couldn't say how long it would take to get a place to live, at minimum probably 2-3 months. Also have to do a year lease with any section 8 or low-income housing, which will interfere with my plans for school if I'm not able to get out of the lease easily enough... but right now my main concern is finding somewhere I can afford to live.
I've also printed off applications for food stamps, and getting my medicaid application sent in, plus got something in the mail from MedAssist, from one of my ER visits, for financial assistance on my medical bills... It had me list total of all unpaid medical bills, didn't say a time limit on that, and I know medicaid only covers the past 3 months... I have stuff racked up since last year, the stuff that my ex let go into collections that I didn't know about, and then bills I haven't been able to pay this year... so hopefully they cover more than just the last 3 months... also said it would help me with other assistance available, so guess we'll see what they say.
I gotta run into town and get my car insurance paid and reactivated, and pay my water bill... then when I get home I'll start calling credit card companies to get them off my back... ugh... I love being a grown up *sarcasm*
Hi Chickenlittle! You hang in there and have faith. I said a special prayer for you and I believe God is working on your behalf as we speak. I have already gone through what you are going through and slowly it all came together. It sounds like you are doing the foot work. Keep it up, all we can do is the foot work and let the results lye in God's hands. It will all work out for the good if you have faith. Let us know how things go on your path. Love in the Fellowship of the Spirit, Allison
Hi there. Just wondering if you have looked in the classifieds in your area for apartments or portions of homes for rent? I feel for you right now, and just trying to help. Really praying that HP will put something in your path.
((((hugs)))) joni
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sorry to hear about your trouble finding a place for you and your dog. This is a common problem for people with larger animals. It's possible that you may have to find a new home for your dog, so that you can find a home for yourself. I know this is not what you want to hear, but if all we did was tell you what you wanted to hear, we wouldn't be of any use to you. With that said, I sincerely hope that you find a place for the two of you.
Thanks y'all... I'm makin myself take a break from everything this weekend, as far as all that stuff goes... drove myself crazy yesterday lookin up stuff, and I have a list of places to call monday, but can't do anything over the weekend so just gonna make myself take it easy and not think about it... I need a couple of days to just relax... getting to a meeting tonight, and gonna look up one for tomorrow night.
Joni, I'm in one of the cheapest places in this area, my rent is actually lower than most around here, but still too much for me. Unless I get in somewhere that's subsidized or get on section 8 I can't make it. But I do appreciate the suggestion, I'm still watching for something cheaper. I'd found one place that's $100 less than what I'm paying, but still couldn't make it there. Just gonna keep lookin.
Pete, I know, some have suggested the same thing... the people who really know me, and my dog, though, they advise against giving her up... It's not just stubbornness there, though I know it sounds like it, but I'm not gonna go into it all right now... I am going to start placing ads tonight to get rid of the cats though... I toyed with the idea of trying to keep one of them, told myself I could take care of just one and make it work, but I know I really can't and I gotta stop fooling myself, it's my own selfishness wanting to keep them. It does help my dog a lot to have them, she's doing so much better since I got them, but I also know as long as she's with me she's ok. She and I will make it work out somehow, I don't need the added stress of taking care of the cats though, and even if I find subsidized apartments that allow my dog, they're not gonna allow 2 pets from what I've been told. I'll figure something out. If worse comes to worst I might be able to find someone to stay with until I get approved for section 8... with section 8 I can live anywhere with lower rent, would have more luck finding somewhere then that she'd be allowed. I'm going to start asking around at meetings, for someone I could stay with or rent a room from pretty cheap till I find something.
I've been stressing out way too much about all this and driving myself crazy... Just need a break, it should do me some good. Monday I got places to call, but gonna try to not stress over all this so much. And finding things to look forward to in the mean time at least... we're supposed to have rain starting tonight, thru Monday night... but Tuesday is supposed to be nice and warm, gonna take my dog to the lake and let her swim, it'll be good for both of us... and my bf is planning to come back down in about a week, I'm thinking about asking him if I could go back up to Iowa with him for Christmas, then be back here for my Christmas with family at the beginning of January... it'd give me a chance to look at some options up there, he's looking into subsidized apartments there for me... and I'm loving the possibility of having a white Christmas if I go up there... and to get away for a bit... a vacation... it'd be real nice... So... we'll see if it works out... Tryin hard to look at the good things right now, cuz I haven't been doing that enough lately...
I gotta get a few things done... and getting to a meeting in about an hour...
