May 21, 2008
A Good Homeless Shelter in Brooklyn Or Queens?
phillip2167 asked:
I have fallen on hard times. My mother passed away in march and now my landlord wants me out in six months or pay $1500 rent. I don’t have a job and very little money left. Please whomever reads this I really need your help. I’ve never been in a homeless shelter before, I’m hoping it’s not a big room filled with beds. I live in bushwick brookyn and ide like to know from anyone who has had expoerence in a shelter. I know there are a few in my area but it don’t know which is better. St Christopher Ottilie on flushing ave. Janiya libert development 49 janius ave or wayside macdonough residence 777 macdonough ave. Or may be the sacred heart homeless shelter in Glendale. I don’t even know what to do once I get there, do I just walk in and say I’m homeless. Please anyone help me I’ve never felt so alone
I have fallen on hard times. My mother passed away in march and now my landlord wants me out in six months or pay $1500 rent. I don’t have a job and very little money left. Please whomever reads this I really need your help. I’ve never been in a homeless shelter before, I’m hoping it’s not a big room filled with beds. I live in bushwick brookyn and ide like to know from anyone who has had expoerence in a shelter. I know there are a few in my area but it don’t know which is better. St Christopher Ottilie on flushing ave. Janiya libert development 49 janius ave or wayside macdonough residence 777 macdonough ave. Or may be the sacred heart homeless shelter in Glendale. I don’t even know what to do once I get there, do I just walk in and say I’m homeless. Please anyone help me I’ve never felt so alone
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Comments on A Good Homeless Shelter in Brooklyn Or Queens?
Most shelters have waiting lists and time limits on your stay, so contact all three of them, get on their lists and listen to what they have to say. They will most likely send you off for a warrant check and a TB card stating you have been tested and do not have TB before they let you into the shelters. Your county should do these things free. Remember also that it doesn’t matter so much how many people are there as long as you’re sheltered.
Make sure you sign up for any county medical offered in your area or go to the county free clinic and get your flu shots (both of them – seasonal and H1N1) as they can rip through homeless communities at an alarmingly rapid rate. Also practice good hygiene to keep yourself healthy. Apply for any local aid you *might* qualify for through your county such as General Assistance, but be aware cash aid is a loan since Clinton’s welfare reform act and it will eventually have to be repaid. If you haven’t already, immediately apply for food stamps – those do not have to be repaid as they’re intended to keep you from becoming malnourished or starving to death. Every little bit helps.
Check also with the Salvation Army as most of them either run shelters, transitional housing programs or have lists of resources in your area. Most of all, no matter where you go, ask for more names, phone numbers and addresses of resources. Especially ask the other homeless folks.
Six months is a long time, so you may be able to find a job or two or three part time jobs to come up with the $$$ to stay. Most shelters won’t give you six months and you’ll be moving to another one relatively quickly, so if there is any way at all to keep your housing, do it.
If you were in my area I could show you the “good” places to camp if it comes to that. I do a lot of volunteer work with the very poor and the homeless in my community, so I definitely know the drill and how frightened you must be. Good luck, darlin’! Keep yourself safe and healthy – those are the most important parts, ya know.
In addition to what has been listed to you I will list some sites below that you can contact or check into for further assistance.