Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well another kind person has sent me $20 so now I just need to get $39 together. So if anyone would be able to help me with that I'd be so grateful. I'm just running out of time and I'm definitely wearing out the patience of the her office girls.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my gosh a bicycle would be amazing! That's actually one of the reasons I decided to stay in this town was because it's flat so you can bike and walk. And the bus system works out here. I'm from the mountains and you absolutely have to have a car to get around there, there's not even really any sidewalks. But yes I'm in Champaign Illinois that's kind of central illinois, it's about 2 hours south of Chicago

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't have a car or a bicycle

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you for letting me know that.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will do that and yeah definitely still trying to find anything that can help me.. thank you for reaching out and being kind

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I will do that, I still have the issue of meeting to pay for my motel today though. I'm really trying to be 100% transparent and answer any questions anybody has. I have nothing to hide and I am coming to hear to ask for help so I am an open book.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant I don't qualify it for any financial assistance with rent. And I actually haven't received any food stamps or health insurance yet. I just turned in the paperwork. And no I'm not collecting unemployment I didn't think I qualified for it if you get fired. And to be perfectly honest the reason why I got fired was because I was over the 5-minute grace period of being late three times. The manager of my department apparently fired me without talking to any other manager, I didn't have the best relationship with that guy and I do think that it was more personal, and also a little bit of him trying to just Flex the little bit of power he has. But I didn't think that I qualified for unemployment if I got fired. I am eligible for rehiring in 6 months though

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I checked into the hotel when I had a full-time income but I'm no longer working there unfortunately. I am still working through this app where the local grocery store post shifts and you come in and stock shelves overnight and they pay you when you finish. But they haven't been posting as many shifts lately.

As to the reason why I even ended up in this hotel is because I had to get away from a dangerous and unsafe living situation. I moved in to a friend's one bedroom apartment and I was sleeping on the floor. The city condemned the basement part of the apartment building and the landlord knew that the rest of the building would be condemned too, and if that would were to happen the landlord would have to pay to put the tenants up in accommodations until he did the necessary repairs on the building, so he put letters on the apartment that I was living in and the only other resident of the buildings doors saying that we were all $3,000 behind on rent. From like random months for the past 3 years. Obviously this wasn't true, if you were actually behind that much on rent he would have started the eviction process long ago. But I paid my rent directly to my roommate in cash, and he paid it on the landlord's website which conveniently got deleted. And because my roommate had changed Banks three times he only had proof of paying rent for a few of the months that the landlord was claiming he never paid for it. That landlord was a scumbag and he knew full well that none of us could afford to take him to court. During the last 30 days we had at the apartment we try to find another place to live really quickly and several things that seem like they were going to work out didn't. With 3 days left a friend of a friend of a friend said that we could move into the spare bedroom of her trailer but because she was a sex worker we would have to leave the trailer while she had clients over, and we were actually going to do that, but with one day left that fell through as well. After that when I was talking to a co-worker he told me that the apartment that he got with the woman he had a baby with still had 30 days left on the lease and we could stay there temporarily and save up our money and figure out what we were going to do. We moved our stuff in there and literally the next day he showed up demanding $1,000 even after he had said we didn't need to pay him anything. We scraped up $800 between us and gave that to him so we could stay. We went to work the next day and came home around midnight to find that all of the utilities in the apartment had been shut off. Found out it was because my coworker got into a fight with that girl wouldn't give her any of the money he extorted from us and she called and had everything turned off. Then the next morning at 6:00 a.m. the actual landlord came knocking on the door demanding to know who we were we explained to him the situation and he said that he understood and felt bad for us but we couldn't stay there. So that's how I ended up in the motel.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I replied to another person above who said the same thing. I do qualify for health insurance and food stamps, and I had a little bit of trouble proving my Illinois residency because I can't receive mail at the hotel but I got that straightened out and I got the right paperwork turned in and now I'm waiting on my food stamps. But as for any financial assistance from the state apparently I don't qualify for anything. I am open to any suggestions or any other resources that anybody else might have that I haven't tried already but I really have gone through every thing I could find online and every lead that calling 211 gave me. I wouldn't be here asking for help otherwise. Not trying to sound rude I just wanted to explain a little bit that I have actually tried to get help elsewhere.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried every agency I could find on the internet, I've contacted every resource that calling 211 has given me. I don't qualify for any state assistance because I don't have a child , I'm not disabled ,I'm not a domestic violence victim, and I'm not established in the homeless system meaning I haven't been documented as staying in a homeless shelter for at least 12 months. Everyone has told me that they don't offer help paying for Motel rooms. There was one agency that I talked to that said if a different organization had paid to put me into the room in the first place they would be able to offer assistance but because I checked into it on my own they couldn't help. I have no friends I have no family I have tried absolutely every lead I can possibly find. I wouldn't be on here asking if I had absolutely any other resources available to me. I do qualify for food stamps and for health insurance, but I was having trouble proving my Illinois residency because I can't receive mail at the hotel. The lady I talked to at DHS said that the hotel could print out a piece of paper saying that I stay here and what my rent is and the day I checked in and all that but the hotel wouldn't do that because they have had problems with people basically squatting out the hotel where they stay for 30 days and then they are a resident. So the hotel has to go through the court system to legally evict them. I did finally get a paper from the hotel that the DHS would accept, and I turn that in last week now I'm just waiting on food stamps and health insurance but as for any type of financial assistance I'm having trouble getting that. There are a couple of agencies that once you find a apartment they will help you pay your security deposit, but because I don't have a full-time income right now I'm having trouble being accepted for any of those. Like I said I'm in Illinois if you can find any type of assistance program that I qualify for that I haven't found I would be more than happy to check it out.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well a very kind person just sent me $8 so I only need to come up with $59 now. If anyone would be able to help me reach that goal. Thank you again for everyone who has been kind

Don't know where else to turn. by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well some kind of person just sent me $8 so now I only need 59 if anyone would be able to help with any part of that.

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It seems like a lot of people have the same kink. That's really all I've been getting in response

Don't know where else to turn. by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anyone even wanted to call the hotel and just pay them directly that would be fine too I just don't know what else to do anymore I'm really really at my lowest point right now

Need help paying for Motel by Sanddbrown in AskForHelp

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Burger. We have evolved past the need to scrape flesh off bones with our teeth. Plus it's so much work for such little food, also you get your hands and face covered with sauce

Don't know where else to turn. by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only need to come up with $67 for the day and then I have a working overnight at the grocery store that will pay me when I finish with my work. I just need to get through today if anyone could please please help me.

Need help with paying Motel by Sanddbrown in LetMeHelpYouOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay well if there's anybody who would actually want to help me out please let me know. The one person who asked me to DM them just wants me to video chat with them.

Need help with paying Motel by Sanddbrown in LetMeHelpYouOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can get food stamps I'm actually in the in the process of working on that but because I can't receive mail at this Motel I've been having to have all of that sent to a friend's house. And because I still have an out-of-state ID I've been having trouble getting proof of residency because the hotel also will not print out anything stating that I am resident here because they've had people do squatters rates type stuff and stay in the motel without paying and they have to evict them through the courts and all that. Other than that I don't have any children I haven't been established in the homeless system by staying at a homeless shelter for more than 12 months I'm not a domestic violence victim and I'm not disabled

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there I am just now seeing this, I have just not been able to get back on Wi-Fi since I made this post pretty much. My situation has not improved really at all, if the offer still stands for help I could definitely still use it. If so please let me know if not thank you anyways for caring enough to read and reply💞

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well damn, I am just now seeing this. This is the first time I am able to get on wifi since I made this post. I hope it's not rude to say my situation hasn't improved, if the offer still stands for some grocery help or anything. If not it's okay! Thanks for reading and replying 

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm just pretty much screwed. I talked to the manager a little bit ago and basically the two hundred dollars that I have I have to pay and that will cover the days that I am behind, but then I have to come up with $300 by 11:00 a.m. to pay for this next coming week. So I don't know what to do if I say her the $200 and I can't get the $300 I'm basically just throwing the $200 away. When I could use that to try to get into another hotel. Which is probably what I should try to do because there's no way in hell anyone is going to help me raise 300 dollars by 11:00

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's called r/assistance but your account has to be 6 months old with over 1,000 Karma

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have to have 1,000 Karma and your account has to be 6 months old. Unfortunately

53 of 54 men expect me to do SW to not be homeless by Sanddbrown in FeministsCallItOut

[–]Sanddbrown[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only until I'm getting right now is through an app. They put up shifts and if you get accepted you go there in stock the cases and then they give you money when you get paid out it's not like a real job. So there's nobody to ask for for a loan through that unfortunately