A New Start for Us

Thank you for word kind words and encouragement.

Hi and thank you for viewing my listings. I am very grateful for the information that was posted. I have researched several agencies and Womanspace is the first place we went to, to seek safety. In my county you are only allowed to stay in the facility for 28 days"if it is not overcrowed" and then they place you in another shelter. You do your own research to finding a place to live and there is not much time to recover from what has happened to you and your family. They do not help you with moving expenses, they only refer you to other organizations/agencies. I am truly grateful that there was room for me and my son at the time to stay there. In order for a person to stay long term in the shelters/transitional housing so they can have more time to find a new home, is if you apply for and have been approved for public assistance. You can apply for assistance but does not always mean you will be approved, due to income limits, unemployment benefits, etc. As far as Catholic Charities, UPI, Crisis Ministries, HomeFront and Mount Carmel Guild, I have been told that all funds are depleted or they did not receive funding at all. Most of representatives of these organizations have told me to call back in October to see if they have funding because they do not get much in my area. Mercer County Board of Social Services will only help you with moving expenses if you are on public assistance. Marlene, I will keep seeking and will not give up. Thank you for the encourgagement. I will keep reaffirming that a way is being created and will manifest in our lives. Jewel

Hi Jewel! I am in the same boat you are. Let me know if and how you get assistance. Thank you, Adam Bryan