I have no clue where to start, but here goes. I'm 33 years old living in a studio apartment in a very tiny town. I've been here in this area and on my own since October. Prior to moving in here I was in a domestic violence shelter about 45 minutes from here for 3 months. My time was up there and I decided to come here to this area where no one really knew me so I could start over.
I had money saved up for deposits, etc. and it went smoothly at first. I have a few family members here, but no one is in a position to help me or they have already helped me. I thought it would be easy to find a job here to get back on my feet, but I was wrong. I've not had any luck finding anything permanent. I searched day and night on foot for jobs with no luck. I've been able to clean a few houses here and there to help me pay my rent and live day to day.
I've fallen so far behind on my rent the property manager called me Friday and told me she was going to the courthouse to file a retainer warrant for eviction Monday if I wasn't able to make a payment of some sort. I've called all the local churches and community action agencies along with 211 and the Salvation Army and no one wants to help or they have only been able to help with a small amount. I'm a little over $1000.00 behind and I don't know what I'm going to do if they evict me.
I could go back to the town where my situation started, but my abuser is still not behind bars. So I feel like I'm in a lose/lose situation! My landlord-property manager has worked with me as much as she can or her boss would let her. Can someone please point me in the right direction of help? Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
By LL from Kingston TN
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There are never many full time job openings in small towns. Do you have a social worker/welfare worker with the Department of Social Services/Welfare Office? If you do they should know of someplace for you to go. There is a possibility you will have to be in a homeless shelter for awhile. Getting a little bit of help at a time isn't going to do you any good. You have to be able to get on your feet.
I don't know what you mean by a little town. Everybody is going to have their own opinion of what is little. In the state that I live in the businesses in small towns just don't have full time employees unless it is people that have worked there for many, many years, and then the managers/owners.
Actually in larger towns, a lot of the jobs are part time, unless a person has some kind of skill. That being said, if your abuser is determined enough he can find you where you are at too. I don't know how to tell you to go about getting on your feet. That is more or less something a person has to figure out for themselves. You are lucky if you have been able to get help from churches because they, just like the Salvation Army, and other non-profits have limited funds to help people and there are getting to be more and more people needing help.
cCheck with churches, senior centers, etc and ask if anyone has a room to "rent" you in exchange for a service (daycare, cleaning, gardening, etc) or if they can point you in the right direction. The poor economy makes it difficult for people to give cash, but they may have an empty room and need something in return.
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