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I have been out of work since February 2010 and actively looking for work but I haven’t had much luck.  My house is in foreclosure and the utilities are being shut off one by one.  I need help/advice.

I am a single parent of three kids well they aren’t kids anymore.  I have a daughter who is 21 she’s a student nurse in college to obtain her RN, I have a son he’s 20 he is an electrician and starts his last year of apprenticeship and my youngest son who is 18 he is a welder and fantastic baseball player, he graduated high school this year and a college picked him up and he got a 2 year scholarship for his pitching abilities for baseball.  All three of them are great people they have their own vehicles, pay their own car insurance, car payments, cell phone bills, personal needs and their own food and still manage to try to help me the best they can.  They even pay for their own school things and medical expenses.

I was with a man for 16 years we never married.  We had decided for me to by the house which was my grandparent’s and they had bought it the month and year I was born.  A year after I bought the house I lost my job and he walked out on me.  When he left I was devastated, I wasn’t expecting it at all what so ever.  The money I wish I had today that I paid in tolls to drive on top of the bridge near my house and just jump I would have a lot of money.

Actually a year ago I had a nervous breakdown and my daughter had me admitted into a mental hospital actually that was two years ago.  They wouldn’t release me unless she signed me out or the doctor released me.  I called her crying I just remember her words exactly “Mom you need help enough because we need our mom back” I knew she was right so I stayed it ended up being seven days.  There I was diagnosed with Bipolar I and a Manic Depressant I am medicated but I feel I am alone and I will never be normal!  I don’t have friends because I just can’t handle drama and my family isn’t much support with this condition they don’t know how to handle me nor do they try.  I haven’t done much right in my life but with these three I have.

I have a hard time trusting people! I always try to help others and make others happy instead of myself! I put everyone else before me! In the end I always turn out to be the bad person! My self-esteem is low and I need to work more on me and the hell with helping others!  I hate silence I cannot sit in a room with silence that just brings my worst enemy out who is my mind! 

I do enjoy different types of music and reading.  I find relaxation in crocheting, I find my laughter and to keep living life in my 3 precious kids.  I do enjoy the beach, skiing and I love baseball!

The Philadelphia Phillies are my favorite team.  My daughter and I coached a T-ball team this year for the first time and we had a blast it was so much fun we are doing next year and we didn’t even know any of the kids or the parent’s we did it to get me out of the house and to help my mind.

But I am here for any help or advice anyone can give me at all!

Thank you to all of you in advance for you advice and help!

Daneta

Depressed

my ligths are off & I've  no job  and I'm 62  years old  I neede  assitance

Hello my name is Angela but people call me Angie. I am a single parent of three boys I have no job at this present time I have been out if work for almost 2.5 years. I am at the point now that I don’t know how much more I can take before I flip out. I pray often and even go to my friends for advice. I just want to get back on my feet and do for my family right now I cant even supply their Christmas I have a 8yr. 10yr. and a 18yr. that will not get anything for Christmas unless I find a job or find some to adopt my family.

I am a single mom of 3, lost my job a while back, live in a small town,  have no vehicle to even go look for work.  We are about to be evicted.  Haven't had gas since last year,  I have tried everything.  If I could catch things up and come up with a vehicle, i could go find a job.  Help!  Thank you and God Bless

I NEED HELP , MY THEETS ARE ALL FALING AND I CAN  NOT EAT MUCH , PLUS I NEED MONEY , AND OR WORK ,  IM LIVING IN THE STREETS AND IM TIRED OF IT

I'm writing from Georgia and looking for help. I have one five year old with autism. No daycare will take him. I have a sister and she refuses to babysit him. My mother refuses to babysit him. There are NO PROGRAMS for autistic children other than school, and during the summer the kids are just on their own. I was married but my ex-husband left because my son is stressful to him. He paid the lease until the end of September and after that, I have to move out because I don't have any income other than the 260.00 per month from SSI for my son. Rent is 600.00 without utilities. HUD and Section 8 are not taking any new applicants for the next few YEARS.

My son is not "bad" or undisciplined. He has hyperactive disorder and is very high energy and people don't have energy to be with him. Everyone keeps telling me to just give him up for adoption. I've been really depressed because I don't want to give him up for adoption and I will do anything to keep him.

I'm coming here to ask for help. I visited Chicago about 3 years ago and I've been researching that city a lot. The biggest thing I love about it is that they have a year round program for autistic children as well as after school programs. This would help me as I would be able to work to provide for him. The help I need is that if anyone has a vacant apartment in their home that they can allow me to live in for really cheap rent and/or not needing a job when I first move and/or without needing a deposit I would really appreciate it. You have no idea how much. I would prefer the home to be in Logan Square/Wicker Park/Avondale/Humboldt/Bucktown area because they seem to have a lot of programs for children with special needs in those neighborhoods, but any safe neighborhood would be great.

It would also be a great help if you have a job that you could offer me. I am trained as a customer service/clerical agent, but I work great with my hands and could be taught to do carpentry/maintenance/painting work, and I'm not a proud person so I would be happy to do maid service as well.

If you know of any programs that helps single mothers to relocate, that would very much be appreciated as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

-Personna

I am single mother and online college student with seven children. I have a 23 month old daughter who has sicklecell disease. Shes in and out the hospital a lot. I have been having a hard time finding a job and one that is flexible. I lost my last job when my daughter was in the hospital,and my boss did not understand the hospital does not allow the babies to be in hospital by themselves. They said a parent or someother adult need to be there. I had no one but me to be there, and sometimes I had to leave so I can go home, and change clothes. When I left my baby, shewas laying there crying, with no one to care for her. The Nurses were too busy. I need a job that understand. I'm am so behind in my bills, I'm borrowing from people so much. I am not able to pay them back and it hurts me, I can not pay back the money. I try to teach my children morals. It to me is unmoral not to pay the people back. I need money and a job. My electricity was turned off yesterday and Mrs. Gray paid the money for us, the money she did not really have. Please can someone help me with the money or a flexible job, that puts family first. I applied for social security for her, my daughter for the third time, hopefully we will be aproved.

i got stroke on may 2008. After that i paralyze on the left side of my body. i lost my job and also my husband's job. now i don't have any money. i have to pay this house that i have to pay  $163,94 each month or the bank will take it from us. i am an orphant so i don't have a place to go. Now my son have to pay his high school since in my /Country, indonesia, we still have to pay for school and helath/medicine. I already try my best to looking for a job but nobody want to hire me or my husband. I stop my medicine b4ecause I don't have money to  pay the doctor's or the hospital's bills. Please help me, help my son. my son was get a good result from his junior high school. But to get schoolar ship is very diffucult in my country. my husband is trying by his best and turn to be a mechanical to repair automoive with minimum payment only for $5 per car his repaired. Help me somebody or take me to work in your company I am willing to be placed in any country as long i get the airplane tickets for me, my husband and my son and get  a rented house/apartment to allow my family and me to live in your country. help me please. God bless you.

HI,

We are both unemployed and in our late 50's.  We live in Calif. where unemployment is sitting at 12% and 18% where we live.  I am a teacher, but only substitute is available the last 2 years.  My husband just gets unemployment now and I do not get anything because I have only been able to sub and teachers do not get anything for the summer months.   I am denied unemployment for the next 3 years.  We are just asking for anything to help make our payments or until we get back to work or someone has a job to offer us.  We are responsible for several pets as they are like our kids.  We would gladly help others when we are able to get back on our feet.  Thanks to all who respond.

Hello,

  I am homeless and can only stay with a relative until next thursday.  I lost my job several months ago my only source of income was my husband who got himself arrested 1 month ago and is being deported back to his country we have 3 children together and now I am completley on my own I have applied for every and any job with no response.  I do not know what to do.  I do not want to take my children to a shelter there are no underlying issues like drug abuse or drinking or any other vices my problem is I need a job and there is no money. I am at the end of my rope if any one reads this can you please pray for my family.  My children and I do not deserve the situation that my husband left us in.  I need a miracle if not I will have to go to a shelter.  Someone please pray for me thank you and God Bless.

 Economy has been tough. I have been looking for work. I have a good background and good driving record.   I was told to try trucking Over the road.   I have a Class A CDL I got some time ago. I kept it.     So that is what I am going to do now.  I think I will do this for a year and then see if the economy picks up and maybe I can go back to my old job were I was laid off.  Or just take that time to work and replan things.     The trucking company highed me and did my background check.   I am in good shape and can pass physical and all driving tests.  Well I can't start untill I get new glasses.  

Just need glasses for driving. Well I don't have the money for the prescription glasses. to get started and into the job. I was even looking at Walmart for the prescriptions.    I have been selling things on Craigslist and Ebay to pay rent and utilities.   Well once on the road I won't have to pay those.  Behind on rent already  and not on unemployment either. Found a way to keep busy and struggle.     Now I have a way out.   Just need the steps to get there.   

 It will feel good to be busy and what ever money I make I can send to pay bills and not have to worry about rent or utilities.    Well sacrificing a home and time with son .  But money now is important and catching up.    My son lives with mother about 150 miles away from me.  I am thinking if all goes well with this job I will be able to move closer to him.  I have to make this sacrifice in order for the future to be better .  I can't sit around and hope to get work or keep doing what jobs  I find and selling my things.  This job came to me for a reason.    I just have to find a way to get my glasses and enough money for food with my training for 2 weeks.  

Well  all I care about is getting started and in the door.   I can deal with the hunger just need enough to function well.   I just need about 200 dollars for my glasses.    Well glasses are more like 120 but I have to pay my cell phone bill so I can talk to family and my son.     Once I am in the truck and moving I am makiing money .     Any other time it seems like nothing but lately the smallest things  comes up and up up into big things.     I have to get dental insurance soon. I have a tooth that is bothering me. I am getting headaches from it. Well I take aspirin now.  Can't afford any other payments.  But I think if I start work soon I can take care of this. Oh I have all my teeth and a good smile. Just one trouble tooth and a cap that is loose.

UPDATE

WELL I GOT TIRED OF WAITING AROUND AND SEEING PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT NEED HELP.

I TOOK MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS.  I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE RICHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND ROBBING STORES WITH LUXURIES ITEMS.    I HAVE BECOME ROBIN HOOD.

   It works well because I look nice and just like one of the rich bastards.  I share with what I steal with others that I hear are having a hard time. I am not living beyond my means  only with what i need. I LIKE MY LIFE NOW

SO about once a week I plan and rob a store from a richer neighborhood.  I got my glasses and my job.  But find I am living life for a cause now and helping others. Works well I live in tri-state area and no body suspects I drive a company vehicle so they don't see the same vehicle all the time or think to look for it. 

  I put a ad up here for help  well waiting around and struggling and no help here  so I got smart and took care of things myself.   And now taking care of others.

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Click the link to learn more about job-hunt. I just wanted to know if a site existed that listed all the jobs sites out there so googled it and came up with this...I recognized one of the people whose site I have used Tory Johnson's site..

I hope it helps and here is a little bit about it.

So, where do you find the jobs? Most people start with the big Employment Super Sites. You cannot, and should not, ignore the big sites, particularly if want to work for a large employer. However, they are much less important than they used to be, so limiting your job search to only the big sites is a very big mistake.

See the link for more information...Good luck on finding work..

http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/index.shtml

Click the link as HHSC is hiring people to help out in offices where families apply for SNAP and other Texas state programs. Check the above to see if you meet the requirements to work at one of the offices.

This link also has a on line hiring center where you can search for other jobs in Texas.

With everyone looking for work in the different states here is a source for Texas that might help people locate work...