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Hi everyone. I hope you are all having stress-free, pain-free, worry-free, free-free days. I have not posted on here in quite awhile. What started out to be a posting for an extracirricular event has now turned into a dire event. There are so many people with needs that seem so much more urgent than mine, but when i sit an dthink about it, I am in the same position. It doesn't matter how many days i work, how many hours i work, or if i were to work 80 hours a week. No matter what, I cannot catch a break. we have now moved three times in one year (single mom with daughter). Now, our roommate took off and moved back with her daughter to save money and i am stuck again. I have called all of the local assistance numbers for programs in the area that help with rent, or referral places that are helping people with HPRP or emergency funds. They all tell me there is no money, and then they send me to a place that wants to give me a bag of food. There has to be a place that can help make up at least the part that my roommate paid, just so we don't go to the streets. I am so exhausted. Sometimes i wonder why i even go to work. I could be off collecting cash aid and not work at all, and the outcome would still be the same. Not having enough rent money. Anybody have any suggestions in orange california. thanks. sorry to be a winer

I'm so sorry for your troubles.  My prayers are with you and I will ask for a pastor I know to write a prayer wish for you.  Do you have children or a single person?  I'll see what things I can pull up in your area that might help.

Hi everyone from Aidpage, 

It has been a long time since I've been on here.  It hasn't changed much for my daughter and me these last several months.  Maybe gotten worse, maybe stays the same, really. Just like so many other struggly people on this site and all over the world, we are constantly struggling to just get a breath arean't we?  Who was it that said money can't buy you happiness?  Must have been rich.  It sure can buy a big down payment for it.  lol. Anyway, I've seen that it is very difficult in Orange County, California to get anyone to help. I am confused as to where all of these charities send their donations, because I have called a list of over 20 places, diligently for the past four months.  On the first of the month, I'm told they haven't received the funds, by the second of the month when I call, i get told the funds are spent.  All in less than 1 day?  Seriously. I'm a working single mother.  there are supposed to be tons of grants and/or help for ANYONE let alone someone with a child that already has a job.  This economy is a killer.  As  a server, i rely on my tips.  When nobody comes into the place, I get no tips.  Don't people still eat anymore?  Thank goodlness for the restaurant, or we wouldn't eat like we do. I had my car stolen this last weekend so it is twice as hard now to get around to ry to find any work.  I am 500 short for rent this month and the landlord is basically irritated beyond with me and my "excuses" as he puts it.  I'm beginning to think I'd be better off in a shelter. Or if i had no job. Then I could play all day with my daughter and not worry a bout rent.  So here goes.  I'm gonna post on here and everywhere I can trying to find anyone that could help donate, loan, direct how to get some money.  I really hope to find one of those car programs that can help get me into a car.  I see there are programs that lease to single working moms, just nothing in california really.  Hope everyone is well....