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samplegirl

(11,480 posts) Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:29 PM Jan 2014

Anyone in the Sacramento area that can help Leftcoast2020?

He is living in a motel room tonight and probably to a shelter later next week. I am in Ohio and trying to find him some help.
There has got to be someone here on D.U. that will help a fellow D.U.er from going to a shelter.
If I could come up with enough money to get him here I would at least offer him a warm bed and food and spare him a shelter. He was living with a teabagger in order to keep a roof over his head. He is desperate and in need of help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Although I have never met him....if I can find a way to get him here I would.
I know the feeling of losing a job after 31yrs and now working two jobs just to eat and have utilities.

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Anyone in the Sacramento area that can help Leftcoast2020? (Original Post) samplegirl Jan 2014 OP

kick n/t NMDemDist2 Jan 2014 #1

kick shraby Jan 2014 #2

Kick. nt Sienna86 Jan 2014 #3

Loaves and Fishes is a special resource reddread Jan 2014 #4

Thank you he did check samplegirl Jan 2014 #5

Do not give up on Loaves and Fishes.. Bennyboy Jan 2014 #9

oh I can believe reddread Jan 2014 #13

did you xpost to the California forum? n/t NMDemDist2 Jan 2014 #6

No not yet samplegirl Jan 2014 #7

Last time we had a similar situation with someone in Austin, TX, Kali kept in touch through the freshwest Jan 2014 #10

Thank you samplegirl Jan 2014 #14

Kick in hopes that One Grass Root will see it. femmocrat Jan 2014 #8

Did he? Bennyboy Jan 2014 #18

I don't know. femmocrat Jan 2014 #19

Thanks... Bennyboy Jan 2014 #20

Kick n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #11

I'd help but I am in Texas. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #12

kick. Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #15

Samplegirl, Watch for my email. Firebrand Gary Jan 2014 #16

try to help Spintocat Jan 2014 #17

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

1. kick n/t

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:30 PM

Jan 2014

shraby

(21,946 posts)

2. kick

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:31 PM

Jan 2014

Sienna86

(2,149 posts)

3. Kick. nt

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:32 PM

Jan 2014

reddread

(6,896 posts)

4. Loaves and Fishes is a special resource

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:36 PM

Jan 2014

not a shelter of any sort as I recall, but when things get that bad, they are lucky to have an operation like that
in that area.
they do mention sheltering the homeless on their page here, so maybe my recollection is faulty.
http://www.sacloaves.org/

samplegirl

(11,480 posts)

5. Thank you he did check

Reply to reddread (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:38 PM

Jan 2014

there is a waiting list if you can believe.

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

9. Do not give up on Loaves and Fishes..

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:53 PM

Jan 2014

they offer many services and there is no waiting list for them..... the overnight shelters are not run by L and F they are run by various groups and that info you can find at Land F. L and F offers job referrals etc and food and info about all of that.

I live in grass Valley and up here we have a great shelter, Utah's place that offers overnight, job stuff, all kinds of things...So if he could get up here, he would have it better than at Laves and Fishes I think....

IM Me and I can help him if he is coming up here.....

reddread

(6,896 posts)

13. oh I can believe

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:38 PM

Jan 2014

the most easily served demographic is women with children, and THEY have great difficulty getting placed in my experience.
Men are discriminated against in the rush to secure childrens interests
Boy we sure have a lot of people outdoors these days in California,
why dont they all just get a job and rent a nice apartment?
*cough*

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

6. did you xpost to the California forum? n/t

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:44 PM

Jan 2014

samplegirl

(11,480 posts)

7. No not yet

Reply to NMDemDist2 (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:48 PM

Jan 2014

thanks I will now!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

10. Last time we had a similar situation with someone in Austin, TX, Kali kept in touch through the

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:56 PM

Jan 2014

DU lounge and the Texas group. Kali and California Peggy have kept up with a number of people in need and know how to get help in that region.

samplegirl

(11,480 posts)

14. Thank you

Reply to freshwest (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:45 PM

Jan 2014

I will ask them to help me!

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

8. Kick in hopes that One Grass Root will see it.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:52 PM

Jan 2014

Sounds like a job for Wishadoo. Good luck!

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

18. Did he?

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:37 AM

Jan 2014

Can someone point me to the wishadoo account?

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

19. I don't know.

Reply to Bennyboy (Reply #18)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 11:53 AM

Jan 2014

Please try this thread in hopes that it will give you a link you can use:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024026846

Also: http://www.wishadoo.org/share-wishadoo/

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

20. Thanks...

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #19)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:01 PM

Jan 2014

Going to send it right now, looks like they will ahve to post it. I bumped that thread as well....

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

11. Kick n/t

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:04 PM

Jan 2014

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)

12. I'd help but I am in Texas. nt

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:26 PM

Jan 2014

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)

15. kick.

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:51 PM

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Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)

16. Samplegirl, Watch for my email.

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Sun Jan 5, 2014, 12:52 AM

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Spintocat

(7 posts)

17. try to help

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 01:09 AM

Jan 2014

I am actually trying to help my daughter and her family right now but I'm willing to see if I can help if he wants to contact me. and yes I am in Sacramento.

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