New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Where does an alcoholic with dementia and felonies find housing?
Ask HN: Where does an alcoholic with dementia and felonies find housing?
6 by ta21391 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
My friend is 30 years old. Her father has no family that will take him in. He's on social security disability and that $700/month isn't enough for him to live on his own, not to mention he can't even remember what he had for breakfast. And he's been denied for low-income/subsidized housing because of his past criminal record. Now she feels obligated to give up her ambitions and move somewhere where she can afford to have him live with her because otherwise, he'll end up living on the streets. Her mom passed away from an overdose when she was only 25, and her brother was only 18. Her brother didn't graduate high school. Despite this, she graduated from college, went on to obtain her master's degree. She is passionate about educating kids coming from poverty and has the technical abilities to scale her impact. Now I'm afraid she'll give up her bright future and opportunity to help many more people because of her compassion for her father. She feels alone. At 30, many of our peers still require the support of their parents, not the other way around. What resources are available for her? Who can she talk to about this?
6 by ta21391 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
My friend is 30 years old. Her father has no family that will take him in. He's on social security disability and that $700/month isn't enough for him to live on his own, not to mention he can't even remember what he had for breakfast. And he's been denied for low-income/subsidized housing because of his past criminal record. Now she feels obligated to give up her ambitions and move somewhere where she can afford to have him live with her because otherwise, he'll end up living on the streets. Her mom passed away from an overdose when she was only 25, and her brother was only 18. Her brother didn't graduate high school. Despite this, she graduated from college, went on to obtain her master's degree. She is passionate about educating kids coming from poverty and has the technical abilities to scale her impact. Now I'm afraid she'll give up her bright future and opportunity to help many more people because of her compassion for her father. She feels alone. At 30, many of our peers still require the support of their parents, not the other way around. What resources are available for her? Who can she talk to about this?
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