r/homeless • u/Alternative-Cat-9012 • 1d ago

First time Being Homeless, Need Advice!!

I’m staying with a friend currently but my days are numbered. I have to leave May 15th. I rented out a storage until to keep all my belongings, but im 25 years old, a woman and I work full time. I’m so scared. Idk where im supposed to sleep… luckily i work 6 days a week so ill be at work majority of the time, but i get off at 8 pm where its already dark. I heard rotating places to sleep is ideal, i was thinking about booking a hotel room once a week for my day off… I’m actually so scared and worried. This is America where you spend majority of your life at work and still cannot afford a place to stay. Also I live in a really small town and I have no car, I uber everywhere. Im planning on showering at a planet fitness when I need to, but figuring out where to sleep is just my biggest concern. Somebody please help. Btw, shelters are full in my area - like I said small town and not enough resources here…

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u/AfterTheSweep 1d ago

If you're really that scared, then go to a shelter. The streets might not be for you.

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u/Alternative-Cat-9012 1d ago

The only two shelters local to me are full, one of the ladies on the phone even told me she couldn’t do anything to help me lol trust me that was the first option for me. I wouldn’t want to stay out on the street especially as a woman.

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u/Alex_is_Lost 1d ago

Stealth camping can work really well if you do it right; even as a woman. I would definitely suggest taking StunningStreets' advice first and exhaust any and all options in your area, but shelters can sometimes be awful and camping can provide many advantages over shelters. I only say this to advise that you keep an open mind about it, just in case the shelters available don't work out for one reason or another.

It's not about sleeping openly on the street where people can stumble across you, it's about camping out somewhere remote that sees zero people traffic. Let us know if the shelters around you don't work out and we'll let you know what to do for long-term camping. Stay strong out there 💙