Resources/insight

I haven’t really engaged with this app yet and I’m not sure why. Maybe partially because I have this chip on my shoulder about social interactions being reduced to the Internet, and partially because I have this idea that everything I have done in my life I have done by myself for myself as myself, including my sobriety.

I am facing several very unique (I know that’s a dirty word) challenges that if anybody has experience or knowledge on, it would be invaluable to me.

A few months ago, my daughter moved with her mother into her new partner’s house in Charlottesville, Virginia. I have been working on this plan for almost a year now about how I was gonna get out there, but to keep this story short we’ll just say life happens, and that’s OK, but now I am in a financial hardship. I want to be clear. I am not asking for pity or money.

If anybody has any resources that can help me with the deposit on a new apartment/house that would be greatly appreciated. The situation I’m in is that I make too much money for income based housing, but my credit is too bad to be approved for anything safe enough for my seven-year-old daughter and I to live in. I am 100% p&t, but the VA has been of no help at all.

I know in my heart that God knows what he’s doing and that everything is going to work out the way it needs to. I’m just looking for a little bit of guidance.

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I feel ya Mathew. I found myself in the same boat 3 months ago. One decent job, then a nice apartment to share part time with my 6 year old. Then lost the job, relapsed after Thanksgiving and struggling to find a job and pay my bills. 8 days sober. Worked out great because I reached out to a hard chore book thumper, fired my sponsor and got busy following directions and letting God be my principle, director and father. I am his agent. I hope that makes sense and I wish you health, happiness and well being for you and your daughter.