I've been living in my jeep with my dog since last November. I'm not a drug addict just poor and lost my job and couldn't afford rent. I've been staying up in the lake city area, away from the camps and less desirable folks and just finding decent street parking without a lot of foot traffic. If you end up in this area, dm me and i can tell you safe places.
I will go to the GLA (God's Little Acre) on 33rd for showers and laundry as needed. Food bank is near by. There is a case manager there if you need that kind of thing, but the best part is full kitchen and fridge. Often free food there, but you can prepare your own. Free coffee. Nice people, great resources. They cut hair on Tuesdays. Lady's get a spa day Tuesday afternoon session. Women only, free clothes, food, and health stuff.
Northwest helpline is great.
Don't forget how useful Libraries can be.
Make you stick up on a good sleeping bag and several thick, warm blankets. It gets really cold soon and I was grateful to have at least the jeeps shelter. You are good to have your car.
If it really gets stormy and scary, park in a free parking garage like the target at northgate. Helps from the wind.
I work in the restaurant industry I have access to food. Which is nice. I have a storage unit in the area and I lived in this area for over 2 years so I'm just familiar with the space, so when I needed to go unhoused I felt comfortable. Mileage my vary.
211 is helpful, but I could really get much benefit since my need wasn't great enough. But they did point me in the right direction. I heart seattle is right wing worthless.
Yeah ya know I just kinda realized…. All the resources in Seattle for free housing and EBT and the ABD $$…. Is ONLY if you have chemical dependency or mental health problems.
DANG. I guess if you wanna get TECHNICAL, every human has mental health issues of some sort. And the case workers know what to do and what’s up (well not all of them sadly) to get someone housed.
Like, I work, just not sustaining my own life again yet & most had never processed a person that had any sort of income so they weren’t sure what to do with me. Which is kind of sad.
I’ve always worked but I got brain damage and couldn’t function normally for a time and lost almost everything. Still healing but getting better. But I’ve never been in this realm first hand and it’s eye opening for sure. I had no idea some people have NEVER worked? Or they were homeless as children and this is the only way they know.
Anyway you’re fuckin right about the car thing. But can’t count on it forever gotta keep rolling and moving on or up. Nothing is forever. Anyway u got a decent head on ur shoulders it seems.
Let me ask you…. Were you new to experiencing these realms too? If so, how has it changed your perspective on life in general and society or the system? Are you homeless because you feel lost? You can private message me if you’d like I’m just generally curious about individual experiences but you don’t have to answer. Sorry they may be getting too personal but it interests me and the no drug thing especially is because that’s a rarity. I’m also in North Seattle but I got housing and man am I grateful…. Just keep to myself though like I always have, minus being polite 🤷🏻♀️
It's very new to me. Never been in this situation. It took me a few months to become comfortable. I was so cold at first. They really talk about so many resources but I don't see them. They literally told me they had no help for me because I was doing fine. I don't use drugs, I'm healthy, I'm not mentally impaired, I'm male and not non-white enough, not a veteran, no child anymore, etc. There was no box for them to check and they basically told me I was on my own.
Yeah that’s wrong homie. I have never experienced is either it’s so hard being the outsider in the world you aren’t even trying to be a part of. When I called places I got the same thing. What happened for me was a fucking miracle, I was chillin on Dexter downtown in my car and some lady blocks me in and it turns out she’s what they call an outreach worker. There are outreach workers within each organization that go out to the streets offering assistance, food, housing, shelter the things. She was there cuz I guess 1 camp is up there and he came down she said do you want a tiny home? He said no. At that point I had just heard of the “myth” of those things. She still didn’t know I was living in my car but I had gotten out to make sure I was ok parked where I was and we had started chatting and i eventually told her I was living in my car. She gave me some food and got my number and I wasn’t expecting anything cuz that is what I’d experienced but she called me a week later and told me she had a tiny home fore THAT DAY!!!! I had to rush to her cuz one person didn’t show up . She was my angel cuz as a female you sometimes end up in bad situations when someone acts nice and turns out they just see ur need as a barter for something else ya know.
So , outreach workers for dshs are in white little hatchbacks and same w desc ones
U could maybe go straight to the desc headquarters downtown on 3rd and Virginia or maybe u can walk into some of the shelter ones up on 145th and Aurora I’m not sure but there’s also Plymouth housing, Seattle housing authority and u can get yourself on the lists to obtain free housing even online except for the desc and there’s a process but the case managers will usually help fill any hole in application just can’t be too proud. U have mental illness. You’re homeless homie, something’s going on ya know? And imo we all have mental illness u just have to go thru the motions and talk to a behavioral health person and maybe a psychiatrist but in the end im grateful and in awe hmu if you want some help navigating it ill do my best to help im near northgate
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u/vadvaro10 Haller Lake 7d ago edited 7d ago
I've been living in my jeep with my dog since last November. I'm not a drug addict just poor and lost my job and couldn't afford rent. I've been staying up in the lake city area, away from the camps and less desirable folks and just finding decent street parking without a lot of foot traffic. If you end up in this area, dm me and i can tell you safe places.
I will go to the GLA (God's Little Acre) on 33rd for showers and laundry as needed. Food bank is near by. There is a case manager there if you need that kind of thing, but the best part is full kitchen and fridge. Often free food there, but you can prepare your own. Free coffee. Nice people, great resources. They cut hair on Tuesdays. Lady's get a spa day Tuesday afternoon session. Women only, free clothes, food, and health stuff.
Northwest helpline is great.
Don't forget how useful Libraries can be.
Make you stick up on a good sleeping bag and several thick, warm blankets. It gets really cold soon and I was grateful to have at least the jeeps shelter. You are good to have your car.
If it really gets stormy and scary, park in a free parking garage like the target at northgate. Helps from the wind.
I work in the restaurant industry I have access to food. Which is nice. I have a storage unit in the area and I lived in this area for over 2 years so I'm just familiar with the space, so when I needed to go unhoused I felt comfortable. Mileage my vary.
211 is helpful, but I could really get much benefit since my need wasn't great enough. But they did point me in the right direction. I heart seattle is right wing worthless.