The No-Nonsense Blog

Hey, dear readers. I figured I'd explain what's been happening with my Supportive Housing status, and I'd just thought of what I'd say. In case you haven't known, I've been working for the past two years to acquire independent housing in the five boroughs of New York City, and my original peer advocate, Carlos Villa, had been transferred, so I needed to be partnered with a new advocate. It seems I've been partnered with a female peer advocate named Tanja Richardson, and I hope and pray that she will be able to bring me aid to gain the resources I need to gain the independent housing I can afford.  Wish me luck, and as always, keep smiling, and keep dreaming.

Hey, everyone.  I've come with news regarding my situation searching for independent housing. At this time, I have submitted an application regarding Section 8 support and am hoping to be placed on their Waitlist. Also, I am currently planning my latest Birthday celebration for next year and hoping that I can bring a mystery guest to surprise my party guests.  Who will it be?  You'll have to "Wish" I told you before the day gets through. Anyway, I hope everyone wishes me luck in both endeavors.  Farewell for now, and as always, keep smiling, and keep dreaming.

That's right.  You heard right. Maybe I should explain what's going on. Yesterday, I was involved in an intake interview with Catholic Charities regarding the acquisition of an Emergency Housing Voucher to help me move out. It turns out, they claim I don't qualify for a Voucher, so I explained this to my care coordinator, and she says she's going to try to straighten this out, because, according to her, it's illegal to refuse vital services to an individual. Now, let's get to what happened today.  When I went online to check the status of my Supportive Housing Application, guess what?  I found out it had expired!  Yeah, apparently it's only good for two years.  So, I had to put in a new application, explaining I couldn't pay to stay where I'm living now. I don't know if anyone's had this kind of problem getting their own place, but I, for one, am sick of the runaround the system puts me through.  It's like nothing I can do will make a dif...