I read somewhere in the contract that you can't video and record the apartments (like being a homeless veteran in Youtube). However I did manage to sneak in one picture of MY BRAND NEW KITCHEN!!! If you can see this kitchen then you can imagine the rest of this amazing apartment!
The total price for an apartment like this is around 1090.00 a month in Denver, CO. However if you add the sewer, water, electric, and other utility bills together I can imagine it will be around 2000.00 by the time it is done. Now I cannot tell you how much I pay for it. I think you might want to kill me if you knew. You might rapidly move out your homes and decide to become homeless too. I cannot tell you that. However....as wonderfully inexpensive as it is. There is a downside to all of this. You can only stay in this home for two years maximum. You must be able to meet full rent within two years or you will have to leave. It is not meant to be a forever apartment. That is why it is called Transition Housing. If you live in Transition Housing...even a house like this...you are still considered homeless. Isn't that crazy? You can get full benefits as if you didn't have a house at all. So we can still go the homeless shelters and eat the food, get free clothes and other goodies.
You would think all of this would make me happy right? Well suddenly I feel sad. I really want to make a living that can afford this kind of housing. I got a job offer. However, I fear that I will not be able to make this kind of money in a year or two unless my child gets the help he needs. I need FULL TIME DAYCARE to afford a place like this.I want to say that I am VERY Thankful for this place! I mean it is a dream come true! It is absolutely amazing. I am originally from New York City. I worked there when I was single and of course no one I knew could afford a place like this by themselves. Now I am in the same boat except I wake up every day wonderfully refreshed and wonder "how did I ever step foot into this apartment!"
My three year old son has his own room and he loves it! He plays with his trains all day long!
I know that he was meant to be in a place like this. God graced us well! Sometimes I believe that God is not really giving me all of this but it is for my son! Which is great because I am his mother.
I stepped out of the Samaritan House and came home to a place like this! Most people told me they cannot manage to stay in the program long enough to get housing. However to be fair, most people don't follow the no alcohol rules or curfew rules either. Well I did! I also got the Combat Vet help that I needed (free bus passes etc.) and I received tailored made items that helped me get to a good start. This included two airbeds, a new set of dishes, pots and pans, comforters, and even a crock pot! I never could say this out loud but I am sure she knew....I think she is one of the best case workers I ever met! I loved the way she treated me and helped me and supported me and then she saw me off with these wonderful gifts!
However life does rear its ugly head sometimes. The baby sitter I hired (who is also a family friend) has an aversion to traveling on buses. She stood me up today. Luckily it was just a trial run to see if she is reliable or not. She is not! It was sad but I had to let her go. Then....I went to the Homeless Coalition and I begged them for support to find Special Needs Daycare. I fear that this great job that I was offered (at the AFB base ) will go to hell with itself because I can't find sufficient daycare. I need regular hours from 7am-to 6m so I can do my shifts. So far the struggle has been real. I can't find it at this time! Luckily my dad said he will babysit for a while....but how long will that last?
I always fear the worst when things like this are out of my control.
The beds didn't come with an Air Pump and everyone forgot about that so my son and I ended up sleeping on the "non air bed" which was essentially the floor. However I got one from Walmart today and I fixed the problem. I also got a cheap internet deal and now I can work online at night so I can make extra income. I am afraid though and I wanted to share this with my readers. (In ten years from now this could be helping someone else). I was told to pray. So that is what I am doing. The thing is though if I can work anywhere I can sustain this place in the future. I only have 2 years left!
It sounds funny but it is not. I am still working on the problem of daycare and the fact that my child has Autism Spectrum Disorder. I will apply for SSI if I can't hold this job due to daycare soon!
In the meantime I absolutely LOVE my apartment! I am in apartment (Downtown Denver) Heaven!
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