might be moving out into low income housing for people with mental illness
Will have to pay out of pocket for utilities and internet. The rest might be free…there is a curfew.
Is this a good idea or will I just end up stuck there forever with no way out.
Considering I moved home 4 years ago and I have “Stayed home” with my mom now for 4 years…
Maybe I am just anti-social. Maybe I forget what people look like…not sure…my mom needs my support but I cant be her caregiver thats what people say, although I like helping out.
I could get a medical and billing certification in one semester or year…its self-paced…just have to pay $1800 up front and I get mailed all the course work then pass a test. I could do that instead…right now I have 62 credits and not even an associates degree…Im working to become a peer recovery coach.
Then, I could do both–I could become a peer recovery coach and somehow get certified in medical billing and coding, which would give me more job opportunities–and then do work study at the local community college–but that would mean I would probably end up moving out, and the first step would be this place…so Im excited but nervous.
I just dont want everything to fall apart…it seems like it always falls apart for me everything I attempt to succeed at and Im 33 although people in my class are old like me so Its never too late to try…
It’s a good idea to move out from under your mom. I got better when I moved from my dad’s house. Would you have roommates? I live in an efficiency apartment by myself in a low income housing building but it’s in a good neighborhood and was recently renovated.
Thanks I am a little nervous. But my mom even thinks its a good idea. I could get a gym membership, a bus pass, and even save up for more experiences. It might make more opportunities for me.
I think they are selective about who they pick to go into the apartments. I dont know if they do random drug screenings or anything like that, but the community college had us sign a waiver for random drug screenings. Going to tour the place next week.
My SSI interview is coming up on March. I had to add it to my calendar so I dont forget. I put everything in my school calendar and try to check my school email every day so I dont miss things. I have started waking up at 8am every day too so its helping me to get a routine going.
Im studying to be a peer recovery coach. So I would be working in a rehab or somewhere part-time if I end up able to do that and it will take another year to graduate. I asked the attorney if taking a class will disqualify me from SSI and they said that it doesnt count against you.
The college is offering funds through ARP american rescue plan and I was selected to receive funds.
I hope Im wrong about SSI not letting you save up money for the future. Im really going to be able to utilize this money towards things that will help me. 1. towards education: books supplies and extra courses not covered by grants 2. transportation, bus pass, cable and utilities
Overall though, I really enjoy my intro to social work class. I think beyond the addictive studies certificate i may want to eventually get my bachelor’s in social work and human services. I think I would make a good therapist or advocate in social work.
Here you can also volunteer as a peer support worker. That would give you some valuable work experience and help you find out if a career in a psychiatric hospital is right for you.
Have you tried volunteering? Overall my family has said I would be better as a teacher, but I think a teacher even should be able to handle all sort of challenges. I was good as a caregiver for children with disabilities. But I have never been in a large psychiatric setting, that might be overwhelming–of course I wouldn’t be alone so it would be less intense in that too.
It was more coincidental I think. I had a high 5 star rating, and a lot of busy parents needed someone to tutor their child who might have behavioral problems, or who had autism, etc. it seemed like each person I ended up selected by was for a boy who had some type of challenge in that area. I thought I was an excellent babysitter/caregiver. I made a lot of money too, but it wasn’t sustainable for me and I couldnt do it now without a car.
You won’t be stuck in low income housing. Will your Mom have to change her housing situation, if you leave? If you’re having questions about your education, maybe they have a good counselor there who can give you the best information of what the best jobs would be for what ever ability level you have.
Yes I have. I’ve volunteered 5 months in the State Archives and am currently volunteering in the Museum of an Abbey. I’ve posted some pics before.
I think working/volunteering somewhere is the best way to find out if that is the right career move for you. Alternatively, you can do short internships.
those are the main issues Im worried about. My dad has considered selling this house. My mom is disabled, in a wheelchair, has schizophrenia. I have mostly been helping out because he has another house that he hasn’t actually disclosed to anyone. My dads other house isnt very nice, its just a small cottage house and he’s renting it…but he has no plans to move back in and the one my mom and I live in is super nice…in the middle of nowhere…but also we dont have a car…and i cant afford one…
I dont think that it will happen that my mom will end up in a residential facility but years ago that was my dads plan for her a permanent residential facility and he said he was saving up because it would cost so much money. i dont think that is the plan now…but he is worried about retirement etc. thats why I need the SSI and some form of future for myself.
I just need to get out of the house for awhile–if it doesnt work out I can move back home…of course they said that when I went to florida and my dad tried to convince me to stay in florida…I had to break out of my sober living with a friend’s car and we drove 16 hours to find out what was going on…they had renovated the house—
I guess he was planning to sell it then…my brother doesn’t want me to move out…he thinks its a trap.