Hello,
I've seen dire situations like this get some really good resources in the past, and thought I'd give it a shot. Here's the situation: My stepfather just passed away 2.5 weeks ago. He had been sick for some time, and my mother took care of him full time and depended on him 100% for income. He was in his late 60's (I don't know his exact age) and my mother is 59. He received the following income streams: 100% service-connected disability, VA retirement, social security. He passed around the end of May, and June's income didn't arrive once his death was reported to the various agencies. He has life insurance through the VA, and the forms are on the way in the mail according to my mother (~4 weeks away). Once they are processed, she was told they will take another ~2 weeks to process. That puts her at ~6 weeks with no money. My mother is terrible with money so, essentially, she's been relying on gifts from neighbors (she doesn't have family in the area).
A local veteran's group (Military Order of the Purple Heart) paid her rent for June, but I'm fairly sure that isn't blank check. Her landlord has been graciously offered to put her in a smaller apartment for less rent, but as of right now she has nothing and seems to just be trying to stall him (I told her this was a bad idea, but that's what's going on). Unfortunately she doesn't have a car either (long story), but is getting around with help of friends and neighbors. She seems to have a bit of food for the next few weeks, and the same veteran's organization has also offered a one-time deal to take her grocery shopping. That takes care of food and transportation. Seems like all that's left is shelter.
She's located around Camp Lejeune, NC, and my stepfather was a Vietnam Vet, so there are plenty of military offices around, but I'm not sure what to tell her. Geographically I'm across the country in California, and don't have much help to offer her financially myself but I figured I can at least try and point her in the right direction.
Caveat: she's a bit of a mess psychologically (I won't go into the details), so I could be getting some false information (pretty sure the big stuff is true!), so if anything I report is not accurate I apologize in advance.
Any help would be extremely appreciated! Please let me know if anyone has any questions and I'll answer to the best of my ability.
tldr: stepfather just died and my mom depended on him 100%. If she doesn't get some help soon she'll be homeless by July.
Submitted June 13, 2017 at 12:24PM by maleslp http://ift.tt/2sp1jzi
