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Leai fa'afuase'i: o le a le mea e fai i le 48 itula muamua

O le leiloa o lou nofoaga e te nofo ai faafuase'i, pe mai se faate'a aloa'ia, lokaina e le tagata e ona fanua, sola ese mai sauaga i totonu o aiga, mu fale, malepelepe o aiga, po'o se pa'u fa'afuase'i tau tupe, e fa'atupu ai le te'i tele, maasiasi, ma le pipili o le mafaufau. I le 48 itula muamua o le leiloa o fale, o mea sese e faia e tagata ona o le popole po o le vaivai, e pei o le tuʻuina o pepa faʻamaonia i tua i se taga lapisi, faʻaalu a latou $300 mulimuli i po e lua i se faletalimalo taugata, poʻo le paka i se nofoaga e le tusa ai ma tulafono e toso a latou taʻavale ma taofia, e mafai ona liua se auala le tumau e lua vaiaso pe leai foi se fale.

O le sao mai i le 48 itula muamua o le leai o se fale fa'afuase'i e mana'omia ai le fa'avasegaina o le tulaga o se fa'ata'ita'iga fa'atonu: fa'asaoina muamua lau pepa ID fa'aletino ma vaila'au fa'atonu i lou tino, fa'agaoioi lau fa'auluuluga Fa'amaopoopo / 211 fale fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i a'o le'i tipi le aoauli, fa'aosoina le puipuiga o le 7-aso fa'atulafonoina, ma le SNAP fa'atulafonoina o mea'ai, ma le SNAP fa'atulafonoina. ** fa'asaoina lau ta'avale ma le tinoitupe totoe ** ma le amio pulea.

Fai nei loa

  1. Tu'u lau "Irreplaceable 5" i totonu o se taga e le susu o lo'o teuina i lou tino 24/7: Ae e te le'i alu ese mai lou fale mautotogi pe fa'avasega meaafale, tu'u lau Fa'amatalaga Ata a le Malo / Laisene Aveta'avale, Social Security Card, Pepa Fanau (ma pepa fanau o tamaiti), ** Tusifolau**, 30-i-90-aso tusi talavai, tusi talavai, tusi talavai o le 30-i-90-aso taga sipi pito i luga i totonu o se tama'i ato felavasai po'o se taga peleue pito i totonu e le alu ese ai lou tino, tusa lava pe i totonu o se malutaga ta'ele po'o a'o moe.
  2. Valaau le 211 (US/Kanata) po'o lau pulega fa'apitonu'u fale tiute laina AO LE'I 4:00 PM i le aso: vili 2-1-1 (po'o le 1-800-799-7233 mo le National Domestic Violence Hotline pe afai e sola ese mai sauaga; Shelter / StreetLink ma lau Local Council Housing Options team;47 ma lau Local Council Housing Options team;47. Link2home** i Ausetalia). Fesili fa'apitoa mo lau 'a'ai Coordinated Entry intake hub po'o le Fa'alavelave Fa'afuase'i / Aiga Nofofua Matutua Su'esu'ega fa'aliliuga.
  3. Aua ne'i susunuina lau tinoitupe mulimuli i se faletalimalo taugata e aunoa ma se fuafuaga umi: O le faaaluina o le $150 i le po i se potu masani o le faletalimalo e alu ai le $450 i totonu o le 72 itula, ae tuu oe i luga o le auala i le Aso 4 e leai ni tala mo le suauu, telefoni, po o se potu teu. Fa'asa'o tinoitupe vai mo fa'aola-ola mea e fa'amuamua: lau tautua telefoni fe'avea'i, suau'u ta'avale/inisiua, se vaega e teu ai le tau e $40 mo ou lavalava faigaluega/meafaigaluega, ma se tagata ta'alo taugofie mo ta'ele vevela i aso uma.
  4. Talosaga i luga ole laiga i le aso nei mo le 7-Day Expedited Food Assistance (Expedited SNAP / EBT): Afai e i lalo ifo o le $100 lau tinoitupe vai ae i lalo ifo o le $150 i le masina (po o lou fale e sili atu i lau tupe maua), o le tulafono a le feterale i le Iunaite Setete e agavaa ai oe e **Faavave SNAP (food stamps) e tuuina atu i totonu o le 7 aso faʻafuaseʻi (ma le kalena faʻapitoa masani o le EBT card) ofisa o auaunaga), ma leai se tuatusi auala tumau e mana'omia.
  5. Puipui lau taavale mai le toso pe toe ave i soo se tau: Afai e iai sau ta'avale, SUV, po'o se tama'i veni, o lena ta'avale o lau va'a fa'aola muamua, malutaga, loka, ma le ala e toe fo'i ai i le galuega. Aua ne'i paka mo le po i faleoloa tumaoti ma fa'ailoga toso, aua lava ne'i muta pine o le resitala pe a alofia, ma ia lesitala vave lava i se nofoaga fa'amaonia Polokalame Park Saogalemu.
  6. Afai e iai sau fanau a'oga, fa'afeso'ota'i le McKinney-Vento Liaison a le a'oga taeao taeao: I lalo o le feterale McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (i le Iunaite Setete), o itumalo uma o aoga a le malo e iai le Homeless Education Liaison o lo'o mana'omia faaletulafono e fa'aaogāina lau fanau i le latou a'oga o iai nei, tu'u atu ** e aunoa ma se totogi o felauaiga i aso ta'itasi (pasi po'o le ta'avale)** ma sapalai e te toe fo'i fua ai i aso uma (pasi po'o le ta'avale)** ma fa'amagalo totogi vave.

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Afai o lo'o e sola ese mai sauaga i totonu o aiga, tausaafia, po'o le fefa'ataua'iga o tagata i le po nei, aua ne'i e alu i totonu o le laina a le lautele o tagata e leai ni fale e nonofo ai. O fale puipui a le malo tele e iai tuatusi fa'alaua'itele e ono su'e ai oe e se tagata fa'aleagaina. Ae, vili le National Domestic Violence Hotline i le 1-800-799-7233 (poo le text START i le 88788 i le US; telefoni 0808 2000 247 i Peretania; 1800 FAAALOALO / 1800 737 732 i Ausetalia). O ofisa o sauaga i totonu o aiga o lo'o fa'agaioia fale fa'alilolilo, e le'i fa'ailoaina le nofoaga ma polokalame fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i faletalimalo e taofia ai oe, lau fanau, ma e masani lava o au fagafao e natia ma saogalemu.

flowchart TD
    A["Fa'asagatau Fa'afuase'i Fale Ma'imau i le Po Nanei"] --> B["Fa'amautu le 'Irreplaceable 5' i lou tino: Photo ID, Pepa Fanau mai, SSN Card, Meds, ma le Igoa o Ta'avale"]
    B --> C{"O le a le mafuaʻaga vave ma le faʻatulagaina o aiga?"}
    C -->|"Sola ese i sauaga i totonu o aiga po o le sauaina"| D["Valaau Fa'alilolilo DV Hotline (1-800-799-7233 / 0808 2000 247) mo se fale saogalemu po'o se tusi faletalimalo e le'i fa'ailoaina."]
    C -->|"Aiga e iai tamaiti laiti pe ma'itaga"| E["Valaau vave le 211 / County Family Shelter Intake po'o le Local Council mo le fa'amuamua a le aiga motel/nofoaga"]
    C -->|"Fitafita Tuai"| F["Valaau le VA Homeless Hotline (1-877-424-3838) mo le SSVF vave toe faʻaleleia poʻo le tuʻuina o le HUD-VASH"]
    C -->|"Matutua Nofofua (Faatasi pe leai se Taavale)"| G{"E i ai sau ta'avale galue, fa'aletulafono?"}
    G -->|"Ioe, fai sau taavale"| H["Puipui taavale i tau uma: su'e se Polokalama Paka Paka Saogalemu, totogi le $30/mo e teu ai, ma talosaga mo le SNAP Fa'anatinati"]
    G -->|"Leai se taavale"| I["Fa'afeso'ota'i le 211 / Ulufale Fa'amaopoopo a'o le'i motusia le aoauli mo le moega, tupe fa'aalu, ma le lokaina o pepa fa'amautu."]
    D --> J["I totonu ole 48 Itula: Fa'aulu mo le 7-Day Expedited SNAP, fa'afeso'ota'i le School McKinney-Vento Liaison, ma fa'atulaga le Meli Fa'asalalau Lautele."]
    E --> J
    F --> J
    H --> J
    I --> J

Itula 0 i le Itula 6: Faʻasalaga o mea totino ma le "The Irreplaceable 5"

Pe a na o ni nai itula (po o ni minute) e alu ese ai mai se fale, o le taumafai e ave ni taga lapisi mamafa se ono o ipu fale, tusi, ma ofu malulu i luga o le vae po o luga o se pasi a le aai e avea ai oe ma taulaiga vave mo le gaoi ma poloka ai oe mai le ulufale atu i malutaga (o le tele o malutaga e faʻatapulaʻaina le ulufale i tasi pe lua tamaʻi ato i le tagata).

Vaevae mea uma e te maua i ni vaega se lua: Tier 1 (Body-Carried Survival Pouch) ma Tier 2 (Storage Unit po'o Atofa'i):

Tulaga Fa'amuamua Mea Sa'o e Fa'aputu Auala e Avea/Teuina Aisea e avea ai le leiloa o lenei mea ma Mala
Vaega 1: O le Taga Tino (E LE tu'u ese lou tino, tusa lava pe e moe pe ta'ele) 1. Laisene Aveta'avale / ID Setete / Tusifolau
2. Social Security Card / National Insurance Card
3. Pepa Fanau Ulua'i (O oe & fanau)
4. Kati aitalafu, pepa EBT, pepa Inisiua Soifua Maloloina, ma le igoa ole taavale
5. Smartphone, uaea tau, ma le 20,000mAh power bank
6. ** Vailaau e tausia ai le ola i aso ta'itasi** (inisini, inhalers, psychiatric/pusa fatu)
I totonu o se mafolafola ** taga Ziploc e le vai** e ofuina i totonu o se sipi ** taga ua i lalo o le ofutino, fusipa'u tupe, po'o se tama'i ato fa'afelava** o lo'o fusi i lou fatafata i totonu o lau ato moe O le "No-ID Catch-22": Afai e gaoia lau atotupe i le Po 1, e le mafai ona e suitulaga i le Social Security card e aunoa ma se Photo ID, ma e le mafai ona e mauaina se Photo ID e aunoa ma se Social Security card ma le Pepa Fanau mai, e le mafai foi ona e amataina se galuega fou W-2 (Form I-9), piki mai talavai, pe mautotogi se fale mautotogi.
Vaega 2: Aofa'i Fa'afafa 40-Liter Amuamua ( Lanu Pogisa Lautele) - 3 paipa fulufulu merino po'o totini gaosia & 3 pea o ofu i totonu
- 1 fulufulu mamoe mafanafana, 1 peleue timu, 2 ofutino mama ma ofuvae mo fa'atalanoaga/galuega.
- Mea ta'ele masani (fulufo, fasimoli femalagaa'i, kilipa fao, sapalai mo ma'i masina, solo susu)
- Pepa api o lo'o i ai numera telefoni tusitusia & faila o lisi/fa'amasinoga/pepa fa'afoma'i
O se ato pa'epa'e uliuli, neivi, po'o le efuefu femalagaa'i/a'oga fa'afafa ('aua ne'i fa'aogaina ni fa'avaa sopo lapo'a po'o taga camo a le militeri e 'e'e, "O lo'o ou tauaveina a'u mea uma") Fa'ataga oe e te savali i totonu o se fale kofe, faletusi, po'o se fa'atalanoaga o galuega e pei o se tagata femalaga'i masani e aunoa ma le tosina atu i ai po'o se fa'ailoga
Vaega 3: Isi Mea uma (Meafale, La'ei Fa'aopoopo, Meafaigaluega umukuka, Fa'amanatuga) Meafaigaluega faigaluega, lavalava e ese mai le vaitau, tusi ata, mea faigaluega laiti, moega Totogi le pito la'ititi 1.5 x 1.5 mita (5 x 5 futu) vaega e teu ai le tagata lava ia ($25 i le $50/masina, e masani ona iai le fa'alauiloa "First Month Free / $1") AO LE'I uma lau tuatusi Lapataiga: Aua ne'i taumafai e momoe i totonu o se vaega e teu ai pisinisi; O fale fa'aonaponei o lo'o fa'aogaina ai masini, mea pu'eata infrared, ma ta'iala ta'itasi o le faitoto'a, ma o le a vave tuli 'ese oe ma loka uma au mea i totonu pe a maua o lo'o momoe ai.

Itula 6 i le Itula 24: Su'e se nofoaga saogalemu e momoe ai i lenei po

O fea e te alu i ai i le Po 1 e fa'alagolago i lou aiga. O faiga fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i a le malo ma fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i e vaevae le fa'atupega i ni silo fa'amama, ma o le iloa po'o fea le faitoto'a e tu'itu'i atu e tatala ai punaoa vave.

1. Aiga e iai Tamaiti Laiti (po'o Tagata Ma'itaga)

I le tele o pulega faa-faamasinoga (e aofia ai le Iunaite Setete, Kanata, Peretania, Iuni a Europa, ma Ausetalia), aiga e iai tamaiti laiti ma fafine maʻitaga e faʻatautaia e ala i se faiga tuʻufaʻatasia a le Family Intake mai fale nofofua matutua, ma e masani ona tuʻuina atu motel motel / faletalimalo faʻapitoa poʻo potu faʻapitoa mo aiga: - I le Iunaite Setete: Valaau 211 pe alu sa'o i taimi o pisinisi i le taeao i lou itumalo Matāgaluega o Auaunaga Lautele (DSS) / Human Services Family Emergency Assistance office (po'o le taulaga Family Intake centre, e pei o le PATH i le Aai o Niu Ioka, Virginia Williams i DC, po'o le itumalo CalWORKs Homeless Assistance i Kalefonia, lea e maua ai le 16 aso o vouchers mo aiga vave). - I Peretania: I lalo o le Housing Act 1996 and Homeless Reduction Act 2017, o se tagata ua ma'itaga po o iai fanau tausi o lo'o i le "Priority Manaomia." O lau aufono i le lotoifale Housing Options team e iai le tulafono fa'aletulafono tiute e tu'uina atu ia te oe se mea e te nofo ai i se taimi vave mo faalavelave faafuasei e leai se mea e te nofo ai i le po nei. Valaau le laina Filifiliga Fale a le fono i le ao (po'o la latou laina 24-itula i fafo o itula Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuase'i Tiute Social Work laina pe a uma le 5:00 PM).

2. Autalavou ma Talavou Matutua (12 i le 24 tausaga)

Afai e i lalo ifo o le 25 ou tausaga, aloese mai fale e nonofo ai tagata matutua i so'o se taimi e mafai ai ma fa'aaoga le Rawayy and Homeless Youth (RHY) / Youth Drop-In Centers, ia e sili atu le saogalemu, filemu, ma fa'atatau i galuega/a'oga fa'aauau: - United States: Valaau pe text 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) (fa'agaioia 24/7 e le National Runaway Safeline), pe fa'afeso'ota'i Covenant House (fa'agaioia fale talavou i totonu o taulaga tetele o Amerika ma Kanata). Mo tupulaga talavou LGBTQ+ e 13 i le 24 tausaga, fa'afeso'ota'i le The Trevor Project (1-866-488-7386) po'o le LGBTQ+ i totonu o nofoaga autu mo tupulaga talavou (e pei o le Ali Forney Center po'o le Los Angeles LGBT Center). - United Kingdom: Fa'afeso'ota'i le Centrepoint (0808 800 0661, mo le 16 i le 25 tausaga) po'o le Nightstop (lea e tu'u ai tupulaga talavou i fale fa'apitoa mo le po).

3. Fitafita Fitafita (United States, UK, Kanata, Ausetalia)

Afai na e tautua i le vaegaau, aua e te faatali i le laina lautele lautele: - United States: Valaau le National Call Center for Homeless Veterans i le 1-877-424-3838 (pe vili le 988 ma fetaomi le 1) 24/7, pe savali i le Homeless Walk-In Clinic i lou lata ane i VA Medical Center. O loo faagaoioia e le VA le SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families), lea e iai tupe mo faalavelave faafuasei e toe totogi ai le rent, totogi motel vouchers i le po nei, pe totogi le security deposit ma le masina muamua rent i se fale fou i totonu o aso. - United Kingdom: Vala'au Op FORTITUDE (le ala o le leai o ni fale a fitafita faaauupegaina a Peretania i le 0800 952 0774) po'o le SSAFA / Royal British Legion.

4. Tagata Matutua Nofofua: Fa'asa'o Fa'amaopoopo Ulufale, "Fa'a'ese'esega Fa'anofonofo," ma Tulafono Fa'amalu.

Pe a valaʻau 211 pe asiasi i se Coordinated Entry Access Point: - Talosaga fa'apitoa mo le "Homeless Diversion / Rapid Exit Problem-Solving Funds" muamua: O le tele o taulaga o lo'o tu'uina atu nei i tagata faigaluega fa'aagafesootai tinoitupe fetu'utu'una'i ** Fa'ameaalofa fa'ate'a ($500 i le $2,500)** e taofia ai oe i fafo mai le fale: mo se fa'ata'ita'iga, e ala i le totogiina o se aiga po'o se uo sina fa'atauga fa'alemasina ta'i masina e totogi ai lau ta'avale, e mafai ai ona e alu i le 3 aso e te moe ai i lau ta'avale. e faigaluega, po'o le fa'atauina o sau pepa pasi ma nofoaafi ua fa'amaonia e te nofo ai ma lou aiga i se isi setete ua malilie e te nofo ai. - Tulafono o le ola pe afai e momoe i se fale fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i fa'apotopoto: 1. Sau a'o le'i motusia le intake: O le tele o fale puipui i le po e amata ona laina po'o le tofiaina o moega i le va o le 3:00 PM ma le 5:00 PM ma loka o latou faitoto'a mo le vavao i le 7:00 PM i le 9:00 PM. 2. Moe ma ou seevae ma le taga ID I LOTO o lau palanikeke/ ato moe: Tuu ou seevae i totonu o se taga palasitika i le pito i lalo o lou moega i lalo o ou vae po o lalo o lou aluga, ma fai lou fusipa'u tupe ma lau ID, telefoni, ma le pepa EBT o lo'o fusi i luga o lou fatafata i lalo o lou pulou ao moe. 3. Taumau ia te oe lava ma faaaloalo i itula filemu: Tumau fa'aaloalo i le aufaigaluega, aua ne'i nono atu ni tupe po o ni telefoni, aua lava ne'i talia "meaalofa" po o sikaleti e mafua ai aitalafu i luga o le alatele, ma alu vave i taeao taitasi e faaalu itula o le ao i se faletusi a le malo, nofoaga autu o galuega, po o le kolisi a le nuu.

5. Afai e tatau ona e moe i totonu o lau taavale i le po nei (Tulafono a le Fale Ta'avale i le Po Muamua)

Afai e tumu fale pe le saogalemu ma o loʻo i ai sau taʻavale pasese faigaluega, o le moe i totonu o lau taavale e sili atu le saogalemu nai lo le moe i luga o se auala savali, pe afai e te mulimulitaʻia tulafono faʻaletulafono ma le saogalemu ina ia aua neʻi puʻea oe, toso, pe tulimataʻia:

Ta'avale Fa'aola Ola Sese Tulaga Maualuga (Mafua ai le Toso po'o le Tu'i Leoleo) Puipuiga o le Po Muamua
O fea e paka ai i le po Paka i luma o le fale o se tagata, i totonu o se faleoloa tapuni o loʻo i ai faʻailoga "No Overnight Parking / Tow", poʻo totonu o se paka tuʻufua pogisa pe a uma le vavao. 1. Toe Lelei: Ta'ita'i ** Polokalama Ta'avale Saogalemu** (fesili i le 211; falesa/a'ai leoleoina ma fale'ele'ele ma puipuiga).
2. ** Nofoaga Malologa Auala Tele i Femalaga'iga** (lea e faataga ai e le setete le malolo mo le saogalemu o avetaavale e 8 itula).
3. 24-itula fale ta'avale a le falema'i, 24-itula tutu loli (Love's, Pilot, Flying J, TA), po'o le Cracker Barrel / Walmart lots NA'A uma ona fa'amaonia ma le pule o faleoloa e fa'ataga e le tulafono a le 'a'ai i le po RV/tagata malaga paka.
Fa'amalama Fa'alilolilo ma Fa'asa'o O le moe o lo'o iloa atoatoa ile nofoa aveta'avale pito i luma ma moli totonu ma fa'amalama fa'amalama Alu i le nofoa i tua (pe gaugau i lalo nofoa pito i tua i totonu o le ogalaau ina ia taoto ai lou tino). 'Oti le laupapa lanu uliuli taugofie po'o ni paolo mata tioata siliva e oomi i faamalama pito i tua, ma ta'e faamalama faafeagai se lua matala 1 senitimita (0.5 inisi) i lalo o puipui timu ina ia aua ne'i puaoa i lou manava le mata matagi (o le mamafa o le fa'amalama fa'amalama o le ata vaaia #1 lea e maua i leoleo ma tagata gaoi o lo'o moe se tasi i totonu)
Ki ma le Alcohol Rule (DUI Law Warning) Inuina se pia i totonu o lau ta'avale paka e momoe ai ma ki i totonu o le afi po'o totonu o lau taga. ** LAPATAIGA TULAFONO:** Toeitiiti lava o setete uma o Amerika, itumalo o Kanata, ma Peretania, o le nofonofo i totonu o se taavale paka pe a uma ona inu le ava malosi ma ki i totonu o le taavale e aofia ai le Pysical Control / Driving Under the Influence (DUI) tusa lava pe pe le afi. Aua ne'i i ai se ava malosi i totonu o le ta'avale, ma pe a moe moe, tu'u au ki i totonu o lau taga sipi i le nofoa pito i tua, aua lava ne'i i totonu o le afi.
** Taunuu tuai, alu vave ("Stealth Rule")** Toso i lou nofoaga e momoe ai i le 6:00 PM, kuka i fafo o le taavale, ma tautau solo seia 10:00 AM Fai au mea'ai uma, fufulu nifo, ma le faleta'ele i le faleta'alo, faleoloa, po'o le paka ** a'o le'i** alu i lou nofoaga e moe ai. Toso i lou nofoaga e moe ai i le 10:30 PM, alu sa'o e moe e aunoa ma le ki moli, ma ala i luga ma tietie ese i le 6:00 AM

Va'ai i la matou ta'iala atoatoa ile ola o le van ma le nofo ai o taavale faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi mo le mafanafana, malulu, ma le ola faʻainisinia.

Itula 24 i le Itula 48: Puipuia o meaai, ta'ele, meli, telefoni, ma le soifua maloloina

O le taimi lava e te ola ai i le po muamua, faʻaaoga le Aso 2 e loka ai pou faavae e lima e faʻatumauina ai oe e faigaluega ma maloloina:

1. Mea'ai: 7-Day Expedited SNAP (Food Stamps) ma Mea'ai vevela

I le Iunaite Setete, i lalo o le 7 CFR 273.2(i), e tatau i ofisa o le SNAP a le setete ** ona tuuina atu penefiti Faavave SNAP (EBT) i totonu o le 7 aso faakalena** o lau aso talosaga pe afai e te ausia se tasi o nei suʻega faʻafuaseʻi e tolu: - O lou aiga e itiiti ifo i le \(150 le tupe maua atoa i masina ta'itasi** MA **\)100 pe itiiti ifo i tinoitupe fa'aletupe/faletupe; POO - O lau tu'ufa'atasi o tupe maua fa'alemasina ma tinoitupe fa'aletupe e itiiti ifo nai lo lau lisi fa'alemasina/mokesi ma pili aoga.

** Aia tatau fa'aletulafono autu pe a talosaga mo le SNAP a'o le'i nofoia:** - E TE LE mana'omia se tuatusi auala tumau po'o se fale mautotogi e maua ai le SNAP: Aua ne'i fa'ailoa atu e se failautusi e te mana'omia se lisi po'o se pili fa'aaoga e maua ai fa'ailoga meaai. O lo'o ta'u manino mai e le tulafono a le Feterale, o tagata e le'i nofoia o lo'o nonofo i malutaga, ta'avale, fale'ie, po'o le fa'aluaina mo se taimi le tumau, e agava'a i le leai o se tuatusi fa'amautu (e mafai ona e pikiina lau kata EBT faaletino i le fata o le ofisa o le itumalo, pe lafo i le General Delivery po'o se fale malutaga). - The Restaurant Meals Program (RMP): Talu ai e leai se ogaumu po o se pusaaisa e kuka ai aano o manu mata, e tele setete (e aofia ai Kalefonia, Arisona, Ilinoi, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Niu Ioka, Rhode Island, ma Virginia) e lesitalaina tagata e leʻi fale, tagata matutua, ma e le atoatoa le malosi o le SNAP i le Restaurant Meals Program, lea e tatala ai lau faleaiga EBT saunia, lea e tatala ai lau faleaiga vevela, EBT card. mea'ai, ma filifili meaai vave. Fai atu i lau tagata faigaluega e sui le E leai se aiga / RMP faailoilo fu'a i lau talaaga EBT.

2. Ta'ele i Aso Ta'itasi, Fale'ele'ele, ma Tumama (mo le $10 i le $25/masina)

O le mafai ona ta'ele vevela i taeao uma, sele, fufulu ou nifo, ma ofuina lavalava mama e puipuia uma ai lou soifua maloloina faalemafaufau ma lou gafatia e savali i le galuega poʻo faʻatalanoaga galuega e aunoa ma se tasi na iloa ua leiloa lou fale: - Tale Fa'atatau o le 24-Hour Gym Membership: A'o le'i mago lau kata faletupe, saini mo le \(10-i-\)25/masina fa'avae i se filifili fa'amalositino e 24-itula a le atunu'u (e pei o le Planet Fitness, Crunch, 24 Hour Fitness, po'o le PureGym i Peretania) po'o se YMCA/taulaga fa'afiafiaga fa'alenu'u a le malo (tele YMCA/taulaga fa'afiafiaga fa'alenu'u $0 $0). E tu'uina atu ia te oe ta'ele vevela mama, faleta'ele, avanoa loka i taimi o ta'aloga, Wi-Fi, ma fa'aeletise e fa'atumu ai lau telefoni ma faletupe i aso ta'itasi.

3. Fa'afefea ona maua Meli Aloaia ma Fa'atumauina lau Telefoni

  • USPS General Delivery (Free Official Mailing Address): I Amerika, afai e leai sau tuatusi uo po o se pusa meli malu e maua ai pepa ID sui, siaki lafoga, poʻo kata faletupe, e mafai ona e lafoina meli e aunoa ma se totogi i le falemeli autu i soʻo se taulaga e faʻaaoga ai le USPS General Delivery:

    [Lou Igoa Fa'aletulafono atoa] TU'UINA LA'U [Aai, Setete, ma le 5-Numera Autu Falemeli ZIP Code-9999] O lo'o taofia e le falemeli le meli General Delivery mo le o'o atu i le 30 aso e te pikiina i le fata ma lau ID ata. I Peretania, fesili i lou nofoaga autu o aso po'o Fautuaga Tagatanu'u e uiga i le fa'atūina o se Meli Meli / Falepuipui sui tausi-o tuatusi.

  • ** Free Lifeline Government Phone & Data Service**: I totonu o le Iunaite Setete, o le agavaa mo le SNAP poʻo le Medicaid e otometi lava ona e mauaina se telefoni feaveaʻi e leai se totogi e maua ai tautalaga faalemasina, tusitusiga, ma faʻamatalaga feaveaʻi e ala i le feterale FCC Lifeline Program (ma siaki faletusi lautele i le lotoifale, o le tele o loʻo tuʻuina atu ** free portable Wi-Fi hotspots ma laptops** mo le 2 i le 3 vaiaso i le faletusi i le taimi).

4. Puipuia o Aoga a Tamaiti (McKinney-Vento Act Rights)

Afai o oe o se matua ma fanau i le aoga faataitai e oo atu i le vasega 12 (po o le aoga faataitai) i le Iunaite Setete, Aua le toso ese lau fanau mai le aoga ona ua leiloa lou fale mautotogi pe siitia atu i se malutaga/motel i le isi itu o le taulaga.

I lalo o le feterale McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: 1. A'oga Tulaga Sa'o: E i ai i lau tama le aia tatau fa'aletulafono e tumau ai ona lesitala i lana School of Origin (le a'oga na latou a'oga ai ina ua leai sou fale) mo le umi atoa o le leai o se fale ma se'ia o'o i le fa'ai'uga o le tausaga fa'alea'oa'oga lea e te maua ai se fale tumau, tusa lava pe e te moe i se malutaga, motel, ta'avale, po'o luga o se nofoa a'oga ese'ese. 2. ** Femalagaa'i Tulaga Mai Fa'aitumalo Tu'ufua**: Afai o lo'o e nofo i fafo atu o le sone masani o pasi a le a'oga, o le aoga itumalo (ma le itumalo tuaoi) e mana'omia fa'aletulafono e saunia ma totogi mo femalagaiga i aso uma** (e pei o se auala fa'apitoa a pasi a'oga, pasi femalagaa'i lautele mo le tamaitiiti ma matua, po'o se auaunaga fa'akonekarate ta'avale/veni) e aumai lau tama i le latou a'oga i aso uma. 3. Fa'atala vave e aunoa ma ni pepa: Afai e te mana'omia le fa'aulu o lau tama i se a'oga fou i le lotoifale, o le a'oga e tatau ona fa'aigoa vave i le aso lava e tasi, e tusa lava pe leiloa lou pepa fanau, fa'amaumauga o tui puipui, pepa lipoti muamua, po'o se fa'amaoniga o lou nofomau. 4. Otometi Free Breakfast ma le Lunch: Tamaiti e agavaa i lalo o McKinney-Vento e otometi lava ona agavaa mo tama'i taeao a le aoga ma le aoauli i le aso lava e tasi, e aunoa ma se talosaga mo tupe maua a le aiga, faaopoopo i ai sapalai aoga, ato faafafa, pepa tagamea, ma le tuueseeseina o pili mo taaloga ma suega. Valaau le ofisa i luma o le aoga ma fai atu e talanoa faalilolilo ma le District McKinney-Vento Liaison.

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Ae fa'afefea pe a iai la'u ta'ifau po'o se pusi ma e le mafai ona tu'ulafoa'i la'u fagafao? Aua ne'i moe i fafo i le tau malulu nai lo le fesili e uiga i punaoa fagafao. Muamua, vala'au 211 pe su'e le petsofthehomeless.org (Fafaga Fagafao a Tagata E leai ni Aiga i le US, Dogs Trust Hope Project / Cats Protection Lifeline i Peretania): tele fale puipui o sauaga i totonu o aiga ma nofoaga fa'aonaponei a le malo o lo'o i ai i luga o le saite fale fagafao po'o potu fa'atasi. Lona lua, afai e le faatagaina e lou malutaga fagafao i totonu, e tele sosaiete agaalofa ma malutaga SPCA o loʻo faʻagaioia ** polokalame le tumau Crisis Pet Fostering / Safe Haven Boarding ** e fafaga ma fafaga lau fagafao e aunoa ma se totogi mo le 14 i le 60 aso aʻo e nofo i se malutaga ma toe foʻi i le fale, toe faʻafoʻi lau fagafao ia te oe pe a e mautu.

Muamua 48 itula lisi siaki ola

  • Fa'amautu lau Photo ID, Social Security card, Pepa Fanau mai, vaila'au, ma le igoa o le ta'avale i totonu o se taga e le susu o lo'o ofuina i lou tino.
  • Totogi se tamai \(25-\)40/masina loka e teu ai (pe faatulaga saogalemu mea e teu ai aiga) mo lavalava lapopoa, meafaigaluega, ma pepa ina ia na o le tasi le ato faafafa.
  • Vala'au 211 (po'o lau aufono o fale i le lotoifale / VA hotline / DV hotline) a'o le'i 4:00 PM e fa'amae'a ai le fa'aogaina o le ulufale atu ma le leai o se aiga.
  • Tu'u mai se talosaga i luga ole laiga po'o le tagata lava ia mo 7-Day Expedited SNAP (food stamps) ma Medicaid / local healthcare coverage.
  • Afai e iai sau fanau e a'o'oga, vala'au le McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison a le a'oga e fa'atutu fua mo aso ta'itasi a'oga ma mea'ai fua.
  • Seti se fa'amautu meli fa'atuatuaina (i se fale malutaga, uo fa'atuatuaina, po'o le USPS General Delivery) ma sui fa'amatalaga faletupe i le kiliva fa'aeletoroni e leai ni pepa.

Fesili e fai soo

Will Child Protective Services (CPS / Social Services) take my children away if I ask a school or county agency for homeless shelter help?

No. Under child welfare laws across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, **poverty or experiencing homelessness by itself is NOT child neglect or abuse**, provided you are actively seeking safe shelter, food, and care for your children. In fact, contacting your school's **McKinney-Vento Liaison** or your county **Family Emergency Shelter intake** is the exact protective step that keeps families together in family motel placements or family shelters and connects you with priority rapid rehousing vouchers, free school meals, and childcare subsidies. (Note: School McKinney-Vento records are strictly protected federal education records under FERPA and cannot be shared with landlords or employers.)

What if I already lost my Driver's License, State ID, and Birth Certificate before I became unhoused? How do I break out of the "No-ID" loop?

Do not try to walk into the DMV alone without documents or cash; instead, go directly to a **homeless day center, drop-in social work clinic, or legal aid clinic** (or projects like **Project ID** in the US). Social workers at homeless day centers have official statutory **ID Fee Waiver Vouchers** signed by state agencies that reduce or waive the fee for a State ID card and certify your identity and homelessness status to the DMV and state civil registry (birth certificate) office. In addition, an original school transcript, an old medical chart printed from a hospital where you were treated, a correctional release ID, or an expired passport can often be used by a caseworker to unlock your birth certificate and Social Security card replacement.

Can I get arrested for sleeping in my car if I have nowhere else to go?

Many cities and suburbs have passed local municipal ordinances restricting overnight sleeping or "camping" inside vehicles on public residential streets or parks. However, in the vast majority of encounters when a parked driver is sober, polite, and parked cleanly out of residential driveways, police officers do not arrest the driver on a first encounter; they run your license, check for warrants/impairment, and conduct a "move-along" knock instructing you to move to another location. To avoid police knocks and tickets completely, ask **211** for a registered **Safe Parking Program** lot (hosted by churches, nonprofits, and municipalities with legal overnight permits, security guards, and portable toilets), or use verified interstate rest areas and approved 24-hour traveler travel plazas.

How do I keep my insulin or temperature-sensitive medication safe if I lose housing and do not have a refrigerator?

First, check the prescribing insert for your specific insulin pen or vial: almost all standard opened human and analog insulins (such as Lantus, Humalog, Novolog, and Tresiba) remain completely safe and potent at **room temperature below 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to 28 to 56 days** without refrigeration, as long as you keep them inside your inner backpack away from direct sunlight and never leave them inside a hot parked car or freezing trunk. For unopened reserve vials, ask a day shelter clinic, a community health center (**Health Care for the Homeless / FQHC clinic**), or a local pharmacist about storing reserve boxes or getting an **evaporative water-cooled insulin pouch (FRIO pouch)**, which keeps insulin cool for days using only tap water evaporation with zero electricity or ice required.

Where can I go during the daytime for 8 hours without getting kicked out for loitering, where I can charge my phone and apply for jobs or assistance?

**Public libraries** are the single greatest daytime sanctuary in every city and town. Public libraries are free, warm in winter, air-conditioned in summer, have clean restrooms and drinking fountains, provide free high-speed Wi-Fi, desktop computers, printers, and electrical outlets to charge your phone and power banks, and many urban libraries now employ full-time **on-site peer navigators and social workers** specifically to help patrons apply for housing, SNAP, and jobs. Other great daytime hubs include **American Job Centers / Workforce Career OneStop centers** (free computers, printers, and job coaches), community college libraries, and municipal senior/community centers.

What is a "Homeless Verification Letter," and why should I get one in the first week?

When you check into an emergency shelter, meet with a street outreach worker, or complete a **Coordinated Entry assessment (VI-SPDAT)** via 211, ask the caseworker to print and sign an official **Homeless Verification Letter** on agency letterhead (and take a clear photo of it on your phone). Having that signed verification letter unlocks dozens of immediate protections: it waives the cash fees for replacement State IDs and birth certificates at the DMV, qualifies you for fee-free checking accounts at certain credit unions, unlocks the SNAP Restaurant Meals Program, waives college application/tuition fees (for independent unaccompanied youth on the FAFSA), and starts your official documented timeline for priority housing vouchers.

Punavai ua siaki

  • ** United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) (United States)**: Continuum of Care (CoC) Coordinated Entry intake standards, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Homeless Diversion problem-solving protocols, ma 211 referral systems.
  • ** United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (United States)**: SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Guidance for Homeless Households (7 CFR 273.2(i) 7-day Expedited SNAP eligibility, fixed-address Meals Programme the Restaurant tuusaunoaga Polokalama).
  • Matagaluega o Aoga a le Iunaite Setete ma le Nofoaga Autu mo A'oa'oga e leai ni Aiga (NCHE) (United States): McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act puipuiga fa'aletulafono (fa'ato'a fa'aulu e aunoa ma ni pepa, aia tatau e tumau ai i le A'oga o le A'oga, ma felauaiga fa'atupeina e le itumalo).
  • Matagaluega o Fitafita Tuai a le Iunaite Setete (VA) (United States): National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (1-877-424-3838), Auaunaga Lagolago mo Aiga Tuai (SSVF) vave toe faʻaleleia, ma polokalame HUD-VASH.
  • Matagaluega o Fale, Nuu ma le Malo Fa'alotoifale (MHCLG), Malua, ma Fa'alavelave (United Kingdom): Tulafono o le Fa'aitiitiga o Aiga 2017 ma le Tulafono o Fale 1996 Vaega VII fa'aletulafono pulega fa'alotoifale Fa'amuamua Mana'omia tiute fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i ma StreetLink protocols.
  • ** Atina'e, Felauaiga, Atinae Fa'aitulagi, Feso'ota'iga ma Fa'ata'ita'iga / Leai ni Aiga Ausetalia (Ausetalia)**: Laina fale fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i a le setete ma le teritori (Link2home NSW, 1800 825 955 Victoria) ma auaunaga fa'apitoa mo le leai o ni fale (SHS).

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