Revolutionaries in the orlando area?

[renzo_novatore]

Hello,

I'm about to become homeless and was wondering if anarchists or other revolutionary leftists run some sort of homeless shelter in the orlando area or if there is a food, not bombs type of thing going on here? Or if there is some squat down here I could stay at (although I'm pretty sure most of those people might be lifestylists lol). I have a couple hundred bucks saved up, so money's hopefully not going to be a problem for a while. And I have my laptop and will keep most of my stuff in cheap public storage. But just thinking about where I'm going to sleep - that's going to be a problem since I know that the bourgeoisie make it difficult for homeless people to sleep even on park benches, especially here in orlando.

[Fulanito de Tal]

Call 211. It's the Orlando United Way's phone number. An operator will ask you some questions and refer you to possible resources/human service agencies

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Go the their website: http://www.refersoftware.com/211communityresources/

The Coalition for the Homeless (aka The Coalition) is Orlando's main homeless shelter, although I've heard many people rather sleep in the streets than there.

The Salvation Army at 416 W Colonial Drive has a food pantry. You need a picture ID to get food. Last time I was there, they gave people that could not supply an electricity bill 2 nylon shopping bags full of food. If you have an electricity bill, which to them means that you can cook, you get a lot more...but you need to cook some of it like spaghettis.

They will only give you food once a year or so, but they will also give you a list of other food pantries in the area so you can food pantry hop.

If you're trying to stay in a hotel, I've heard that Home Suite Home (http://www.homesuitehome.com/) is relatively cheap.

Let me know what you end up doing or if you run into any problems.

[ellipsis]

there is a food not bombs chapter, which is in federal court right now, so they might be is the best sitution to house people, i don't know if they are even cooking... but they are a bunch of solid folks so if you can get in contact with them through their website they might be able to point you in the right direction.

[Fulanito de Tal]

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[renzo_novatore]

Thanks for the info Fulanito de Tal - I really appreciate it!

Thankfully, though, I won't end up on the streets after all! My boss is letting me work in another county and I found a place to stay there so yay! Oh, and my job - it's the greatest job in the world - I literally go through eviction notices and if the landlord filed them incorrectly, then the attorney I work for will sue the landlord! Ain't that cool? I'm dismantling capitalism everyday when I go to work! Fuck landlords!

[Fulanito de Tal]

Thanks for the info Fulanito de Tal - I really appreciate it!

Thankfully, though, I won't end up on the streets after all! My boss is letting me work in another county and I found a place to stay there so yay! Oh, and my job - it's the greatest job in the world - I literally go through eviction notices and if the landlord filed them incorrectly, then the attorney I work for will sue the landlord! Ain't that cool? I'm dismantling capitalism everyday when I go to work! Fuck landlords!

You're welcome :)

I'm glad it turned out better than what was expected.