What happens when you lose your home at 72 in Amesbury, Massachusetts?
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2023
- A no fault eviction left 72 year old Judith with few options. She has lived most of her life in the Massachusetts towns of Amesbury and Newburyport, but a shortage of housing has fueled
record-high home prices across the state and she was unable to find an apartment she could afford.
The housing crisis is hitting older women in Massachusetts especially hard.
At UMass Boston, the Gerontology Institute found high housing costs have left the majority of Massachusetts women over the age of 65 "economically vulnerable" - the highest percentage of any state in the country.
Here's how Judith survived in her car for nearly a year, using water at a local cemetery to bathe and driving for everything she needed - from food to a bathroom.
Just before Christmas she finally found a new home with help from Community Teamwork Inc., a nonprofit based in Lowell, Massachusetts.
GBH News cameras captured her move as she unloaded kitchen supplies and welcomed her cat to their new home in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
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I know family dynamics are complicated and tricky, but I don’t think I could sleep at night knowing my mother was homeless. Even though it’s non of our business it makes you wonder why she didn’t have familial support.
I don’t have kids- I am an older women with MS and my husband and I couldn’t have kids. Not everyone has family ☹
@@freshfloof she did say a son and daughter. I wondered if they were out of state and she did not want to relocate. Happy it turned out well in the end.
She seems very kind. And I hope she truly is. But my mother can seem very kind to people and is extremely nasty to me behind closed doors. I won't help her out if she ends up homeless. I don't think she will end up homeless because she's got a lot of money coming in between social security and my father's pension and she lives in a very affordable area and owns a home. But I wouldn't help her. She would make my life a living hell. She's on her own
Towards the beginning of the video, she stated that she doesn't tell anyone she's homeless. If that includes her kids, her kids aren't going to know about it.
@@involuntarilycelebrate what’s interesting is a lot of baby boomers are becoming homeless/destitute. Some of that generation promoted an individualistic, consumer driven, “me first” mindset in younger generations. Now they are reaping what they sowed and it’s really sad. I totally understand that birth family is sometimes not real family.
My mom passed away 6 years ago and my 89 year old dad spends 6 months with me and 6 months with my brother. He’ll never be homeless ! He took good care of us when we were kids and it’s an honor to take care of him.
That's BEAUTIFUL, Cj!
💯True nothing else,perfectly said☝☝🙏❤
😭😭
Your sweet. Im not a bad person I swear...but niether of my daughters will care for me. My son...I dont think his wife would approve.
Thats the way it should be
I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.
I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I’d suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes...
@@shituabdullahi7660 That's actually quite impressive, ...
@@Wilhelmina-Luisa My advisor is Victoria Carmen Santaella;
You can look her up online .
@@shituabdullahi7660 The crazy part is that those advisors are probably outperforming the market and raising good returns but some are charging fees over fees that drain your portfolio. Is this the case with yours too?
How amazing that she is not bitter and angry . Such strength
she is bitter and angry. she plays nice for the camera. her 3 kids will have nothing to do with her. juding at face value is misleading at best.
This is insane-she has 3 kids. Do they know that their mom is homeless? WTF? How is this possible? This makes me sick to my stomach
Amen. The kids come from a different generation. Most are for their selves these days. Awful......😢
I’d never do this to my mum I work as an ambulance crewman and I’ve seen people with stage 4 cancer and there families live round the corner, not talking too them for years, families are totally sh@t
Horrible, exactly where are those kids? Pathetic.
@@joseperez1085
My parents sacrificed all their life and devoted to raising us, me and 2 brothers. We were hungry during the transition to communism in VN. All the money saving my parents had spent on sending the little brother off the country on a refugee boat. He came to the US and successfully completed his engineer degree working at Intel. My Dad came later as a former officer serving during capitalism gov. He came here with only a pair of shoes and the outfit he's wearing. In a minor dispute the young son thrown my dad out of his home. My Dad was 65. I was pregnant and poor but managed to take father in with us in our apartment. This thing happen a lot in life, there's nothing new, and gratitude is not something you see everyday. Having a roof above and foods on table daily is a blessing not to forget.
May be the kids are struggling we don’t know so better not to make assumptions 😊
Her son and daughter,where are they? It's a crime that older people are discarded by their own families when they need them. They only contact them when they want something from them . The grandchildren thoroughly ignore them and we are told that's normal because they are teens and busy with their own lives.
Appreciate your comments. Please see the written story which has more detail. www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/01/09/what-happens-when-you-lose-your-home-at-72
Unfortunately when we get old or have an incurable disease we become invisible!!! I am so sorry that you have had this terrible experience.
Some are embarrassed or too proud. Others come from disfunctional families. We don't know. 🤔
@@GBHNews The written story does not mention anything about her family. This is really sad because I have a mother who is in her 60's and I'll be damned if I let her live out there like that...not a in a million years. So, it really makes me wonder where were her kids during this ordeal.
At 68 I've been divorced 21 years I've been able to support myself and pay all my own bills I do not expect my daughter's to support me nor would I ask them to
I have 4 other siblings & when my dad got older & sicker none of them stepped up to help. My father is a wonderful dad & provider so after he got well he wanted to travel so we purchased him a caravan he travels six months of the year & stays 6 months at home with us. He will never be homeless what you do for your parents .
I was not raised by my mom, when I was 4 year old I was given away to a family member because my parents couldn't cope with their lives. I started to have a relationship with my mother when I was 17 years old. I love and respect my mother and keep not resentment. My two sisters and I help her financially and keep in close contact with her since she lives alone. I am grateful that my mother is alive and that I have the opportunity to get to know her and create beautiful memories. God is great!
Good on u for not being bitter! May u always be blessed ❤
I am hispanic and it is absolutely apalling and unvelievable to see how anyone would allow his/her parents, let alone your Mom, be homeless! This is outrageous and not acceptable in my culture, period!!
Phhftt gurl😂😂😂the child i raised is not the adult woman who claims to be my daughter. I'm not mean or RUDE but i definitely harbor something. I don't think I would want to go live with her and her baby Daddy. One thing about boomers, we are resilient!
You would if your Mother was a representative of the Devil........😮
What does being Hispanic have to do with it? Geesh!
@@gayrobinson7561because the latino people are taught to be as a family close knit. And to support one another during hardships despite the drama. We have a different culture to Americans. We don’t really believe in putting our elderly parents in homes. We take care of one another.
Exactamente, donde estan los hijos? Sera que fue una mala madre?? Recuerden q eso tambien es una posibilidad.
My 86 year old father moved in with me 2 years ago. No way was I going to leave him alone after my mother and his wife of 56 years died. He is my rock. This story of this woman breaks my heart!! 😭💔
Lucky him. Lucky you. If you provide more than half of his support you claim him as a dependent. Use tax credits to modify your home for safety, walk in shower, and the like.
It’s only been five decades. Not routine to live multi generations…..it went without saying.
Better for everyone. Kids who grow up with a grandparent or other elder…it’s an advantage.
You are a good person Cindy I hope you remember that when you are judged unfairly.
God bless you and your precious father!
God bless you ma'am 🙏
I did the same with my mother. She shows 3 children, where were they when their mother was living in her car???
It's infuriating that our nations elders are being forced to live this way.
She is remarkable, I can't help feel bitter towards her family. Gosh, life is humbling and tragic. I wish her nothing but the best and hope she finds a way.
You forgot brutal. Life is very brutal.
judging by an internet story is foolish. You have no iodea what sort of person she really is. hint: there may be a reason why her 3 children will not help.
Having this happen to ANY elderly person in the USA is RIDICULOUS😢!!!
I hope it happens to you
Exactly, profits before life. Disgusting.
Get what ya voted for cuz OrangeMan Bad but really WASNT!
@@SilentsisterSo it’s a property owners fault? But not who literally RUNS the economy-didn’t have this under TRUMP just sayin’
@@abbyynorman2874 please- two sides, one coin. None of those corrupt men deserve office. Let's see- vote for criminal 1 or criminal 2? Duped.
To pay $3500 for a basic apartment is disgusting. For this reason, tons of older Americans are living on their Social Security overseas. God bless you, Judith.
All the one bedroom apartments now seem to be priced for two incomes - and two HIGH incomes. Studio apartments, some as small as 200 sq ft go for 1800/month where I live. And that's with no laundry facilities or other amenities. It's ridiculous. That's more than half of what more people take home here on average. Add in your utilities, high groceries, transportation so you can get to work and it's insane. And it's no better for many low income homeowners. Taxes and insurance, let alone utilities have gone so high, many of them are being forced to sell their homes and then hope they can stretch the money out to pay rent over their retirement. With rents as high as they are, that's not a good bet. Whenever I hear people snickering about those living in RVs, etc. I think "If only you ever had some hard luck, you wouldn't judge those folks!"
Living overseas is a good option, also moving to a cheaper state!
Isnt progressivism just awful? With millions of illegals crossing the southern border as they please, it takes up rental units too.
@@maggie2sticks717 I live overseas. Its great.Much cheaper than the cheapest State...
There are a lot of places in Florida which is cheaper than that. Especially for 55+ plus community.
This is hard to watch. My wife and I are 70ish. I have worked my whole life to make sure nothing like this happens to her. But the sad reality is that it can happen despite everything we have done.
Why are people assuming she was a horrible mother? We don't know her circumstances. Even if she was, she deserves to live in a home, not a car.... We have to blame those who are poor rather than face the reality that this could happen to any of us.
Even if she was a horrible mother, those kids survived, so she did something good. And it shows a horrible character of a person that would let their mother live in the street. You don't have to have her live with you, But you should provide assistance even if she has to live renting a room,
but you can not just ignore her. What does that say about you.
When I turned 15, my father took legal action to take me from my mother and moved me to another state away from her. She suffers from schizophrenia and depression, but she worked hard up until that point. Everything fell apart for her when I was taken. She became homeless and drove her car to the state I lived, to at least see me from time to time. I couldn't help her for so many years. At 28, 1 year after being married, my husband and I took her in. She'd been on the street up until then. I am so very grateful for my amazing husband. My father's side of the family is at a loss why I would bring her into my home, this supposed "home wrecker". Not saying we don't have hard days... weeks sometimes, but overall it has been wonderful knowing she's with us and safe. I couldn't live with myself if she died on the street, homeless and without a single family member to care. I don't understand my family or the utter rejection of someone they should have loved, someone that fell mentally ill and they left her to die. Self-preservation maybe? I don't understand this world we live in, but pray for a better tomorrow.
God bless you
You are a good daughter and friend to your mom.
You did the right thing. Life is very hard at times (for everyone). Our father was homeless for a while and I was desperately trying to help figure out a sensible solution for him. There were many difficult facets to his situation. He claimed he didn’t want help but I think he didn’t want to seem like a bother to anyone.
After many prayers, they were answered. Through a church, thankfully a couple of people knew the right questions to ask our dad, found him a low cost apartment building and he has been off the streets now for over 7 years. Praise Yeshua!!
For better or worse . That's the promise that you would say you would keep .
You arr an Angel
God bless you ,I also cannot see a senior homeless .
It breaks my heart.
I'm a senior also if that ever happened to me WELL MY LORD WILL CERTAINLY KNOW ABOUT IT .
PRAISE YE THE LORD 🙏
I STILL HAVE MY INCOME AND WE SHARE AN AOPT.
ME NY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDSON .
BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR MOM ❤
I don't understand how or why her children don't help her. This is mind boggling to me. I could never..ever..imagine not helping my mother.
Here Is Your Answer Like It Says In the bible when Family does Away with you and Can Not Tell the Seasons Is that It Is the end Of Time I am 81 Years old Treated the same Way. Unfortunately We Live in A society that Is sick and Have No compassion For The Elderly. Someday they to Will age what comes Around goes Around
Oh my goodness...yes, interesting as I'm not up-to-date as this is my first time seeing this, but why are the children not helping? Just horrible in my humble opinion....
I was Beat, told I would never be Nothing, and Doubted by my father all my life, i am now Sixty, my Dad is 83 and I am at his house taking care of him when he needs it. My Parents never threw me away when I wasn't doing right, were at least always there, I forgave my Father a long time ago, became successful in spite of him. Now it's my turn to stick by him no matter how he treated me in the past. There is no way in hell i would let any family member be homeless, and my Siblings have my back if needed. Gotta be a better, bigger human
@@JesseJames-vc2bmagree ❤🎉we are carers.
it's not yours to decide how others should deal with their trauma though.@@JesseJames-vc2bm If you decided to help your dad despite his abuse, that's your choice. But that doesn't mean others have to do that. Nobody *has* to forgive their abusers. As far as your dad not throwing you away. That was his job. You didn't ask to be born! You praising him for the literal bare minimum is weird.
Sooo happy that someone was able to help this sweet lady find a home where she can feel comfortable and safe ❤
I am so happy for you now you have a home and a lovely cat 😻 ☘️🥰🍀❤️. Greetings from Amsterdam 🌺
So happy she found a home. What have we become?
did she?
Too many selfish people in this world.
We've become humans who are NOT humane.
I don't even know America it's just a land of lies. We can't even take care of our seniors so many people have so much and then some people don't have anything it's truly sad!
We need to stop electing millionaires.
I'm 60 & homeless for 16 months (last time for a year) with pets who are family members. One of my 14 year old dogs died 3 days ago, endless tears, too much pain. Watching you unpack in your new home gives me hope for the future. God bless you.
Hang in there. You are not alone. I’ve spent the past decade in and out of being without a physical place to call home. I’ve lived in my vehicles, bought a used minivan and converted it to a place to camp from and sleep in. I turned it into an adventure and often pretended to be a tourist during my time off from work.
Keep looking for opportunities and the sweet part of life. Keep redefining what you would like each day to be for you. Turn them into mini vacays even if you only have $10 on any given day.
Thinking that way got me through some very tough times. Try not to focus on being alone - rather redefine what you’re trying to accomplish in any given location.
Make it a party even if you have to start out being sarcastically creative about it.
Plug into your grit, love and acknowledge/celebrate the survivor in you. Try not to tell yourself things like “this shouldn’t be happening” instead say to yourself things like
“This couldn’t have happened to a more creative, talented, and courageous woman who is a survivor!”
so sorry to hear that, and about your baby. I admire you for not abandoning them!
Keep trying to find solutions, don't give up!
I was evicted after 20 years at 60 years old. it was crazy but it turned out the best because It forced me to move away to a very inexpensive area where I was able to buy a home. I truly would have bought anything, even just a piece of land, so I could keep my plants and my pets.
I wish you the same, soon!💛🐾🦚🌼
Pets really are family, I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@CKLoving Thank you for these kind, healing, helpful words.
@@eleonorabartoli2225 Thank you. Yes knowing no family member was abandoned, even during more than a year of homelessness, helps ease the pain of losing a best friend and my only family for fourteen years.
Dear Judith!! I am so thrilled that you are finally in a lovely place of your own!! I’m crying tears of joy for you as watch you setting up your kitchen & checking on your kitty cat! All the best to you in your new home & may God keep you safe and warm!!🥰
Well said.
She landed in a very lovely place. NE is very expensive she got blessed 🙏
This is so sad. I have a co-worker who's 64 years old. One day I asked her while she was still working, she said she can't afford to retire and she doesn't want to lose her house. Our country is going backwards. It's a shame because OUR leaders are the most CORRUPT people in the society.
SO TRUE!!!!
Who elects the leaders?
@@boslyporshy6553 Citizen of the UNITED STATES! Like you who elect them.
Some of us aren’t eligible for FULL social security retirement benefits until age 67!
@@winter4618 The social
Security taxations are be really screwed up! It's small compared to federal and state taxes! After hitting a certain level, they stop taking taxes out of your paycheck! A great benefit for the rich wage earner. I think it's around $160K. a year now! If you only earn around $20k.. your screwed! Your S.S.I. is based on your highest level level of earnings during certain time frame! Most people cannot get full time employment after the age of 50 because of health conditions or lack of up to date work skills! So their overall wages are lower… S.S.I. should be at a certain rate and last as long as a person works! EVERYONE SHOULD GET THE SAME PAYBACK!!
Am I the only one appalled and ashamed at what we have become? At what we are willing to accept as a nation? It's nice that she found a place but too many more aren't so lucky.
We are a nation that has no problem paying $200m one F-22 fighter jet. Retiree needs rank last in the list of priorities. Sad
Some of the not so perky perks of capitalism that is beneficial for a select few to ignore and deny they even exist.
@@leinster22 very screwed up on our prior 😢
All she has to do is go to a nursing home and watch TV while waiting on her meals. Our system is set up to care for our elderly.
She clearly has children that should be helping rather than everything coming from tax payers. We have our own family to care for.
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I’m so happy for you that you have a place to live now. May God continue to bless you✨🕊️🙏🏽 You deserve everything good that comes your way 👋🏽
I am so happy this angel found a home!
Whoever rented her this place did her a huge favor….thank you
There are 7 of kids and we take turns sharing our mom!
She travels the world, visiting each of us every 3 months, being part of our lives and being with her grandchildren!
Blessings to you.
My son helps me sometimes...and God, luckily. Yes health can be an issue and finding the right work and income... should be easier in this day & age... these things should be sorted....
I pray we all have things work out better xx
Mom💞💎
She's lucky but ultimately there will be a point when she can't travel so all of you need to sit down and map that out.
How old is your mother?
May Buddha bless such children , who take care of their old parents and are compassionate to all sentient beings!!!
May Karma treat you with kindness to you have shown to others…EMaHo PhenNo PhenNo SoHa..
I’m so happy she’s found a home. I’m 73 very very blessed to have a wonderful husband and a nice home. Please, Lord I pray not to take anything for granted. I pray this lady will enjoy her life and be blessed.
We're going to be seeing a lot more of this in coming years. I hope more people come to the realization that they need to own their land+dwelling before they hit old age. 😢
I'm a 64 year old man. My wife and I have been married for 33 years. I cried watching your video. How horrible to be an older person and have no place sleep, relax to live. Whatever problems anyone has, they can multiply them by 1,000 if they have no kitchen table where they can sit and try to resolve the problems. I am so glad she found a place to call home. Your video reminds me how blessed I am. My wife and I live a tiny little house, but it'd our home. Thank you for sharing and reminding me how blessed I am.
I'm a 64 year old woman, single, disabled and homeless. You can cry for me too. I pray. 🌺
@@ukulele-covergirl 😂
@@Cantinatollo1 Why is that funny to you. I'm not joking. 🌺
@@ukulele-covergirl
Move to Philippines, cheap rent as low as $150-200 per month. Food is cheap too.
@@Explorerbabe3469 That is not viable for over 90% of people...going from the US to a place like that.
Living in Europe has really opened my eyes to the difference in family dynamics between here and the US. In the US, every kid who reaches legal age is expected to be racking up a mountain of debt at university, or working full-time just to afford a tiny place or room in someone else's home because they, "have to grow up and be on your own". Over here the families tend to stick together. There is no stigma for adult children to be living at home. Temporary job losses, illness, babies coming along, etc. are all taken in stride by the extended family as a whole. Everyone pitches in on jobs around the house, childcare, etc. Living and working like this, young people are able to save enough to eventually buy their own place, while also enjoying a good standard of living all along. I suspect the "every man for himself" mantra in the US is largely thanks to banks and corporations that want to see every consumer on the hook for an overpriced home, car and (essentially worthless) education.
Excellent points
Bingo. The misogynist takes pleasure in making babies not the lifetime . And mass murder has an enormous role in misogynist religion through ages that is underpinning " economic theory" which is the same thing . Human Rights, which is what the individual in the last portion of a life span still deserve , makes murders twitchy.
Here in Canada we have a better safety net but I had noticed the difference you speak of many years ago and wondered why? When I first started working I could see the big difference between how English families manage and how Italians managed (for example).
Italian children would live at home with their parents until they could afford a home for themselves. English parents would kick their kids out when they got their first job!!! It is hard, if not impossible to get a good start in life on your own. I did it but I don’t wish that on anyone.
Just like this mother who wouldn’t take any help from her children, I think it is cultural; follow the generations back in Canada and a lot of us came from England, Ireland, and Scotland. Look at the UK now and you will find many of the same problems as in the US. The reason is not economical because poor or rich the Italians stick together. I have had immigrants to this country complain to me that Canadians are a COLD people and I have to say that I agree. Must be a long held tradition similar to the British stiff upper lip😞😞😞
In the US there has been a shift with Millennials and Gen Z. A lot of them are not leaving home as early. I didn't leave home until 25 and would have stayed home longer if my job were closer.
Yes, I remember when I was young that only losers lived at home past the college years. That was when college was affordable. People grew up a lot faster back then, and it is good to know everything that goes into providing for oneself. Your lot in life in America is very dependent on your parents lot in life and their desire and ability to share with you in your young adulthood. A lot of parents do not have generational wealth in America, have no room, nothing to pass on. Life is difficult.
So glad u got help and it worked out for you!!
I am so happy that this good lady found her home sweet home.❤
As long as I’m alive, I would work 10 hour shifts 7 days a week to make sure my mother was in a proper house, rental or otherwise. This is terrible to see. I’m happy she is stabilized and in a secure place.
Your mother must have earned that love and respect from you. Both by raising you to be a hard working and responsible person, and by being an honourable and respectful person herself.
You are an amazing person! God bless your heart!
Sadly, depending on your skill set and even if you work 16 hour days you still might not be able to pay your mom’s rent.
You are a good person lee.. I too helped my mother with her expenses. My mother, Lived in an assisted living apartment for 5 years and passed away at age 92.. I never missed her
birthday, and was blessed that she had good health and always had her humor.
May God Bless You Lee, and bless this lady in the video...
God honors you like you honor your Mom
I would never let my mom become homeless. My husband and I live in a one bedroom apartment and we would both sleep on the couch and let my mom stay with us if need be. This woman's story made me cry so much.
As a 63 yr old who has struggled I Thank God everyday and especially on payday I'm so grateful.
I'm so glad that Judith found (and was helped to find) a place to live. If any of her children had been able to offer her a room or a stationary (private) parking spot, it would have helped her. Hugs Judith🤗, and good luck 👍 ! And, good luck to us all! 👍😊
The same thing happened to me. Living in my car. What saved me is I snuck into my church at night. I could use their kitchen and take showers. I never told anyone because I was so embarrassed. Eventually, I got a small part time job that helped me to rent a room in someone's home. But they had to raise the rent and eventually I had to move out of state to a cheaper area. After living in a tiny studio during 3 years of Covid, I was given a 90-day so my landlord's daughter could move in. It was hard to find any place I could afford on Soc Sec. I was extremely lucky to find a part time job that helped me get into an low income apartment. However, the job went away and the day I signed the lease papers, I was told they would be raising my rent after the lease expired. It took 8 years to get off the streets and into my own place. I was really grateful that during that time, I was able ro retire and receive my SocSec. Living in a car when you're a woman and 65 is not a life. Someone has to stop big corporations from buying up homes and charging outrageous rents.
So glad you finally received your SS. I hope you're well and that your place is decent and long term.
Nothing is being done, they are still buying up all the homes. Govt officials have to be getting kickbacks from it
They are purposely forcing ppl into homelessness
HUD funded these large house buyouts in the last credit crunch and gave these same corps. (close friends of Trump are PROMINANT in that game) and even if you could afford and had the CR to buy, your own bank or S and L would be giving lyou free money. That made HUDS mandate WORSE: THEY CREATED their own problem, and here were are a decade and more later.
The only embarassing (not to you, just to society or whatever) thing is that you had to sneak into the church,,,,although I totally understand not wanting others to know your business.
If every church put privacy fences, a shade structure and an extension cord to just 5-10 parking spots in their lot, and let car/van dwellers stay there for 6 month ( or whatever) stretches and had an accessible room with washer/dryer, bathroom, kitchen and an office (most churches have these anyway) that would be easy and a major help to many. Yet I don’t think many do.
Bless you. You've been through some stress..I hope your days are easier now.
I'm so happy for this lady. I'm homeless living in a shelter at night. I'm 55 but don't have the energy like I did, going through health issues. Finding a job is not as easy as one may think. The biggest thing about being homeless is having hope. Some days you feel totally hopeless and other days you just grateful you are safe and alive. Pray for me.
Keep going! Never Give Up! Stay focused on your priorities: Health, Safety, Shelter.
Keeping you in my prayers. 🙏💕🌈
Prayers for you. I hope you find a home soon. Keep having hope, it will get you far.
It's a new year May God Bless you with a place to be at as it must be so hard pray 🤔 and positive things will work out..will pray for you now before I go to bed!
I am in the same position at 53 so I understand completely.prayers on their way.x.
@iggygirlsballersclub7819. Don’t you have family ?
I’m so happy that you found another home. ❤️🔥🥰❤️🔥 from Topsfield, Ma.
Praying 🙏 for you, sister. My hubby n I have been homeless for 6 years; he is 75. I thank God we still have each other. California is just as bad and we live on $2k a mth. Praise God we have plentiful campgrounds to stay. ❤
I know how you feel , I'm 76 yrs old woman and my rent went up $300. in past 2 yrs . I live month to month waiting to be evicted. I pray alot and cry alot . I never thought my life would end this way.
Do I know you sorry your going thru this I will pray for you. This is ridiculous. Even low housing isn’t low anymore😊
Thank you Joyce, I appreciated your kind ess. I live in a studio apt. and started off at $625. Month but new landlord jacked up rent and I only get $1090. from SS Ck each month . Any prays would be appreciated. God Bless.
We have to share housing. Hook up with others in need, or soon to be in need. Buy shares. Co-ownership. Shared responsibility.
Use a Go Fund Me approach. People view, and loan or contribute using that platform. Use a round Robin approach, couch surf until your number comes up. I have a back room near the shared bathroom, could "lend it" six weeks a year. Stay here for work exchange.I need shelves in the garage.
What was this poor woman paying in storage unit fees? No relatives with space for a few months?
Barbara I am so sorry to hear you are going through this uncertainty and stress. I too am a pensioner living in the UK. Our prices including mortgages and rents have risen very quickly. I fortunately downsized nearly seven years ago which helped me financially. I worry for both young people , middle aged people and the elderly. Our times are so uncertain. I pray that things will work out for you. Sending love and best wishes.
@@jenniferevans5192 HI Jennifer, Thank you for your kind words greatly appreciated
I am 73 years old and I don't think my son would allow me to live on the streets. My heart goes out to this lady and I am happy she found a place to call home.
My doctor daughter said "dad I'd go home too before you go homeless "
Again, this is not a real homeless situation. She chooses that look at her car and if you can’t find a place cheaper than 3500 and you’re looking in the wrong places and I’m in one of the most expensive states in the country. It’s a nice story, but she’s really not a real homeless person.
As the last resort i'd do like my uncle did, he spread rumors that he had a fortune in the bank and everyone in his family took care of him, oh boy there was some @$$ kissing until the end, and there was nothing.
And i'm sure that your son doesn't expect you to so something crazy like buying the car she has, i was going for it until I saw what she waa driving, 2022 Volvo XC90 has a starting price of $49,900, there I stopped watching ... she's one of those that doesn't accept her situation, that'd explain why her 4 kids won't butt in to help her out...
It's all the government fault for letting ppl
Suffer n homeless around the 🌎 world
They pocket big money 💰 n playing foolish
Thank God that lady found a new place at the end
N God bless u all 🙏
Peace ✌️
I started prioritizing for my future in my 20’s and retired comfortably at 60. Doesn’t mean I didn’t make mistakes or could have done better but I’m so glad I took care of myself.
Praise God! I'm so happy for you Judith! I'm glad you found a place to live!
This could happen to anyone. So happy she found a place to live!
Where I live this happens to NObody.
@@geertstroy where do you live?
Well it shouldn’t though should it? Absolute travesty! 😡
Hello!
In my opinion, if you have the chance to have a car, then you're not homeless. Be thankful to have that car. I wish I had a car. So many people don't realize the chance they have.
I'm In East Vancouver
I see a few going to mcdonalds for washroom .....livin😢in a van
I was 22 when I was homeless, until I was 24. I slept in my car. The park I slept in, had to move every hour because was illegal to be there. Finally started sleeping in a bank parking lot because of the lights and 24 hour cameras. It was hard at 22, I can't imagine it at 72. Praying for this lady!
It means in my country where joint family system - older people are comfortable and secure than the older people in USA or in other countries. I have emotions with you and the woman 72 and many others like these. I think, think and may be we share educate the younger generation toward the joint family system which is the best than old homes. My wishes are with you all.
Sending Love ❤️...Jessica...Are you single ?
Move to Mexico.
💞
I can't help but mention her talk of family pictures, her son and daughter. I know family can be difficult but where are they since I'd have a hard time living with myself if it were me
This lady's story broke my heart. This should NOT happen in America. And Im just wondering why none of her adult children stepped in to help her. But anyway, I was thrilled when she said she found an apartment and a beautiful one at that ! And she even has a sweet little kitty ! I hope that from now on she will feel safe, happy and have a good life.
Am so proud for you, warms my heart, there is always hope.
I can’t imagine her kids not helping her. I’d never allow my parents to live in a car. We don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes in her life but as a mother myself, I can only pray my kids will treat me better. I hope her kids see this video.
I wouldn't care if my parents were homeless, because they were very abusive. I will probably be in therapy for the rest of my life because of them. This lady seems like a sweetheart, but then again, everyone adores my parents and even tell me how lucky I am to have them. Ugh.
You don’t know what kind of mother she was
Maybe she never had kids?
@@Userjo37Do You?
Maybe she never had kids, I didn't. Who wants to bring children into this hell realm. Whoever created this place is pure evil in and of itself. Save the Adam and Eve story in the garden folks. Ugh. BS!
Back in the day, when I purchased my first home to live-in; that was Miami in the early 1990s, first mortgages with rates of 8 to 9% and 9% to 10% were typical. People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Pretty sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.
If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.
Home prices will come down eventually, but for now; get your money (as much as you can) out of the housing market and get into the financial markets or gold. The new mortgage rates are crazy, add to that the recession and the fact that mortgage guidelines are getting more difficult. Home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% (more like 50%) before the market normalizes.If you are in cross roads or need sincere advise on the best moves to take now its best you seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.
@@hermanramos7092 I will be happy getting assistance and glad to get the help of one, but just how can one spot a reputable one?
@@bob.weaver72 Personally, I can connect to that. When I began working with “Catherine Morrison Evans’’ a fiduciary financial counsellor, my advantages were certain. In these circumstances, I would always advise getting professional help so they can steer you through choppy markets and just give you indicators and strategies for knowing when to enter and exit the market.
Those who consume interest will stand ˹on Judgment Day˺ like those driven to madness by Satan’s touch. That is because they say, “Trade is no different than interest.” But God has permitted trading and forbidden interest. Whoever refrains-after having received warning from their Lord-may keep their previous gains, and their case is left to God. As for those who persist, it is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.
Quran 2:275
She seems like a sweet grandma ❤
SOOO happy she got a home! God Bless!
I'm 71 & was homeless, lived out of my car for 3 years. When I was evicted, I lost everything (I had no money for movers or storage). I went to a homeless shelter & was hooked up with a Social Worker who found me a low-rent senior apartment, so I sleep in a bed now. The management here is poor, but in the winter, it's warm, & in the summer, it's cool. God bless this woman & everyone like her.
I hope you are doing well and in pink of your health ....
Don't you have any child or a life partner??
I’m in my fifties , divorced with no children and no family left. I am currently living paycheck to paycheck with no savings. I rent. I don’t fear death. I fear being homeless once I can no longer support myself or my health fails. I know so many also face this. It’s not living, it’s barely existing. I’m so glad she found an apartment. What a great lady- she deserves it!
Ty for your kind words, I hope someone in Washington see us scared and suffering. Slow and easy does it. ❤But really I think our dream is over and me too not afraid of death, it’s got to be an upgrade, truly Judith
@lulujinx Same situation and fear unfortunately
Can you not ask somebody 2 or 3 working homeless to share in your place to have shares for rental payment?
Why did you divorce your husband? It’s not working out too well, is it?
@@andre1987eph wow. Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?
So glad someone helped her! I so can relate I am 60 this year elder disabled female and if I did not have Housing help I would be on the street! Thank the Non profit who helped her! God bless this woman!!!❤
Love your personality Judith. Canada. 75 yrs.
I'm so glad someone found this lady a place to live. I hope she can live there the rest of her life.
ME TOO. SHE BROKE MY HEART 🙏
I HOPE and PRAY everything works out for her…Breaking my heart hearing this 😢
It was very nice and with a million dollar view!
Why did your children not help you! I am so glad you got a place
@@mikerenfro3839 They're probably struggling very much themselves. Maybe now Mom can help them 🙂
I cried seeing her new place by the water and having her cat with her again. God bless her!❤️🙏
Sending Love ❤️... Katarina, Are you single ❤️😊🤗
@@TugIronChief I’m sure that Volvo is a car she paid for before her life changed. And nobody gets much when they sell their used car, and selling it would mean she has no car. Regarding $2,000/ mo., that is $24,000/year which is poverty level income no matter what State you live in. And she’s old. Old people are at the end of their lifespan. She wanted to remain in the area where she’s lived for decades, where her friends live, be around things and places that make her happy and give her comfort and I’m happy she was able to do that. I don’t begrudge her that one bit.
@@TugIronChief Yea…trying not to sound like a dick here but she’s looking for places in really nice towns. I live in the same area. I’m sure if she looked in Lawrence she could find a place no problem but she didn’t want to. And yea that loaded Volvo isn’t a cheap car. She somehow ends up in a beautiful updated place with a water view. She had some high standards.
@@TugIronChief I have no idea what the specifics of her life and finances have been until now. Do you know her personally to be privy to such information? If not, perhaps you should refrain from being so judgmental.
@@katarina1852 The $2,000/ mo., is not her income. It is a government-issued voucher, known as Section 8. Meaning, the government covers up to $2000 of her monthly rent. The reason people have difficulties sympathizing with her, is because she was homeless by choice. Also, she only wanted an apartment in Newburyport where housing costs are high. So in other words you wasted your tears.
she is so sweet . I just hope she finally be happy
Qhat a difference between the young people and their "we love van life" and older people's "we have no choice but live in a car" videos. Heart- breaking. I'm just a bit older than this lady and can't imagine having to live in a car. Really grateful for my cheap little house.
We are a 6 figure income couple and had very little saved and not much cash lying around the preverbal".
'...don't have $500 for an
emergency" that was us. The big thing was debt all kinds of it, cars mortgage (although our home isn't a high price one), student loans for our kids, and of course credit cards.
One day we just got sick of being broke and went total scorched earth and became frugal overnight. Paid it all off, it took almost 5 years but now we have no debt and this year our savings rate is 50% on basically the same income that had us perpetually broke. So for us it is mainly staying out of debt and watching our spending, at first it was a real effort to save in our HISA and 401Ks but now it's actually fun watching our money grow. No car or vacation or neighborhood is worth being broke or financially unstable.
Congratulations on taking the steps necessary to get yourself out of the financial bind you were in.
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This bought me to tears...we spend millions on things that destroy yet our elderly are for the most part left behind. Glad she received help.
Maybe the elderly should have been more frugal during their lives planning for their retirement years. I see today's youngsters filling the bars, restaurants and fast food outlets as though the world is going to end tomorrow. One day they too will age but they seem oblivious to this fact. Planning for their old age does not seem to enter the equation.
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Ask yourself (((why))) that is
meanwhile they are putting up non citizen law breakers in fancy hotels.
You can't say that because you don't know people's circumstances.
Just when you are on verge of another emotional breakdown, you see a video like this and it makes you feel as if your own problems are tiny compared to this wonderful lady who has lived the worst one can imagine. I m so immensly happy that she found a place to call home. May God bless her in infinite ways.
My mother had 4 sons, and when she got to a point where she could no longer care for herself, we were all willing to take her in, her financial situation wasn't even in the equation
I know this sounds weird but thank goodness she had a car. It's heartbreaking to see this in a world where there is so much abundance.
It doesn't sound weird at all. Much rather live in a car than out on the pavement. At least you can keep dry and lock the doors.
Not weird. A vehicle offers some protection and a means of escape, if needed. I am so glad that she found a home.
@@Bronte-on6tm
America is a weird place. How can you have a car and not a home? To think you have vast sprawling cities everywhere. In an African country, such a thing would be inconceivable.
@charlesugochukwu9283 I have relatives in Mozambique, so I know this to be true what you say. Family would not let that happen.
a luxurious car
I'm right at where Judith was!
63 retired woman on SSI. With health issues,no less.
This is not how I pictured my retirement at all.
It's been 2 years in my van now.
God is my strength 🙏♥️
Sending💕
Just keep praying. He does answer when the time is right for us. This I truly believe.
I don't mean to sound rude, but my generation's full retirement age is 67. If you don't have any health issues, why aren't you working? You are certainly young enough to still work....
@@valeriesorensen981 He's on SSI which is low income Social Security. Usually means you can't work because of a physical or mental disability and you've not work long enough for receive SSDI credits.
Van life certainly not what one pictures for retirement. Stay hopeful Jim.
I am so happy you finally found a place. I go between 2 sons and a sister. All are in different states. Can't afford anything myself. Living as a senior single female is pretty rough. So glad for you.❤
I am so happy you found a place, hope everything is good for you now x
Boarding houses should make a comeback. Cities need to start allowing these to help people like her. The situation is going to get worse not better.
Yup. Divorce culture.
@@andre1987eph if only it was as simple as your thought process.
you can be married til death and still end up like her
women just need to start pulling their own weights and plan for their own retirements. We live longer than men but still believe the "Bank of Man" will always be open. Female bums are delusional.
@@damham5689hy isn’t it? Remember, woman don’t need no man. Right? Freedom to choose, do what you want instead of the natural order of things. Feminism has ruined the nuclear family
@@andre1987eph Umm, her husband died… no divorce here.
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Everyone needs a different stream of income , unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security due to the high rate of tax , one needs to move ahead their expectation, I would recommend refraining from investing in stocks for now. Instead, it would be prudent to consider retaining a portion of your assets in gold. Alternatively, seeking advice from a financial advisor could provide valuable guidance in this matter.
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Thanks for telling your story. I am so happy for you! God be with you!
God bless this lovely lady. She is inspiring. ❤
The fact that she has her cat back and didn’t give up on her shows how kind this woman is..
INDEED!
@@MirglipEAit doesn't cost that much. I saw a guy sell his Acura 2011 SUV for 4000 dollars.
@@MirglipEA
Sad that you say that. You don't know the circumstances at all.
@@MirglipEAcar payment is much cheaper than rent and utilities you must be out of touch.
@@MirglipEA that’s cheaper than rent and utilities! Wake up
Nightmarish. I'm surprised the children she mentioned didn't handle this...that they allowed this to even start... however there could be different reasons which are between the family alone. If my mother was living none of us four kids wouldve allowed this to happen. I'm so glad she finally got assistance from strangers in the end....and a beautiful place finally
I agree. How kids allow mom to live this way? She is only short $1,000 and I am sure two kids can contribute. Don’t people believe in karma anymore.
I agree with you how can they allow their mother live in her car
Their culture is different i guess...they don't think they owe much to their parents
@@lizhing8004 which culture are you referring to to?
@@piroskaracz3621 American culture
heart touching story, I hope everyone find happiness in his life.
I'm so glad you found a place to call home. I pray God blesses you.
So glad that she has found an apartment. Wishing her nothing but the best from this point
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Rest and relaxation
Nicee
I'm so glad she found a place to live. My husband passed away 11 years ago and I have been homeless for 10 years now. I never dreamed this would happen. I am battling cancer and many other things. SSI just isn't enough to find a place to live. My heart goes out to all the older women out there who are going through this. God be with you
Bless your heart. So sorry to hear that you are going thru all of that. Praying for you. You're going to be ok 💙🙏🏻
Sending blessings to you, hope you land somewhere safe.❤
Are you on the Section-8 waiting list? That's no guarantee of an apartment, but it's at least a start... Best of luck to you, dear, you deserve some peace and comfort!💐
God bless you! I am praying for you.❤🙏🏽
Omg wish find something
Such a gentle old lady! May God always be with her.
Thank goodness she found a place! So many seniors in this situation.
If I had a friend that was going through this I would volunteer to house share with her. I think more and more older people should be thinking about house sharing. It would sure help out a lot of people financially and then there’s also the loneliness factor. I’m so glad she found a place and it looks like a beautiful apartment.
Had a buddy do that. You can for a while but it doesn`t last. Not from lack of kindness on his part, but lack of progress on thier part...
@@Kharkovkid It would be tough to have a non-family member in your house. Heck it’s tough to have a family member in your house sometimes. I had a friend to rented a bedroom to a friend of hers And it turned into a bad situation and she had to kick her out.
Exactly. Better than being on the street and less stress in the years that should be enjoyed.
@@viviandibrell849 true, but it doesn't always have to be permanent either.
@@Kharkovkid What kind of progress do you mean? They had to get a job or progress in some other way?
I love how everything worked out for her. Her tears of gratitude speak volumes. She looked so happy at the end.
But that's not the end.
I watched this before probably a year or two ago and I’m still so happy that she has a place to live. What a sweet lady worked her whole life and can’t afford to live in a home. It’s awful what happens to senior citizens that find themselves in the situation. Imagine this was your grandmother or your mother.
Thank God for blessing her with a home! ( Mrs Garcia) wife of Raul
This is why affordable housing for seniors is so essential. I run a nonprofit in California, and we have a seven-year waiting list. Many seniors come to us from living in their car. It's heartbreaking.
Get after yr congressmen. Why should Ukraine get billions of dollars? That's why we need term limits
God bless you beautiful Lady!!!so happy that u find a home❤
I’m originally from Germany. Drove many years through Canada and the USA as a long haul truck driver. You would be surprised how many people in the “super power USA “ are homeless. Living on the streets, the woods, cars. You vote for 80 year old men to govern you but don’t care about the retired and old people. BTW. You should know that the USA is big. If you can’t find affordable housing where you lived, just move. Greetings from Panama, where a normal local 2 bedroom house is $350 a month. And you get the beaches as a bonus on top! 🎉
This country is horrible to anyone over 50. They assume you're a fossil and should be buried.
It's the same in Canada. Worst In Ontario and in British Columbia !
I was wondering where her children were or any family, because no way my mom would be living in her car? So glad this beautiful woman found a nice place to stay and with a nice view of the lake! Praise God!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 prayers for anyone in this same situation. 1🙏🏽🙏🏽
I agree, no way anyone in my family, or I know would be living in their car!!!1
My thoughts exactly.
I looked into it - she chose not to live with her family. She also had been approved for section 8 housing, with a $2000 voucher a month for housing cost. The fact that she lived in her car for a year is almost entirely on her. There's no way I can believe that she couldn't even find a tiny shoebox somewhere for 2 grand a month.
@@jjm152 So clearly she chose for her own reasons but make no mistake: the housing shortage is real and it’s driving rent way up.
The same here. I'm glad she's found a place 🙌🙌
I am so sorry about your sadness. I understand how you feel and wish you all the best. May god bless you. Amen
Thanks for Sharing this Video. God bless. 😇❤❤❤
This made me realize how I take many things for granted. I'm so glad she found a home.
I'm grateful that my siblings and I have the ability to take care of my mother in my brother's home. My heart breaks for this woman and everyone in her position. We must do better for our seniors. 🙏🏾
Well said, I am living in the UK and I got a spare room in My house🇬🇧 if this woman was in the UK I would invite her to stay in My house until she find a suitable accommodation. I feel so sad and heartbreaking to see a woman of that age go through what she's going through right now. May God have Mercy upon this woman to find a good home to stay. And I wish her all the best. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Bless your heart Ma'ma Amen.
Thank goodness your brother took your mother in
Get a commercial drivers license and drive the big rigs lady.
Write to your Gov Reps this is getting worse . These women need help.
I am 28 and crying after watching this video, she just looks like my mother, I hope someone close to her can help her in this period of lifetime. This is a time to relax and chill and she is struggling? Not good
What a beautiful soul, i hope god keeps her happy like this
My mom is 70 years old. I cannot imagine her in a situation like that, she would not be able to take what this lady went through. Respect
Yes mine is 72, and she would never do this on her own. I hope that when this happens to her I'm still alive, and bring her home with me. My mom comes first. I would never ever abandon her. Never ever.
@@maribeldeleon5323 Love hearing there are people out there that think like you do, thanks for making my day!
Total respect.
@@maribeldeleon5323There are some real bad children out there who disrespect their parents. Fact!! You are one of the few who honor their mother or father. God bless!
@@maribeldeleon5323 this is all down to the property market and how values whether renting or buying has pushed many out of the market. Wages never keep up..
What a sad story at the beginning. My 93 year old mom lives with us. She didn’t want to go into a home. I promised my dad I would take care of her and that’s what I will do until she takes her last breath. I’m thankful that this story has a happy ending. God Bless her.
Bless you
They took care of us when we were little, changing out diapers, making sure we had food on the table, putting us through school etc, so why not..
She has three children and none of them will take her in? There's more to this story.
she seems to be so sweet and gentle women i hope she find peaceful place to be and called home... she is really strong, I hope that somebody watching this could help her ... even what if this car broke or she feel sick? ;(