Hi all, i am a 40 year old gay male. I moved to NYC over the summer and struggled to find stable housing. I uprooted my life to pursue long term career goals as a licensed therapist and anxiety coach for high performing professionals.
The process has completely gutted me financially and I am broke, and facing homelessness. I came here with a decent fully remote job I was forced to resign, due to housing instability. My car was towed and was outrageously expensive to retrieve.
I was supposed to start a second job in Manhattan in mid September, planned over a month to transition, only for the practice to rescind their offer three days before my start date. Since then I frantically applied for jobs.
I lived in a hotel for a month in the Bronx before the building got evacuated. I’ve stayed with a friend of a friend for the past week, and this morning he decided that I have to leave the apartment by 4pm, since he’s having a friend visit for an extended period of time starting tomorrow, which I didn’t know about. I’m panicking figuring out what to do.
I started a new job last Friday, and I’m starting two additional jobs next week. I’m also looking for immediate work to generate income asap.
I have a cat, and figuring out where to foster him if it becomes dangerous for us. I will not drag him down with me.
I am requesting someone out there in the Long Island, NYC, NJ area to host me and my cat while I figure out next steps, work, and save. I know it’s so much to ask of someone here… but I would be extremely grateful for the chance to get back on track. I’ve pushed myself hard and I’m doing everything I can to turn this around.