Want to move but need help finding another Senior, low-income apartment

WhatInThe said:
I've tried but with any assets including a retirement plan, investments no matter how small they really didn't help me. I've been stuck between a dead zone not rich enough not poor enough qualifying for little of anything. It's tough in between destitute or enough money.
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I've heard this from more than one of my friends @WhatInThe :( Talk about the forgotten ones in America. One gal is 27 dollars over the income maximum to get some help.

Did you look into the LHTC I think it's called. Tax Credit? I tried that too but my income wasn't quite high enough for one area. I'll see if I can find a link specifically for that one. Go down a bit on the site until you see this heading "Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Apartments".
These depend on the areas Median income, and, take a Section 8 voucher as well.
https://affordablehousingonline.com/low-income-housing-section-8-apartments
 

I don't get why you want to move yet again and possibly even move to a place you've never been in a climate that just won't do it for you, especially considering what you went through all that time "between homes." Remember that old saw "The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know"? I've been down the pike a time or two and am a good bit older than you are, and my experience has been that you can move but all that does is change the location of your problem(s)...that is, whatever you're wanting to get away from is going to move with you. My un-asked-for advice? Stay put. Four years there and you don't feel at home or comfortable? Maybe the problem isn't with the place itself. Maybe you have to "kiss a lot of frogs" before you find the friend(s) who click.

Re-reading this and it sounds kind of harsh, but it's not meant to be at all. Just some food for thought, okay?
 
RadishRose said:
Sept 2019 Activities

Federally-funded program to assist low-income individuals & families with energy costs.
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Hot, nutritionally balanced meals served onsite or home-delivered Monday through Friday
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Del Norte Senior Center Annual Picnic

When: Friday, September 27 ,2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Florence Keller Park, 3400 Cunningham Lane, Crescent City, CA
Who: All Del Norte Senior Center Membership

Come join us for our Annual Picnic! We will have hamburgers, Salad, watermelon and much more. Enjoy the birthday raffle while have a yummy lunch.

For directions please pick up the invitation and directions at the reception desk


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Denise, here's a place to start. From reading your posts over the years, it just seems to me that you keep starting over and starting over.

When I was just a little kid taking piano lessons, I'd make a mistake and start the piece over again. One day Sister said "Some day you'll learn to drive, but if every time you make a mistake you go back to your driveway and start over, you'll never get where you're going." Could be that you're already where you're supposed to be.
 
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GeorgiaXplant said:
I don't get why you want to move yet again and possibly even move to a place you've never been in a climate that just won't do it for you, especially considering what you went through all that time "between homes." Remember that old saw "The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know"? I've been down the pike a time or two and am a good bit older than you are, and my experience has been that you can move but all that does is change the location of your problem(s)...that is, whatever you're wanting to get away from is going to move with you. My un-asked-for advice? Stay put. Four years there and you don't feel at home or comfortable? Maybe the problem isn't with the place itself. Maybe you have to "kiss a lot of frogs" before you find the friend(s) who click.

Re-reading this and it sounds kind of harsh, but it's not meant to be at all. Just some food for thought, okay?
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This thread is wandering so I won't be back to it to reply. I want to thank those that helped me with suggestions on my original posts though. I've found out a lot about the LIHTC Housing, and that is what I'll be focused on ;) We have a lot of locations for LIHTC housing in California I'm happy to say, thank you again ;) Denise

PS I thought about it, and it's been awhile since I participated in a public forum and forgotten a few things. I'm not going to abandon my thread in case there are some folks that actually have info, or maybe questions since I've done a lot of home-work on the subject of low-income housing ;)
 
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RadishRose said:
@Denise1952 , there's a gypsy in your soul! 🌎

Sometimes I wish I had the nerve to up and go someplace new; you sure do get excitement out of life. ☺
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Very true Radish... you know, I kind of know how Denise probably feels. I'd probably move if I weren't married, but you never know. So much of your lifestyle depends on who you are living with (or without) now that I think of it...lol.
 
hollydolly said:
I know exactly how Denise feels. If my huusband didn''t have to be so close to work I'd be moving PDQ...I have such itchy feet, and I love new places..!!!
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I found out about a place that is like our old Grange Halls where we used to go square-dancing and see little stage-plays around Christmas time. They have theme dances with different types of dancing and they have them each week. It had photos and so glad to see most I saw were seniors, or close to anyway.

I also could be closer to Amtrak, and airports which would really open up some travel options for me ;)
 
Denise1952 said:
I found out about a place that is like our old Grange Halls where we used to go square-dancing and see little stage-plays around Christmas time. They have theme dances with different types of dancing and they have them each week. It had photos and so glad to see most I saw were seniors, or close to anyway.

I also could be closer to Amtrak, and airports which would really open up some travel options for me ;)
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That would be fab, if you could get it... oooh I'm jumping the gun and getting excited for you before you've even got anything... :D
 
hollydolly said:
It's great to live near a railway station..I live within a few minutes drive from one.. and it's so handy to just get on and go where you please without worrying about traffic...
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I've ridden it a few times years ago, and best part was really just the scenery. I've driven my whole life, and it's so nice to leave the driving up to someone else :)
 
If you have many friends in your area moving would be very challenging if it’s too cost prohibitive where you live I can certainly understand relocation we have recently relocated across the country and it’s taking some adjusting I imagine it’s going to take 2 to 3 years to really settle in here Everything here is beautiful but strange to me and I think the older you get the more you appreciate familiar surroundings I have my things around me so that helps and my family is here too but still when I go out and about I’m not yet at home. Hopefully one of these days all of a sudden I’ll feel at home
 
Lc jones said:
If you have many friends in your area moving would be very challenging if it’s too cost prohibitive where you live I can certainly understand relocation we have recently relocated across the country and it’s taking some adjusting I imagine it’s going to take 2 to 3 years to really settle in here Everything here is beautiful but strange to me and I think the older you get the more you appreciate familiar surroundings I have my things around me so that helps and my family is here too but still when I go out and about I’m not yet at home. Hopefully one of these days all of a sudden I’ll feel at home
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I am glad you were able to move closer to your family. Living in one place for many years, then moving, would be hard I imagine. I've never been there myself. I think you will do fine, once you get to know your fave shopping places, become familiar with your routes etc. and it is nice to meet new people wherever you go. I met a neat lady while waiting in line at the Charter/Spectrum Office. We yacked up a storm! She had beautiful, long, wavy grey hair and of course she thought it looked awful, lol!!
 
Denise1952 said:
I am glad you were able to move closer to your family. Living in one place for many years, then moving, would be hard I imagine. I've never been there myself. I think you will do fine, once you get to know your fave shopping places, become familiar with your routes etc. and it is nice to meet new people wherever you go. I met a neat lady while waiting in line at the Charter/Spectrum Office. We yacked up a storm! She had beautiful, long, wavy grey hair and of course she thought it looked awful, lol!!
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Unfortunately I’m a bit of an introvert so reaching out to others is a little challenging for me I’ll keep trying
 
I know nothing about these section properties but I know California. It is impossible to leave that physically beautiful state. I’ve spent so much time in LA over the past 40 years that I understand the strong magnet that it is. Nothing like it. Nothing. I just wanted to wish you the best in your search.
 


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