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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 385375" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am glad that you are getting to reconnect with katie and the grands, and get to know katie's husband and Evan. It is really hard to share a small home with that many people, esp with that many of them being difficult children. I know that they would probably prefer to stay with you rather than go to a shelter, but if they are not in a shelter or motel they will be put lower on the priority list for about every service. You mentioned being in the Hillsboro school district in another post. I used to work at the Bob Evans at the Hillsboro/Franklin exit off 75 way back when we first lived in OH, when Jess was first born. I actually worked there when I went out on maternity leave - I was happier working at that store than at the fancier newer stores in Cinci because I had the BEST employees and customers except for the violent creep who was the cook on my shift 3 nights a week. I LOVED my customers there, and even though my own relatives refused to even give me a baby outfit my customers and staff gave me all sorts of baby gifts when I hadn't even worked there 3 mos when Jess was born! People there were far nicer than down farther into Cinci, in my opinion. I hope you can get the churches to help, they seemed very giving when I had encounters with them. </p><p> </p><p>If nothing else, maybe if katie or you went and explained the situation the manager at the Bob Evans (if it is still there) or other relatives would let you have whatever food is cooked at the end of the night that won't be served to customers the next day. Esp if you offer to take them a couple boxes of ziplocs. As a mgr I wouldn't have been able to give meals away but I did sometimes send food we would throw away home if an employee was on hard times or a someone asked nicely. It cannot hurt to ask.</p><p> </p><p>If there is a Panera bread store around they may also be helpful. My father in law works with his church at the ministry that will pay a bill for someone who asks. They have three giant freezers full of food they send with people who come for the other aid. One is meat from a couple of stores that freeze meat the last day of the "sell by" period and then drop off a couple of times a month when the church has room for it. the other 2 freezers are mostly full of Panera bread and soup. The soups have been prepared but not served to customers so the church gets it and freezes it in paper cups. I think most Panera's donate baked goods, but it cannot hurt to go and ask the manager. Our Panera wanted to donate to our homeless shelter and cannot. The shelter in my town insists on having the food arrive on thebig metal pans that it is baked on - expensive pans. They have to be a certain size for some stupid reason. So our Panera donates to other groups, leaving our shelter out because the shelter's rules are very very expensive for the stores. </p><p> </p><p>You should also have the kids contact the catholic archdiocese offices, and/or whatever offices are listed in cinci and dayton and middletown for catholic charities. This is in addition to the Catholic Churches. Also check for Jewish synagogues and whatever the name is for the Jewish charities as I think they have a separate office/organization. </p><p> </p><p>Has Evan been enrolled in Head Start yet? in my opinion that would be an excellent idea to try to do this week. They will provide a LOT of services. In most areas they offer programs for 3year olds, or so I was led to believe. If they say they are full ask what they can offer as he clearly needs early interventions. There may be a special program just for kids his age who have the problems he has. If the school/head start won't/can't give you info check online or the state BOE. If he could go to school it would free the kids to both job hunt all day and to sign up with temp agencies. </p><p> </p><p>What are katie's phone skills like? Her husband's? There are a LOT of good paying jobs for people who sound good on the phone. It can be learned and you could work with them to role play calls. They would need a good speaking voice on the phone, polite manners (of course) and the ability to read and operate a computer and very basic typing skills. Then they can work collections, phone sales, marketing research (that area is about ideal for a job in marketing research as there are a LOT of firms there who do that and have huge call centers). There is also a company that sells jewelry by phone that pays VERY well. They have fliers in many of the catalogs = sears, penneys, roaman's, chadwicks, and a TON more as well as catalogs in their own name. I don't know if transportation is feasible, I doubt it at this point, but once it is, or if they are interested once they can get a car, it is a very good paying job. I worked there with high school kids and with a number of ladies who quit working at jobs like Krogers and various factories because it paid a LOT better, was always heated or cooled and you were off your feet, plus you got forty percent off the cost of the products. </p><p> </p><p>I hope that they are able to turn things around and build a life. I will PM some info to you also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 385375, member: 1233"] I am glad that you are getting to reconnect with katie and the grands, and get to know katie's husband and Evan. It is really hard to share a small home with that many people, esp with that many of them being difficult children. I know that they would probably prefer to stay with you rather than go to a shelter, but if they are not in a shelter or motel they will be put lower on the priority list for about every service. You mentioned being in the Hillsboro school district in another post. I used to work at the Bob Evans at the Hillsboro/Franklin exit off 75 way back when we first lived in OH, when Jess was first born. I actually worked there when I went out on maternity leave - I was happier working at that store than at the fancier newer stores in Cinci because I had the BEST employees and customers except for the violent creep who was the cook on my shift 3 nights a week. I LOVED my customers there, and even though my own relatives refused to even give me a baby outfit my customers and staff gave me all sorts of baby gifts when I hadn't even worked there 3 mos when Jess was born! People there were far nicer than down farther into Cinci, in my opinion. I hope you can get the churches to help, they seemed very giving when I had encounters with them. If nothing else, maybe if katie or you went and explained the situation the manager at the Bob Evans (if it is still there) or other relatives would let you have whatever food is cooked at the end of the night that won't be served to customers the next day. Esp if you offer to take them a couple boxes of ziplocs. As a mgr I wouldn't have been able to give meals away but I did sometimes send food we would throw away home if an employee was on hard times or a someone asked nicely. It cannot hurt to ask. If there is a Panera bread store around they may also be helpful. My father in law works with his church at the ministry that will pay a bill for someone who asks. They have three giant freezers full of food they send with people who come for the other aid. One is meat from a couple of stores that freeze meat the last day of the "sell by" period and then drop off a couple of times a month when the church has room for it. the other 2 freezers are mostly full of Panera bread and soup. The soups have been prepared but not served to customers so the church gets it and freezes it in paper cups. I think most Panera's donate baked goods, but it cannot hurt to go and ask the manager. Our Panera wanted to donate to our homeless shelter and cannot. The shelter in my town insists on having the food arrive on thebig metal pans that it is baked on - expensive pans. They have to be a certain size for some stupid reason. So our Panera donates to other groups, leaving our shelter out because the shelter's rules are very very expensive for the stores. You should also have the kids contact the catholic archdiocese offices, and/or whatever offices are listed in cinci and dayton and middletown for catholic charities. This is in addition to the Catholic Churches. Also check for Jewish synagogues and whatever the name is for the Jewish charities as I think they have a separate office/organization. Has Evan been enrolled in Head Start yet? in my opinion that would be an excellent idea to try to do this week. They will provide a LOT of services. In most areas they offer programs for 3year olds, or so I was led to believe. If they say they are full ask what they can offer as he clearly needs early interventions. There may be a special program just for kids his age who have the problems he has. If the school/head start won't/can't give you info check online or the state BOE. If he could go to school it would free the kids to both job hunt all day and to sign up with temp agencies. What are katie's phone skills like? Her husband's? There are a LOT of good paying jobs for people who sound good on the phone. It can be learned and you could work with them to role play calls. They would need a good speaking voice on the phone, polite manners (of course) and the ability to read and operate a computer and very basic typing skills. Then they can work collections, phone sales, marketing research (that area is about ideal for a job in marketing research as there are a LOT of firms there who do that and have huge call centers). There is also a company that sells jewelry by phone that pays VERY well. They have fliers in many of the catalogs = sears, penneys, roaman's, chadwicks, and a TON more as well as catalogs in their own name. I don't know if transportation is feasible, I doubt it at this point, but once it is, or if they are interested once they can get a car, it is a very good paying job. I worked there with high school kids and with a number of ladies who quit working at jobs like Krogers and various factories because it paid a LOT better, was always heated or cooled and you were off your feet, plus you got forty percent off the cost of the products. I hope that they are able to turn things around and build a life. I will PM some info to you also. [/QUOTE]
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