as the title pretty much says it all, my father passed away on thanksgiving. he was the last of my family and now i'm all alone. we were homeless when he passed so I've been struggling a bit since that happened. I'm trying to completely build a life for myself from literally square 1.

its... its been tough but I've had a little bit of help here and there. a friend of mine set up a gofundme for me to try and help me out with people donating (can be found here: http://www.gofundme.com/helpjakejohnston) It describes a bit of what happened. to my dad as well as what I need most

what i really need is:

1. to find a local place to stay/rent (shelters cannot work... with my social anxiety that's a recipe for panic attacks and disaster)

2. finding a permanent job, I'm working somewhere right now but as it currently stands its only a temp job thru December with the possibility that come january it MIGHT become a permanent position. I'd rather not let everything ride on a maybe so that's another thing i'll need help with. I can't work retail (again, social anxiety+lots of people+crowds = not good situation) but i'm a fast learner, extremely technologically and computer literate and good with my hands (ideally i'd be able to find a position that I could telecommute and do entirely online, if that were the case I would actually be able to move pretty much anywhere for the first thing listed and it wouldn't need to be a local place)

3. start donations to help me get my storage unit closed out (A friend of my dad's is willing to lemme house all the stuff from my storage unit in something he owns. all I have to do is pay the bill off and get my stuff outta there... the bill is $1560 and each month adds an additional $300 to it)

4. once the storage unit is closed and all my stuff is moved i'll need help with selling things on there. likely craigslist or something of the like, and its alot of random stuff (bunch of tools, a car, a riding lawn mower, a generator, old games, furniture, etc.) whatever I make from that will go towards helping me get a life for myself set up.

5. once that happens i'll be working towards trying to set other parts of my life up (a SD for my S.A.D. and Bipolar II to help me cope and function in everyday life (my therapist is helping me with this one), friends who i could get out of the house and actually do stuff with so I'm not a closeted shut-in anymore (trying to change my old habits to better ones to honor my dad... do something he'd be proud of), possibly a girlfriend if i'm lucky enough, college, etc.)

right now tho the first few steps are getting donations and help with the first 3 things ASAP. steps 4 & 5 will come after that)

if anyone could be kind enough to donate to the gofund me and/or signal boost it so it can get out there and others who might be more financially able to do so can help out that'd be a major help (once again the link is here: http://www.gofundme.com/helpjakejohnston)

if anyone could offer some help in other ways please don't hesitate to comment or PM me. i'll be checking in at least daily (more likely twice daily)

thanks in advance for any and all help you can offer

~Cale