Resources can be difficult to track down when you don’t have stable housing, which opens the door, giving us all a chance to help, even if we cannot afford to assist monetarily. Simply being familiar with the opportunities in your area can allow you to become that desperately needed alternative resource.
For someone struggling to keep their family together, to lift themselves up and keep from drowning under the weight of it all, seeing your outstretched giving, helping hand can mean so much. Take a moment and become that supportive shoulder, give yourself a chance to hold out that caring hand. It can matter more than you might ever know. We’re all in this together, trying to make our way as best we can. Help make that process a little easier for someone. Become the brother, sister, or friend they didn’t know they had.
For more information about homelessness in your region of the U.S., and to find resources to help combat it, please check out the following resources:
Child Care Aware
800-424-2246
www.childcareaware.org
Health Care for the Homeless Clinics
www.bphc.hrsa.gov/hchirc/directory/
Homelessness Resource Center
Email: [email protected]
www.homeless.samhsa.gov
The National Center of Family Homelessness
Email: [email protected]
www.familyhomelessness.org
National Center for Homeless Education
www.serve.org/nche
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
202-708-4663
www.usich.gov
United Way’s First Call for Help
Dial 211 from any phone
www.211.org
REBEL WAYFARERS MC BOOK SERIES
Please note this book is part of the Rebel Wayfarers MC book series, featuring characters from additional books in the series. If the books are read out of order, you’ll twig to spoilers for the other books, so going back to read the skipped titles won’t have the same angsty reveals.
I strongly recommend you read them in order:
Mica – Book #1 Mason – Book #6
Slate – Book #2 Hoss – Book #7
Bear – Book #3 Duck – Book #8 (2016)
Jase – Book #4 Watcher – Book #9 (2016)
Gunny – Book #5 Bones – Book #10 (2017)
HOSS’ PLAYLIST
I put together YouTube playlists of music both mentioned in the book, and used during writing and editing. Want a peek into the mind of me? Be sure of your decision, it’s not always normal here!
Hoss’ playlist: bit.ly/hoss-playlist
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Raised in the south, MariaLisa deMora learned about the magic of books at an early age. Every summer, she would spend hours in the Upshur County library, devouring stacks of books in every genre. She still reads voraciously, and always has a few books going in paperback, hardback, on devices! On music, she says, “I love music of nearly any kind—jazz, country, rock, alt rock, metal, classical, bluegrass, rap, gangstergrass, hip hop—you name the type, I probably listen to it.
“I can often be seen dancing through the house in the early mornings. But what I really, REALLY love is live music. My favorite way to experience live music is seeing bands in small, dive bars [read: small, intimate venues]. If said bar [venue] has a good selection of premium tequila, then that’s a definite plus! Oh, and since I’m a hand gal, drummers are my thing—yeah, Paul and Alex—you know who you are!”
Hoss (Rebel Wayfarers MC Book 7) Page 35