First, thanks for offering up this bit of assistance.
I alerted Ron to this, turns out he was already aware of it but he pointed out a key importance: Jeff is not homeless, the program is for homeless Vets. Ron owns the house Jeff lives in now and Jeff is welcome to live there as long as he likes. Some of Jeff's neighbors are not so happy with this but we ain't so happy with them either.
I'll not be showing this to Jeff because he will think he will be getting some kind of money from this program and plan on using it to do...well something the money was never intended for. If we show it to him and he is unable to get anything he tends to blame us for keeping him poor! Btw, whenever we ask Jeff what he will do with the extra money he could theoretically get from any social programs, he never has a coherent response. His biggest plan stems from his belief that the Navy is gonna give him some sort of a pension dating back to 1979. With that money he wants to take me on some sort of world tour where everyone will adore him for being a 'supreme being'. His latest plan for this tour includes the Pope btw. (He is pleased as punch when he tells me about it too).
Currently Ron has Jeff on what social programs Pierce County and the Federal Government has to offer. He has an EBT card, (food stamps), which Ron uses for Jeff, he has his electric covered through a Pierce County Program, and Ron gets a stipend from another program as Jeff's primary care giver. I should point out that Ron is not without resources himself, that he spends out of pocket for any of Jeffs needs when they come up plus Ron dedicates a whole lot of his time to Jeff, likely about 30-40 hrs per week. (Not sure about the actual hours, maybe more, maybe less). I spend around 10 hrs per week with Jeff.
Thanks again for the heads-up on that program, it was a nice thought anyway.
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