Hi, My Nickname is Raulster5, and I'm 47 years old and homeless. I've been homeless here in the Victorville area for one month now, with no means of support what so ever. I've been out of work for almost 2 years now. I'm sure there is more homeless people out there with much more financial difficultly than I, but it is getting really tough to even find what I'm going to eat next. Yes it's got to that extreme. For once in my life I'm really scared. I'm a new construction plumber for 26 years, and was laid off back in 2008 when the economy fell out, and construction had came to a hault. There are no jobs here where I am. And beleive you me, I've tried to get just about anything from sales to flipping burgers, to telemarketing with no response. I have no money, food and now no family. It probably sounds all to familliar, but this is real! I can't get county aid, unemployment ran out months ago, and I don't know where to turn. I recently was caught for trespassing on a milatary base picking up brass to recycle to support myself, and was charged with Grand Theft. I'm no crimminal. I'm just doing what I thought could get me some money. I'm not knocking off Liquor Stores, or Robbing Banks, or taking Old folks Social Security Checks or anything, I was just scrapping to try to make it. I pleaded Guilty in court and was placed on Formal Probation for a year, but I report to Probation on June !st and I have to have an active address of I will go back to jail. Ive never been in any trouble in my life. I never been to jail until I was caught by the MPs last month. I made a mistake and I openly admit that I am guilty. But things have got to that point. I don't know what to do. I have no family. My so called friends say that they are struggling too. But they still have a roof over their heads and food on the table everyday, and fresh clean clothes. I have hit rock bottom. 2 years ago I was a Superintendent for a very large Plumbing Company making a lot of money, and now I'm a bum. I have no self respect, I can't look at myself in the mirror without crying. THAT'S NOT ME!!! All I want is a second chance. I'm a very Proud Person, and have a hard time asking for anything, but I'm at the end of my rope. Can anyone help.....Please! I don't know what to do anymore. Thanks for listening, and God Bless all!