Parolee Housing

Hi Everyone,

I've been away for a while. My husband has suffered the tortures of the damned with shingles in his eye and face, plus after-effects and several other medical issues. Aging is not for sissies -- kinda like being the parent of an inmate!

Anyway, my son will be paroled at the end of July. Because of where his children live, he will need to find housing in northern San Diego County. I live in another state. 

My son has never used tobacco, alcohol, or drugs; he has never committed a violent crime.  He is craving some normality in starting a new life, and he would love to find someone who would rent a small apartment -- over the garage, perhaps.

Since many of us are in the same boat ("How did we get here?"), I'm not sure if anyone will have any suggestions. I think the only hope is finding someone who knows someone, but how? How does a newly released felon find decent housing, when a background check is going to raise a hundred red flags?

I won't go on. I'm just hoping against hope that someone here has an idea I haven't thought of.

Thanks,

Janet

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  • Thank you, Mary!
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