BlkDolliah

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

I reblogged this one post that I still have up from another account— however, while I was checking all of the links, I noticed this post was made in 2014. Some of these links, not all of course, are expired. So I’m re-making the list and adding a bit more to it with updated versions for all of the expired links + more. Thank you so much @lilypotterr for first coming up with this list to help the general public!

A loved one passed away

You burned yourself

You or your friends have self-harm tendencies

You’re stuck in a foreign country

You got stabbed/impaled

Your condom breaks

You feel a lump on your breasts

Your friends are ignoring you

You’re stranded on an island

You got rejected by a crush

You get into a car accident

You got stung by a bee/wasp

You got fired from your job

You’re in an earthquake

Your tattoo gets infected

Your house is on fire

You’re lost in the woods

You get arrested abroad

You get robbed

Your partner cheated on you

You’re on a ship that's sinking

You fall into ice

You’re stuck in an elevator

You hit deer with your car

You have food poisoning

Your pet passed away

You fall off of a horse

You or your friend has alcohol poisoning

You have toxic shock syndrome

Your house has a gas leak