I am looking for help for a friend of mine who has schizophrenia. She lives alone, and I check on her. She doesn't do well with people. She gets disability once a month. I am trying to get some help for her for Christmas. Can anyone direct me to a site that can help her?
She needs things like: sticky note pads, pens, and household supplies. She also needs a bed or a bigger air mattress; hers is on the floor. She could use some personal things too. Thank you.
By Tanya
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Check with your department of social services. They might know of someplace that can help her. As far as a bed goes, go to the office of your local Salvation Army and tell them she needs a bed, and they will give a voucher to take to the Salvation Army Thrift Store, and if the store has any beds they will give her one, however, somebody will more than likely have to transport it. There might be other organizations that provide help like that, too. It just depends on where you live. The Salvation Army might also help with some little gifts for her. Although most of the organizations that provide gifts for people have an age cut off limit of 12 years.
If your friend is 55 or older, the Department of Social Services should have a program called something like Adult Services for Aging. I don't know if they would help with a bed, but they have bought a shower bench for me and a walker. Also, nationwide there is a program that basically is called Opportunities for Independent Living, they also help with different things.
The big problem finding that organization is they have different names in different towns. Where I live it is called one thing and where my sisters live it has a different name. Somebody at Social Services should be able to help you find it, and if they can't I would contact some of your congress people.
If you have a minister talk to him, he might know some people in the church that have a bed, and some of the other little bit larger things that she needs. Sometimes a minister will take up an anonymous free will offering of cash or items that you tell him she needs. It is always good to have a minister as an acquaintance.
I meant to add it almost sounds like your friend might be a little bit on the autistic side, being she doesn't do well with people. I have a 27 year old grandson that is ADHD, autistic and schizophrenic, and he isn't real sociable, but we have been told that is the autism.
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