I've applied to get into a sober supportive living women's residence. I did this on the recommendation of my treatment team at my rehab. I hope to get in, because it's rent geared to income of which I currently have none, (Have some part time work starting shortly). It would be a safe enviroment, and the structure and having other women around would be good fior me as I tend to isolate.

I filled out the application and went for an interview back in Feb. and was told that I'd be placed on thier waiting list. ok - I get it, everything subsidized has waiting lists.

I called this week, on the advice of my social worker, just to see if I could find out where I am on the waiting list? No luck - just that I'm on it, and if an openning comes up they'll call me.

I mention this to my primary nurse who is technically my case manager. So she looked over the application form, and noticed it asked if the referring agency would be willing to provide a letter of recommendation? I'd said yes but at no time during my interview did they ask for one. Anyway the nurse called over and found out that not only do they want a letter or reference, they want 2 (It doesn't say this anywhere on the application). I can get my psychologist to write it and fax it in, but it's annoying me. if they wanted two letters of reference, why couldn't they just say so in the first place.

Now I'm also thinking, that I'm relatively advantaged - English is my first language, I'm computer savy, I can afford to pay a private psychologist, I have a whole team at my rehab helping me navigate the system, I'm educated, and I know how to be pushy on my own behalf. I'd hate to think what navigating the system would be like without my advantages.

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