My family is currently homeless. We live in our car, usually at Walmart parking lots or rest stops. We are a family of four. I'm disabled, my husband suffers from mental illness, and we have two teenage boys, as well. My oldest is autistic. (thread)

Because of the autism and because we all suffer from anxiety, we avoid the overnight shelter here, which is usually full of sick children, loud noise, and awful smells. I have tried this option many times, and my oldest just hides in the bathroom when we are there.

The majority of the programs here for the homeless are for adults without children. There is literally one family shelter. We are on a list to get into the main shelter, but like I said, we have problems with the overnight shelter there, too.

Thanks to people helping us, we were able to stay warm in a motel during the snowstorms that hit the Pacific NW over the weekend. We are so grateful for the help, and the opportunity to sleep in actual beds! Thank you!!

We try to keep things as "normal" as they can be, keeping to routines most of the time, like staying in the same areas, normal bedtime/wake up times, stuff like that. We are a very close family, we get along and are usually in good spirits!

If you want to help us out with food, gas (used for warmth), or even toward a motel stay, it would be awesome. We are out here in all kinds of weather, and we welcome the chance for hot food or a warm bed.

We have a GoFundMe, but it has a bunch of charges, apparently, plus it takes days to get to us. We do have a PayPal account that gets funds to us immediately. Our account link is paypal.me/MayerFamily.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us, through donations or retweeting. We appreciate the kindness people have shown us, it gives me hope. #homelessness #homeless

Here is our PayPal link, if anyone can help! paypal.me/MayerFamily