Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from being homeless?

Re:Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from b... by smilesnd on Saturday August 04, 2018 @03:02AM (#17685740)

This might sound like a stupid question, but can a homeless person even get a job? Isn't the whole cycle of becoming homeless evil because you need a residents to apply for a job? Just like all those freelance website require you to link a bank account which you need a address to get a bank account.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from b... by pdxHomelessDev on Saturday August 04, 2018 @02:53PM (#17688013)

I am not having too many problems with that yet. And yes, I can use the shelter as a mailing address. Though I just use the address on my ID, which I no longer live at, for fields where they just need an address but won't mail anything to me.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from b... by samatman on Saturday August 04, 2018 @06:05AM (#17686203)

Getting an address for these purposes is substantially easier and cheaper than obtaining steady housing.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from b... by smilesnd on Saturday August 04, 2018 @07:04AM (#17686346)

How do you get a address?

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Re:Ask HN: How to get web development career on track from b... by jdietrich on Saturday August 04, 2018 @09:50AM (#17686833)

A homeless shelter, a day center, a church, a sympathetic friend. My local indie book store allows homeless people to use their mailing address. Finding someone who will hold your mail is a lot easier than finding somewhere to live.

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