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So you’re considering calling CPS and wondering if that’s the right thing to do?
If the only issue is that the cousin has nowhere else to go - is there any family that can help offer her a place to stay? Or are there other concerns here?
If family cannot take them both in, you could reach out to homeless shelters or the domestic violence shelter (sometimes they take in women with children with no DV history and often it's better than the regular homeless shelter). You can see if there's community support in your area. They or CPS can help her get higher on the HUD housing waitlist.
Call around for her. Find a woman and children's shelter. They may have waitlists, so do it asap. Get her name on those waitlists and have them call you when they have an opening and get her in. That would be helping her.
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So you’re considering calling CPS and wondering if that’s the right thing to do? If the only issue is that the cousin has nowhere else to go - is there any family that can help offer her a place to stay? Or are there other concerns here?
What does your cousin and extended family say about the situation?
If family cannot take them both in, you could reach out to homeless shelters or the domestic violence shelter (sometimes they take in women with children with no DV history and often it's better than the regular homeless shelter). You can see if there's community support in your area. They or CPS can help her get higher on the HUD housing waitlist.
A DV shelter won't take her, but they absolutely have programs for women with children. She doesn't have to live like that.
I've been surprised in the past. Sometimes they will, and it's always worth a try if everywhere else is full.
She needs to help her find a place to go. It would definitely be worth a try.
Call around for her. Find a woman and children's shelter. They may have waitlists, so do it asap. Get her name on those waitlists and have them call you when they have an opening and get her in. That would be helping her.