1.) Make sure you finish school and also try to further you education beyond high school because, high school is free that will help enable you to at lease have that high school education, you can than apply for other assistance to help in obtaining other skills you will need for your further, there are so many resources out there that can help you, you have to make sure you gain some skills first so that you will have skills to work. Apply for some financial aid for school or training. And through these programs assistance you, you can find out about how to get money for your personal and housing needs.
2.) You have to make sure you have a place to live weather it's with family or a friend and then get a job even if it's a part - time job and as long as you have a place to lye your head at night you can still make something out of your life. You can apply for food assistance and get clothes from a thrift shops, or the salvation army, or local churches some even offer food. At a young age growing up without parents you will need to gain assets to all of these programs that's available to you until you're able to make it on your own. The fact that you don't have any parents should not stop you. Many turn to drugs it doesn't have to be you.
3.) Growing up without parents is hard and emotional and stressful, and even painful you don't have to turn to the streets there is always another options, and it may look like the end of the world but, it not., you make your life what you want it to be if you just don't give up and turn to the streets and drugs . You may not have the loving care of a parent or parents but, somewhere along the way you can still find love to for filed you life. You can still have a happy life if you just don't give up because you think no one cares. Circumstances don't allow for everyone to have a happy home with loving parents.
4.) Aways strive for the highest things in life, don't just settle for less, of course things will be hard and devastating at first especially if you're under 18 but, you can still make it if you just try. Once you are 18 you're an adult and from there it shouldn't be to hard to figure out how to proceed with your life, because you can always seek advise form others even if they're not related to you. You must not be afraid of life, just get out there and grad it by the horns and keep going and never allow yourself to look back because, that will only slow you down. And you'll probably sometimes feel lonely and un loved but, only you can change that with a little strength and encouragement from the right people.
5.) Once you start taking care of yourself you will see it;s not as hard as you may think, do whatever it takes to stay on top without falling through the cracks. It really can be done if you don't give up and work hard at it, it's hard for most of us but, we still have to keep going. Remember, you can do what ever you want to do but, if you do nothing than nothing will ever happen for you. You have to make your life what you want it be or close to it. Growing up without parents is ruff but, can be accomplish with effort.
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