How can I help my best friend?

[Megson]

She hasn't had the best life. I'll try to make this short:

She lived in Ohio for 6 years or so with her dad, but he kicked her out last summer for reasons I don't even know. She moved to Florida to live with her birth mother, but she ended up getting kicked out of there because of the complicated relationship between them. Now she sort of lives with her grandpa, but she sleeps on his couch, and she stays with an ex-boyfriend over the weekends. She still lives in Florida.

Basically, she doesn't have a home. And I can't help her because I'm in Ohio. She wants to get an apartment, but she can't get a job (she's trying though). She's 18 and still in high school and she plans to finish and graduate next year. What can she do that might help her situation? Is there anything I can do?

[PerpetualMotionSquad]

Damn that's horrible I cannot believe to imagine how that feels for her! There's really nothing you can do since you're in a different state. Some moral support would be really good for her it's nice to know someone is backing her :)

[dontfiguremeout]

Honestly, I say tell her to start looking for colleges! She's at the point where she can start looking at them, applying for scholarships, ect. Tell her to start applying for every single scholarship there is, no matter what the money amount is. Reason why I'm saying this is because she can't just live like this for the rest of her life. She needs to go to college and get a good education so she can make something of herself. If she makes really good college applications talking about her life story and he she really wants to go and to become successful, colleges will want students like that and can give them up to full ride scholar ships! Of course she would be working at one or two jobs to get all the money she can get. And far as you helping, just encourage her! She really needs the encouragement she can get!