Where to move to and do good?

[Tongbaos]

Hello

Some may remember me from my post of needing work soon or my life and marriage here is over. Well unfortunately it is indeed now ending. ☹️

As I mentioned in other thread having spent a mass of my last 25 years of my life as a stay home dad, I'm almost 50 with no education above high school and no real skill set. I'm alone in the world, scared as hell, no money and nowhere to go and I have a few months to figure what to do.

A part of me thinks maybe I need to go volunteer somewhere in this world to do good and to find myself again. But if I volunteer I don't want to feel trapped because I can't even afford a ticket out.

So maybe volunteer or not, anybody have suggestions of where I can go in this world to find myself, help others and not be homeless? Just looking for ideas to research.

I know covid is a problem, but let's just assume for figuring this out I can fly into a place, and go. Where can I go?

Thanks.

[blueagles]

https://www.mercyships.org/

[Edwardstorm]

Sorry to read your troubles.

A bit hard to recommend a specific place in the world.

One of the challenges you will run into obviously is that you will most likely need a visa to stay anywhere outside of your home country for any prolonged period of time.

From reading your other thread I believe you are Canadian?. It is probably not top of mind but did you consider going back to Canada and from there approach Canadian based organisations that support volunteer work (globally)? I would think that at least that would give you a basis to work from in an environment that you know, where you speak the same language, understand the culture etc (at least assuming you are indeed Canadian and you are welcome to return there). It may very well be that, having lived outside Canada for a prolonged period of time, makes you more desirable for volunteer organisations operating outside Canada.

Just venturing out in the world in the hopes of finding a new "home" is perhaps a bit too much to all take on at once, especially if you are hard strung on cash. Seems to me you need to find some stability in your life again first in order to move on from there again. Otherwise it's like trying to get out of quicksand....

[VillanElle]

The family services of the Social Welfare Dept. has listed 3 non-profits for individuals like you:
https://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site..._serstsleeper/
*Christian Concern for the Homeless Association
*St. James Settlement
*Salvation Army

but you could also try your luck with ImpactHK by Jerry Rotmeyer or SOCO Hong Kong.
Some of the churches provide shelter and counselling for men, but I don’t recall which.

Best of luck to you.

[merchantms]

Where are your children? If you stayed home to raise them you must have a close relationship. Why not relocate to be near them?

[MABinPengChau]

If you think that English teaching might be in your future, you could use this time to try at least an online TEFL course and, if you like it and think it might be for you, go for one that gives you real classroom experience. Would give you at least some skill to offer a volunteer organization.

[rainylin]

I'm not sure how it actually works, but full time volunteers for Crossroads nearby Gold Coast, do actually provided place to leave. You could try to contact them. But make sure you understand that it's volunteer work, Tuesday to Saturday. https://www.crossroads.org.hk/home/c...nteer-with-us/

[RMDNC]

Your best bet (easiest to land job) IMO is the service industry, essential worker fields. Means restaurants, hotels, delivery, supermarket. If you can do this say in the US you may get union protection. But with COVID-19 it might be diffcult to land. Why not go for a lifestyle change and move to Hawaii and try seeking a job there?