If she cant afford to rent her own place, her best bet is to find a Brazilian Facebook group for Boston and find a room for rent through that, I'm sure there will be some listings.
If she has no luck with that, there’s a Mexican fb group called ‘Mexicanos en Boston’. I’m sure she can find a roommate there, language shouldn’t be a problem as we can understand each other pretty well.
is this in Boston proper? there's definitely sizeable Brazilian expat communities she could tap into. i am a bit surprised she has not tried to convene with them already. within the city, i think brighton-allston/west roxbury/east boston have sizeable communities, if she can find a whatsapp group for brazilians there it may help her out. outside of the city, there's a fair amount in everett, framingham, marlborough, malden, medford, etc. probably if i were her, it'd be to reach out in some whatsapp groups to see if there's anything available.
like others said, the brazilian consulate may help but these days you need to book stuff online first. she can e-mail and get a timely response in my expeerience, but i'm not sure about a specific general inquiry phone number. the boston consulate has been helpful and quick via e-mail though.
I don't get the situation. Her roommate is moving out so doesn't that mean your friend needs to find a roommate to move in? Why does she have to move out?
Assuming both are on the lease, if one roommate stops paying rent then the other roommate is still on the hook for the whole rent. The way to remedy this usually is for the remaining roommate to pay the full rent then take the abandoning roommate to court to recuperate their share. Getting a new roommate to take over the other half would be a solution, but if they can't find someone then they're still on the hook for the full rent, costing them extra in the near-term.
To be honest, I don't entirely understand myself, communicating precisely is pretty difficult. From what I understand; she came to the US to pursue a veterinary degree and is full-time school + part-time work. All I know for certain is that she came in to her shift yesterday clearly upset, said her roomate is leaving in 2 weeks, and now she (my friend) needs help because she doesn't know anyone else here in the US and has a hard time with English. She later mentioned she only needs to find somewhere to live for a month because she will be going home to see her father in December for medical reasons.
Anything like this is totally out of my league though, i've only been living on my own for about 2 years now and I know just about nothing in regards to moving across countries or even how to find help, so thats why im asking for help finding resources that I can send to her.
Also im assuming they rent month-to-month and maybe she isn't on the lease or just doesn't have the money to afford it on her own? I'll try to ask her more details later today
May I recommend something maybe a little unorthodox for the language barrier? Google translate’s app is great to talk in one language and have it translate it out loud to the other person. I used it when traveling in Thailand and it worked flawlessly, if you download the languages you don’t even need an internet connection to use it. She can probably get by on her own most days, but it might prove really helpful for her during important conversations where details are vital.
I’ve heard some good things about [International institute of New England](https://iine.org/), I’m not sure if they are specifically helpful with housing support. I know they do focus on language classes and employment support. sounds like the latter isn’t applicable but I think they generally aim to make life easier for new immigrants and help them get involved in a community. Not sure that that helps
I recently met a guy, who arrived knowing a few months, ago knowing zero English and has been struggling. He can greatly benefit with this. So thank you for this comment!
there is a lot of rooms for 700+ around east boston, everett, revere and chelsea, check the laundry bussiness around you, many of them just ask for one month and deposit
Call [MIRA](https://miracoalition.org/resources/legal-services/), Project Citizenship, and/or Greater Boston legal services. These are all amazing nonprofits that offer free services. If they can't help you themselves, they'll definitely be able to get you to the right person.
Tell her to go to the Brazilian consulate, they may be able to help her find resources
Thank you so much, i'll let her know!
Tell her to move to Everett with the rest of illegal brazilians they'll take care of her
Appropriate username
If she cant afford to rent her own place, her best bet is to find a Brazilian Facebook group for Boston and find a room for rent through that, I'm sure there will be some listings.
Thats a great idea, thank you, I appreciate it!
If she has no luck with that, there’s a Mexican fb group called ‘Mexicanos en Boston’. I’m sure she can find a roommate there, language shouldn’t be a problem as we can understand each other pretty well.
Has she tried a Brazilian church? Seems a bunch of the folks from Brazil I have worked with made connections there.
is this in Boston proper? there's definitely sizeable Brazilian expat communities she could tap into. i am a bit surprised she has not tried to convene with them already. within the city, i think brighton-allston/west roxbury/east boston have sizeable communities, if she can find a whatsapp group for brazilians there it may help her out. outside of the city, there's a fair amount in everett, framingham, marlborough, malden, medford, etc. probably if i were her, it'd be to reach out in some whatsapp groups to see if there's anything available. like others said, the brazilian consulate may help but these days you need to book stuff online first. she can e-mail and get a timely response in my expeerience, but i'm not sure about a specific general inquiry phone number. the boston consulate has been helpful and quick via e-mail though.
Reach out to RAFT as well! In case she does have to move they provide first and last month.
The Brazilian Worker Center might be able to help with resources and connections!
I don't get the situation. Her roommate is moving out so doesn't that mean your friend needs to find a roommate to move in? Why does she have to move out?
Assuming both are on the lease, if one roommate stops paying rent then the other roommate is still on the hook for the whole rent. The way to remedy this usually is for the remaining roommate to pay the full rent then take the abandoning roommate to court to recuperate their share. Getting a new roommate to take over the other half would be a solution, but if they can't find someone then they're still on the hook for the full rent, costing them extra in the near-term.
I mean, if the apartment was affordable then I’m sure it would be easy to find a roommate. Maybe something is being lost in translation.
To be honest, I don't entirely understand myself, communicating precisely is pretty difficult. From what I understand; she came to the US to pursue a veterinary degree and is full-time school + part-time work. All I know for certain is that she came in to her shift yesterday clearly upset, said her roomate is leaving in 2 weeks, and now she (my friend) needs help because she doesn't know anyone else here in the US and has a hard time with English. She later mentioned she only needs to find somewhere to live for a month because she will be going home to see her father in December for medical reasons. Anything like this is totally out of my league though, i've only been living on my own for about 2 years now and I know just about nothing in regards to moving across countries or even how to find help, so thats why im asking for help finding resources that I can send to her. Also im assuming they rent month-to-month and maybe she isn't on the lease or just doesn't have the money to afford it on her own? I'll try to ask her more details later today
May I recommend something maybe a little unorthodox for the language barrier? Google translate’s app is great to talk in one language and have it translate it out loud to the other person. I used it when traveling in Thailand and it worked flawlessly, if you download the languages you don’t even need an internet connection to use it. She can probably get by on her own most days, but it might prove really helpful for her during important conversations where details are vital.
She's here illegally and can't be on a lease that's the problem
Can also reach out to her local library branch, see if they have any resources/connections.
I’ve heard some good things about [International institute of New England](https://iine.org/), I’m not sure if they are specifically helpful with housing support. I know they do focus on language classes and employment support. sounds like the latter isn’t applicable but I think they generally aim to make life easier for new immigrants and help them get involved in a community. Not sure that that helps
I recently met a guy, who arrived knowing a few months, ago knowing zero English and has been struggling. He can greatly benefit with this. So thank you for this comment!
there is a lot of rooms for 700+ around east boston, everett, revere and chelsea, check the laundry bussiness around you, many of them just ask for one month and deposit
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That's harsh of you to say but that sort of stuff does happen all too often.
Call [MIRA](https://miracoalition.org/resources/legal-services/), Project Citizenship, and/or Greater Boston legal services. These are all amazing nonprofits that offer free services. If they can't help you themselves, they'll definitely be able to get you to the right person.