<prompt> Human: I dont know where to go. I am using a throwaway account for obvious reasons and I have resorted to coming here because I need some advice on what to do. I will give a little bit of background information on the situation so it can be a bit easier to understand. First off I am not someone who has a lot of money, I barely even have 1000 saved up right now. My mother has requested money from on and off since I have been in the military 4 Years and usually its in the range of 50-200 and has probably occurred more than a dozen times and the most Ive ever given was 400. I obviously help out because not only is she my mother but she is also in care of my little sister who is just barely under 10 years old. I am kind of reluctant to help because I have my own things to deal with in life and want to build my own life without having others in my care. The money I make isnt much but I have some that I can spare and this is why I OK the behavior that I know I shouldnt allow but I just cant help it because I know my mother and younger sister will suffer.Now, for the issue at hand. I last spoke to her about a month ago and everything seemed fine but recently my mother called me crying and begging me for help. She told me she had planned to take her income tax and move out of the trailer that she was living in and due to the IRS preforming an audit the money has been on hold. The big issue that this caused is that since she was counting on that income tax to be received she didnt pay her last months rent with the plan that she was going to move somewhere else anyways and could skip the payment. Well she ended up getting evicted. She has asked for help from other family members that live in the area but they have turned her away! So she not only has no money but she also has no where to go and no family members to rely on! She does have a stable job she has had for a while but she is only making somewhere in the range of 3000 a month and has to take care of my little sister and my step father who is unemployed. She has been in this situation since the beginning of April and as a way to accommodate for living she has begun living in a motel that is costing her nearly 80 a night! I know that is a horrible idea but she has no where else to go.It gets worse because her vehicle to work is beginning to have issues with the transmission and wont operate in certain gears even reverse. Another issue she is now having to battle is now that she doesnt have an actual residence she cannot sign my younger sister up for school since you need a residential address and a motel address does not suffice. So when she told me all of this she absolutely needed help and asked for 500. I of course helped but I know given the current conditions it will eventually snowball and she we will return asking for more money that I cannot provide. I dont know what to do or where to go this is just my start and I am hoping to be pointed in the correct direction to not only help my mother and my younger sister but to also help myself.I know that the typical advice is to not help but there is no way I can condemn my mother and my younger sister. I just want to know what I can do and what kind of services are out there that can help them out in more ways than I can. What kind of services are in place that my mother or I can take advantage of that can help. My mother is a resident of Florida. TL;DR : My mother is basically homeless and is spending nearly all of her paycheck on a motel 80 a night to keep a roof over her and my little sisters head. She recently asked that I give her 500 which I did so that she can remain afloat and feed her and my younger sister. I know the issue will snowball and she will return asking for more money that I dont have. What can I do to help and what kind of services are out there to help?Thank you for you time, I am sorry I am here I just dont know where else to go.Assistant: Can you not act as a single unit? Move into a house together and tackle bills together. Step father needs to step up and get a job even if it is minimum wage.Human: I would love to do that but I am active duty and I dont even live in the same state as them. I am a single soldier and am assigned a barracks room so I couldnt move them in with me if I wanted to. I am trying to help them as much as I can but there is only so much i can do. I know he does and I have very adamantly stated this to my mother but she hasnt acted on it  <response>: OP, IMO, youve already done more than you should and you are enabling this destructive behavior by sending cash. The obvious problem here is stepdad - who refuses to contribute to the family finances knowing your Mom will call you crying for money - which you do. Repeatedly.Its past time for you to say NO MORE! If you keep doing what youre doing - bailing her out - when you really ant afford it - it will never stop! 