I have been a consulting statistical analyst and project coordinator for entrepreneurs since 2006, and due to the October stock crash and economic conditions, lost income and all savings. I moved to Reno from San Diego in Feb 2007 to leave an abusive relationship and reconnect with my mother, whom I hadnt known since I was a youth. I have been telecommuting. Reno has no market for my expertise. I recently finally got hired as lane monitor for the US Bowling Conference, in town until July. My mom and step-dad are the only family I have here, and they have very limited resources and I cannot move in with them. Most of my family is in St Louis and I can have my cats there but no-one can afford the $1000++ of typical transport fees. My cats are 7 years old, of the same litter, I raised them when the mom disappeared, and am dedicated to keeping them together. It would break my heart to lose them.