Major update as former Nickelodeon child star seen on streets helped by former co-star
Warning: This article contains discussion of addiction and homelessness which some readers may find distressing
An update on the status of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide star Tylor Chase appears to show him being helped by one of his former co-stars.
Chase went viral recently after videos of him on the streets of Riverside, California were shared around, while authorities said they did not know how long he had been 'experiencing homelessness'.
Riverside Police Department said he had always been 'cordial and cooperative with our officers', and that their Public Safety Engagement Team 'contact him at least once a week and consistently offer a variety of resources, including assistance with temporary shelter options'.
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Chase himself has said he is not homeless and he has options available, saying: "It's not really like that, I have friends and family. I stay around here locally. My mom is here. I have a lot of good people helping me.
"It's not too shabby. A lot of people help out. It goes a long way. I have family and friends, and the housing shelter assistance program. There's graceful charity from the grace of God's family people. That's a pretty chill aspect of it all. It's a true privilege, obviously."
He also said he had been considering moving back to Georgia to see his dad and suggested he might get 'a housing assistance program' and that he was 'not really active homeless at this time'.
A GoFundMe had been set up for him, but the 36-year-old's mother asked for people not to donate to it as she said her son would not 'benefit' from the money.
She said: "I have gotten him several phones, but he loses them within a day or two. He cannot manage money or his meds by himself."
In an update to Chase's status, his Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide co-star Daniel Curtis Lee shared on Instagram yesterday (23 December) that he had met up with his former colleague.
Lee shared that they had gone for pizza and also facetimed with fellow former Nickelodeon co-star Devon Werkheiser.
Afterwards, he showed he had checked Chase into a hotel and they had discussed the possibility of going to a rehab facility.
"Tylor Chase and Cookie reunite with Ned on FaceTime. Well fed and safe from the rain. Hotel secured! One step closer to long term treatment,” Lee wrote as the caption for the clip.
"PS: Tylor wants to livestream video games. Who can help?"
Lee said that Chase was 'on my heart often, on my mind often' as he said he'd helped him get in touch with his father.
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Joe Harker