Joe,

My wife and I are praying for you.  Don't give up hope.  After working for years, we both went back to school to try for something better.  Money is tight right now, but we'll send you what we can.  We're both from a "developing country" as some like to call it and so I can say we're very used to corruption in business and government.  But, the amount of chicanery going on here and now, amazes even us.

We live close to West Virginia.  Our local church organizes, once a month, a job fair for anyone interested.  Web designers, artists, hairdressers, cooks, accountants,...just about anyone you can imagine shows up to these events to both help people like yourself in need or to look for employment themselves.  They also provide free groceries, hair cuts, counseling, and other services that are sorely needed to whoever comes.  I would add my voice to those saying, please check the local churches and see if there's anything like this in your area. 

Things WILL get better.  There are many people out there who STILL care.  The trick is finding them ;).