And call your local tech schools. Some states have programs to fund tech certificates. For example, in Kentucky, or one has no income or poverty for a while, the CDL training is free without needing student loan type assistance. If you can get student loans, enroll in the cheapest college possible and max them out, then pay for a studio apartment somewhere cheap and save every dime, and use the 'address' to get a job that doesn't require local commutes resources -- like trucker. Utah used to be the political debates for having solved homelessness. I thought Utah gave apartments to homeless people? Or you coukd get a bachelors in social work and then a phd, live on loans and stipends for 6 years or so, and obtain a licensed occupation. Information technology/tech is a road to sadness and nobody in your position should aim at it