home for my kids

Hi, I am the struggling mother of six children. My twins just turned 18 and are off living their lives. My younger four are 13, 10, 9, and 7. Their father is trying to find work and getting close to having a job. I am in my third year of college for a BA in English. We were staying with my father-in-law, but once school started, that was apparently not good enough and the kids were taken into shelter care. All I have to do to get them back is have a home of my own and prove it. We found a three bedroom that we can afford once my husband starts getting paychecks, but we need first/last/deposit to get in. In the six months since he was layed off we have used up our meager savings and we have no credit to speak of with which to get a loan. All our friends are barely surviving as well, so no one has been able to help us. Can you?