my cry for help

i am a single mother of 4 in pittsburgh,pa. i recently disconnected from my mother(the only family i had) due to her drug use and abuse..i moved into another town with my kids and was doing ok.i was a diner waitress and made ends meet. in may 23-07 i was fired and still have not found work.waitress wage unemployment checks are around $50 a week.i cannot get welfare and child support payments are few and far between. i have not paid june's rent-i am getting shut off notices already and i am stuck..i cannot put my kids back into an abusive home..my only choice may end up being a shelter. my kids are 12,10,7,and 5. i dont want them to endure such pain..please i have applications in all over the place and even if i got a job today by the time i got paid we may not have a home or electric-water-phone-gas ...i feel like 5,000 would get me and my family back on track...please if you can help we would be so grateful...i could maybe try to pay it back little by little...i just need help..thank you and god bless.