Where I live there is a major "assistance crisis." So there is a lot of red tape and such. We have a very high homeless population here, unfortunately. Also similar where she came from. They even built housing for them a few years ago, but that's already filled up. We also never qualified for daycare assistance, which is why my husband stayed home. But now that his mom seems to be going to live with us forever, he is going to get a job. But, I worry because it's hard for her to take care of the kids. But maybe if we have more money it will be easier....

Thanks to all of you for all this info. I will look into it all.