<prompt> Human: As my last daughter graduates high school, Ive been concerned about my husband and Is future. We have been giving everything we have to our kids to ensure that they prosper, even beyond providing long term security for ourselves.Small backstory. We live in a small town in Mississippi 12,000 people. My husband 50, currently works manual labor for enough to get by paycheck to paycheck. A few years ago, I had a job working at a checking advance place small scams if you ask me, but was layed off due to the business closing. I received unemployment for a year and a half, but could not find a job in town. Ive been resorting to running a small day care for one or two kids for family friends. We currently only have 1000 cash and I am concerned for our future. Im not sure what options we have, to be honest. We both graduated high school, but that is all the education we have.A slightly different note, it seems that some of the folk in poverty here are given 800 - 900 in food stamps a month and it shocks me this might only be gossip in town. Some people here say that they simply have a bunch of kids and can receive more money. Can anyone shed light on government help and how we can check if we qualify?Where should we look, who should we be asking, to help with this situation?  <response>: Google is your friend. Search for things like SNAP benefits Mississippi and government benefits Mississippi. You should be able to find minimum qualifications and the application process very easily. Here is a good source to start with. 