[prewett]

+1, definitely. Social workers are there for exactly your situation. There are generally state programs for housing, housing assistance, food, and health care, which they can help you locate. You paid for this previously with your taxes, take advantage of them now. They are probably also aware of other religious / independent options. They may be able to advise you on whether moving somewhere like SLC, which has local tech, might or might not provide more support.

Unfortunately, the tech market is not great right now, and I think remote freelance rates are fairly low right now. But, in your situation, you can probably offer very competitive rates while still building up some savings. Once you have some savings (six months to 1 year is usually the recommendation), it gives you a lot of margin of safety, and you can reduce your usage of the government assistance.