Paying for college...

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As of right now, as a person with multiple disabilities, I'm unable to pay cause I don't have a job.
In June-July of 2009, I was being paid six USDs and fifty-five US cents - or Federal Minimum Wage (F.M.W.) at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys in Salem, Virginia at Lakeside Plaza as a sorter. I barely did any work and started to have feelings for my job coach.
Tuition is starting to go up at the schools I'm wanting to go to, but as I try to get my actions under control, a mixture of feelings runs in my mentality, and I can't afford money to save. I have to blow my money else where's. For the past few months, I've blew my money on black women's magazines, Teenie magazines, junk food, etc.
Now that the F***in' republicans in Washington, D.C. won't raise the FMW, it'll still be even more heavy on me, after doing volunteer work before I can work again and pay for college, if and when I'm able to.

All I can say is hit up the scholarships. You should qualify for a pell grant as little as you make. If you get 12 credits in and have a high enough GPA, phi theta kappa will let you join and they can connect you to more grants and scholarships. I'd hit up any source I could.

Are you trying to go to community college? I'm not in your area, but I didn't have to pay a dime for community college tuition because they gave tuition wavers to poor people. Check it out. You can also save money by buying your textbooks online at amazon or on ebay. The Pell Grant will help with living costs, but it won't cover the full price of rent.