my poverty

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I am a strugling, single mother of 2 children at home. Like many I am on welfare. I have been faithfully looking for any kind of employment for 6 months now. I live in a very small town and though there are help wanted ads in the paper I have not recieved 1 phone call back from my applications. So to be on tanif we have to job search, or complete classes to recieve my whopping amount of money to help us pay our bills. Don't get me wrong I am very greatful that this is available for me and my children in our time of need. So i took a seminar called "options for change." It lasted for a month and it was a great experience. I had numerious obsticals and i was late from time to time, due to me being at the school with my son. But I took the time to complete my assignments and put thought into it. Today was the last day and I felt proud and ready dto begin my journey to changing my life. Then BOOM we are hit with our next set of options that we have to choose from so that we can continue to receive our cash assistance. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We can volunteer our time to one of the companies on their list. Now keep in mind we will have to volunteer 25-35 hours per week, for, in my case only $462.00 per month, to support my children. My rent is close to $500.00 per month. If your wondering how I am on line, I don't have internet. I go to the library so that I can try to submit my writings to the various websites so that I can try to make some kind of money. I donate plazma 2 time per week also. Now I may not be the smartest person in the world but it seems to me that we are being used. If our time and effort are needed that bad to volunteer at these companies, that are actually in the paper for hire, then I want to be paid for my worth. I can't help but think they have a contract with the tanif so that it becomes a condition of our welfare, and these companies don't have to pay us, offer vacation, or insurance. Wow what a benefit-for them. And what if, God forbid, something happen to me later and I am un able to work I will not be eligible for the assistance. What then???? Please tell me what you think.