I need financial assistance with helping pay my bills.

I am divorce single mother of 3 and find myself a lost of 2 jobs in the past year. Because of a mistake I made 20 years ago. I gave a homeless women some groceries and I admitted to this crime and was charge with a Misdermeaner Larcerny charge. Now, 20 years later it has come to haunt me with the kind of work I do. I am a mortgage processor/underwriter and the banking and financial institution requires you a background check. Now what I don't understand, is that I worked in this industry for the last eight years and this charge did not show up on my crimminal record until now. I am in the process of getting this exspunged but it is so old my attorney retainer fee is very expensive. I am finding it hard now to make ends meet. I am behind on my rent, lights, gas, phone,and cable is due and about to be shut off in matter of a few days. I prayed to God for relief of my situation. I asked public assistance for help but there is no funds availible. I cry every night and I'm trying to my best to keep myself together for the sake of my children. I try to remain strong for my kids and they now worry cause they see my hair is falling out from worry and I lost an extremley amount of weight. I pray that someone will read this and have empathy. I do not have family that can help me and I am alone in this situation.