Sorry, the comment i posted earlier will not help you, i miss read your mess. i thought you was here in iowa from Ark. but you still should try the human services in your area, and churches also.
Go to dept. of human services and they can tell you what churches to go to that will help you with funding for an hotel. Good luck to you both. The dept. of human services is located at 19th and mlk the phone # is 515-286-3555