I have been a cashier/sales associate at a gas station and a grocery store,
How far is the nearest real (i.e. chain, union) grocery store? Could you bike to it? If you could get a job as a checker, at least that is a union job with reasonable support.
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I can do basic website edits on Wordpress style webpages. I can do very basic photo edits and graphics. I know Quickbooks Pro fairly well (but am probably rusty now and don't own the software) from when I was Treasurer for PTSA.
There are free online courses where you could brush up your skills in these areas. These would be things you could do from home, and do as side jobs once you get a regular job, to boost your income. Why not set it as a goal right now to improve your skills in these areas over the next two weeks? You could do book-keeping and website management remotely, so that you are not so limited to jobs just in your geographical area.
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I can sew, but not spectacularly well or efficiently.
Are there any simple craft items you could sew and sell online? I'm thinking about a super-simple bag for baking potatoes in the microwave that my mom bought once. Try to think of something unique and very easy to sew? Poke around on Etsy to get some inspiration?
Another question - what aspirations did you have, before they got derailed by caring for your son? What did you dream of doing? What would you do now if you knew you couldn't fail?
