I'm terrified thinking of what goods or services these two have to barter.
Beat me to it. Great minds think alike. ;-)
They say people have said the daughter should get pregnant. How would you know?
I’m sure others have asked, but which is the daughter”?
They need to start walking places.
Seriously, if they have an extended family close by then they need to pool their resources. Without a car, those that are able should walk or ride a bike.
What about working at home? What about various types of work like dog-walking, house-sitting, housekeeping, cleaning, cooking, telemarketing (and other phone jobs), babysitting, etc?
One of the biggest problems with job services and other government assistance programs is they never teach people to be resourceful or think creatively about solving their problems.
Why did they have a car that required they make car payments? If you are low income you buy a used car (and not one from the loan shark car lot) and pay only liability insurance.