<human>: Long story short... My brother [31] was recently released from a 3 yr prison sentence for something he didn't do (trust me). Prior to being incarcerated, he had been moved down south by a company that came to him with an offer. He was making great money and his job centered around pricing out construction projects (I'm not sure what it's technically called). He was laid off shortly after they paid to move him. He had also graduated from college with a degree in his field.

Now that he has been released, he has very little money, he has no car, he is working odd jobs for a friend with a construction business (helping with actual construction), and he is staying in an extended stay hotel. He will no longer be able to stay in the hotel by the end of this week, and by a stroke of bad luck, the money in which he had planned to give as a down payment on an apartment was partially stolen. He may end up homeless for a little while.

I cannot help him financially, as I am uncertain of the risk involved and I have plenty of my own finances to worry about. I'd like to help him in any other way possible. 

Can anyone explain to me what his options are for getting back on his feet financially? Loans for bad credit? Free temp housing? A way to get himself back into the working world?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Brother[31] released from prison, felony on record, college degree, great job prior, needs financial help to get back on his feet.