advice for renting my first place!!!! (HELP!!)

Candace • 20 years old. Mommy. Nursing is my passion. Happy girl loving life and learning to become healthier all the time.
Due to unfortunate circumstances I'm forced to try to find my own place (my family is losing their home and I have nowhere to go with my daughter as I am a single mom)
The cheapest place I've found is 850 monthly plus electric and gas. And I only make around 1900-2100 monthly 
Realistically speaking, could I possibly make that work? 
I know I could get on government assistance for food but that is embarrassing :/ 
Any advice appreciated.