Best way to avoid poverty is to finish school, delay having children until you can afford them, shared living space rather than living alone, work, work, work. Amazing how much more self esteem you'll have, too.
I thought as much. I recommend you learn what is "MMT." You can begin with this: MMT is a description of how currency works, inception to destruction, in a monetary system. It describes what is already in use. In the US, it describes federal finance in operation since August 1971. https://cdn.underground.net/wp-content/uploads/7DIF-of-Money-Short.pdf