Living in long term hotel, Hazelwood, Mo

My daughter and I live in a hotel, it’s not a very safe hotel. We were staying with family, but their house is not safe for them so we left. We were in my car, but since I work we decided to go to hotel. I pay more there than if I had a house to rent. Someone help me with a security deposit so we may get into a home and know that my money is being spent on something worth it. I pay $518.70 every 2 weeks .