I need to know if anyone knows some ins and outs of financial aid (and not FAFSA b/c that is hopeless)...

Ok, I'm 23 and I'm finally( YAY!) finishing up my teaching degree...I've paid cash this far, but due to a lay off I lost my job halfway through this semester and I owe a little under a grand on this current semester(due May 5th or my grades will be dropped for classes that I have finished)...because I'm single, no kids, not military I was considered a dependant for 2009-2010 school year so FAFSA is and was out of the question(my parents will under no circumstances submit their info so this has been an ongoing battle since I started college at 18).

Does anyone know anyways around this, any funds that offer grants that quickly, anything...any and all input is sooo appreciated!!! I know that there are other people dealing with this, I just can't seem to figure out how they've figured it out.