We are well organised but overburdened. Use the formal route to find yourself housing so you don't get scammed by malicious landlords. They are especially active in the bigger cities in the west. Usually they get you a room, then it turns out its no longer available, they get you a new one, more expensive, and before you know it you are paying them 75% of your benefits.

After you fix housing, find a network of civilians willing to help you (lots of churches are active), mingle with the "natives". There are many job openings for unschooled labour so you're probably good. Eastern Europeans have a reputation for being hard workers, so use that to your advantage.