I know somewhere in Norfolk, England - its called RAF Marham!
Join the RAF as a engine/airframe or avionics engineer, do your mandatory 3 or 4 years service during which time you can get all your Part 66 modules done (the RAF will even pay some of your exam fees), leave with a good chance of getting a civil aviation job, get 1 year of civil maintenance experience under your belt and hey presto! your a fully licenced B1/B2 engineer. That way you will always be earning and have support for your family.
Thats roughly what I did and im now earning a fortune working on helicopters and have never looked back.