When is the phrase " You have paid your debt to society " true?

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I do not claim to be better than any man and I don't expect anyone to forgive me for the mistakes I have made in my life but I need to know when enough is enough. I have commited crimes in my life and for those crimes I spent five 1/2 years of my life in prison. While inside I did everything that was asked of me and attended and completed every program offered in an attempt to turn my life around. Upon my release I got married, started a new family and enrolled in college to obtain my degree in criminal justice nonetheless in order to give back and help others avoid taking the path I took and ending up where I ended up. The problem is that nobody will hire me and that gives me the impression that nothing will ever change, my family and I moved from Washington State because no one would hire me and now I am faced with the same thing here in Idaho.The way I see it most people who get out of prison end up going back because they are not given the chance to do better so they go back to what they know and nine times out of ten that is crime which is not me. I have learned my lesson and I refuse to end up back in side ever again, but this is hard and I am scared that nothing will change. What is a man supposed to do in this case? I don't want welfare or food banks and I will not take my family to a shelter, I am an able bodied strong willed man with a thirst for a better life for me and my family. Any advice will be greatly appreciated...