I have no idea how to understand algebra?

hi im 20 years old this is so embarrassing i have not been in school since 6th grade cus of some horrible stuff i did and i was not doing anything for years and i just wanna do good with my life i recently had a job but i lost that i was a forklift driver was only at that job for a year which was my first real job. and i just wanna better life and do rite with my life sorry for my whole explanation but i try to look at algebra and figure out but i don't get none of it please help me and if anybody lives in Hammond Indiana that would like to come and teach me in person i will be more then glad