You have a better chance of finding a lender if you list the expenses you need to buy and add them up and present a dollar total.
Lenders here aren't particularly generous to give a loan when the amount needed isn't known beforehand.
No he won't. It has nothing to do with generosity. It has everything to do with collateral.
Anyway, there are plenty of jobs in construction and delivery that don't require any skills right now so op should be fine if he want to work.