Parents does not file tax.

It’s just her dad,mom doesn’t live here but her dad doesn’t live here in the states,have been living here over five years now and he never filed tax. What is a non- filers statement and how do we go about getting it? What is her options? She’s very ambitious and wants to go to college and I don’t want her to get discharged. What can I do to get her in school,I’m responsible for her but I can’t afford it out of pocket plus I myself is in college too.