Look for photographers whose work you like and see if you can work for them. No one is going to turn down free labor. If you work hard, you'll get a job. You need to decide what type of work you want to do. If you want to shoot music, find a musician and take pictures of them.
Workshops are good.
I've gone to one in Santa Fe and there's a good one in Maine . The Society of Media Photographers is a good group, and they have an insurance plan. I definitely wish I could get my paycheck every Friday. You constantly have to pound the pavement. There's a lot of anxiety about the next job.